British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[helpneeded2018]

Application date: 1/9/21
Office: Peterborough HMPO
Ask someone to confirm identity: 1/9/21
Identity confirmed and application submitted: 2/9/21
Documents sent: 3/9/21
Documents received: 10/9/21
Application approved: 2/10/21 ( Saturday)
Passport printed and send: 11:42 am 4/10/21
Passport received: hopefully 6/10/21 as per tnt tracking
Documents received: pending

Its now time to take a deep breath and then make some long due travel plans

[Lorenzo94]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 13/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 13/09/2021
Identity verified: 13/09/2021
Application received: 13/09/2021
Documents sent :14/09/2021 (received as per RoyalMail tracker:15/09/2021)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 20/09/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: :waiting
Passport received:waiting
Documents received: waiting

[dddkay]

UPDATE!!!

Type: First Child passport after registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 4/09/2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 4/09/2021
Identity details received: 04/09/2021
Online Application received: 04/09/2021
Documents sent: 04/09/2021
Documents delivered: 06/09/2021
Documents received by HMPO: 08/09/2021
Application being processed: N/A
Application approved: 28/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: 28/09/2021
Passport received: 30/09/2021
Supporting documents received: pending



Type: First Child passport after registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 04/09/2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 04/09/2021
Identity details received: 04/09/2021
Online Application received: 04/09/2021
Documents sent: 04/09/2021
Documents delivered: 06/09/2021
Documents received by HMPO: 09/09/2021
Application being processed: N/A
Application approved: 01/10/2021
Passport printed and sent: 04/10/2021
Passport received: 05/10/2021
Supporting documents received: pending

[mck2010]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 8/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 8/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 8/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/09/2021
Application approved: 5/10/21
Passport printed: 5/10/21
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Ougat]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Got home after my Citizenship Ceremony and logged on to start the next step..


Passport Office: Cowcaddens Glasgow


Online Application submitted: 09/09/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 09/09/2021
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 09/09/2021
Identity verified by person: 10/09/2021
Application received: 10/09/2021
Documents received 15/09/2021
Application approved 3:07pm on 05/10/ 2021
Passport printed and sent 12:49pm on 06/10/2021


12 August 2021 Biometric appointment to now..55 days all in all.. what a ride and thank you to everyone else who I learned from

[George111]

Two timelines for my wife and me.


Type: First Adult passport after naturalization
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Passport printed and sent 7 October 2021
Application approved 6 October 2021
Application being processed 17 September 2021
Documents received 16 September 2021 (physically received per RM on the 9th of September)
Application received 8 September 2021
Identity details received 8 September 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 8 September 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7 September 2021
Application submitted 7 September 2021

Supporting documents received: pending
Passport received: pending
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Type: First Adult passport after naturalization
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle


Passport printed and sent: 5 October 2021
Application approved 5 October 2021
Documents received 13 September 2021 (physically received per RM on the 10th of September)
Application received 9 September 2021
Identity details received 9 September 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 8 September 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 8 September 2021
Application submitted 8 September 2021

Supporting documents received: pending
Passport received: pending

[mck2010]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 8/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 8/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 8/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/09/2021
Application approved: 5/10/21
Passport printed: 5/10/21
Passport received: 7/10/21
Documents received:

[mizoucsc]

Application date: 06/10/21
Office: bootle HMPO
Ask someone to confirm identity:06/10/21
Identity confirmed and application submitted:06/10/21
Documents sent: 06/10/21
Documents received:
Application approved:
Passport printed and send:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[onurdata]

Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 06/10/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 06/10/2021
Identity verified: 06/10/2021
Application received: 06/10/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: TBC
Application approved: TBC
Passport printed: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[pksjkd]

Type - Child First passport
Application date: 05/10/21
Location: Bengaluru, India
Documents sent by VFS: 06/10/21

Office: HMPO Liverpool
Payment Taken - 11/10/21

Ask someone to confirm identity:
Identity confirmed and application submitted:
Documents received:
Application approved:
Passport printed and send:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Lorenzo94]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 13/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 13/09/2021
Identity verified: 13/09/2021
Application received: 13/09/2021
Documents sent :14/09/2021 (received as per RoyalMail tracker:15/09/2021)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 20/09/2021
Application approved: 11/10/2021
Passport printed: :11/10/2021
Passport received:TBC
Documents received: TBC

[Mrs P]

Type: first child passports after registration
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 11 august 2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 11 august 2021
Documents posted: 12 august 2021. ( special next day delivery before12pm)
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 16 august 2021
Application being processed: 6august 2021
Application approved: [12 October ]
Print and send: pending
Passport received: pending
Return document: pending

[Mrs P]

Type: first child passports after registration
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 11 august 2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 11 august 2021
Documents posted: 12 august 2021. ( special next day delivery before12pm)
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 16 august 2021
Application being processed: 6 September 2021
Application approved: [12 October ]
Print and send: pending
Passport received: pending
Return document: pending

[Abikemi]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 14/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 14/09/2021
Identity verified: 14/09/2021
Application received: 14/09/2021
Document sent: 14/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:19/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Document received:

[Mrsdoc]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO BOOTLE
Online Application submitted:10/09/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity:10/09/201 @8:12 pm
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 10/09/2021 @8:25pm
Identity verified by person:11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Application received: 11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Documents posted to HMPO BOOTLE : 13/09/2021 @7:17 am(Royal Mail next day Special Delivery Guarantee before 1 pm)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 15/09/2021 @10:12 am (not quite the “next day delivery”).
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO:19/09/2021 @11:50 am (on Sunday).

Application approved: 9th of October on Saturday
Passport printed and sent:12th of October
Passport received: 13th of October (delivered by TNT at 12:45 pm) ,no signature required, posted through a letterbox.
Documents received: TBC probably won’t be long after receiving my passport in a such quick turnaround of 4 weeks only !

And I’m finally done

[Lorenzo94]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 13/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 13/09/2021
Identity verified: 13/09/2021
Application received: 13/09/2021
Documents sent :14/09/2021 (received as per RoyalMail tracker:15/09/2021)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 20/09/2021
Application approved: 11/10/2021
Passport printed: :11/10/2021
Passport received:13/10/2021
Documents received: TBC

[sph]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 14/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 14/09/2021
Identity verified: 14/09/2021
Application received: 14/09/2021
Documents sent :14/09/2021 (received as per RoyalMail tracker:15/09/2021)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 21/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: 13/10/2021
Passport received: Expected 15/10/2021
Documents received: waiting

[kubus]

Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 03/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 03/09/2021
Identity verified: 04/09/2021
Application received: 04/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 13/09/2021
Application being processed: 05/10/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: 13/10/2021
Passport received: 14/10/2021
Documents received: TBC

[ladida]

Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough HMPO
Online Application submitted: 30/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 30/09/2021
Identity verified: 30/09/2021
Application received: 30/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 13/10/2021
Application being processed: 13/10/2021
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

So close now to the end of 12 year journey

[Abikemi]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 14/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 14/09/2021
Identity verified: 14/09/2021
Application received: 14/09/2021
Document sent: 14/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:19/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: passport printed and sent 13/10/2021
Passport received: passport received 14/10/2021
Document received:

Thanks to everyone on this platform for your kindness and support all through this journey.
Thank God it ends in praise, a journey of 17years. Glory be God

[CR001]

Please include the following details when posting in this topic:

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult / Minor
Application Type: New / Replacement / Renewal
Method of application: Check & Send, Postal or Online
Date of application:
Date application received by HMPO:
Location of HMPO Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Receipt:

Please do not only post single line texts such 'Date applied xxx, still waiting'. This doesn't help anyone who tracks the passport timeline topic.

[JAMK]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 26/08/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 26/08/2021
Identity verified: 26/08/2021
Application received: 26/08/2021
Document sent: 27/08/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:04/09/2021
Application being processed: 27/09/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Document received: waiting

[kubus]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/09/2021
Date application received by HMPO: 04/09/2021
Location of HMPO Office involved: Bootle
Date of return of documents: 16/10/2021
Date of Passport Receipt: 14/10/2021

All done! Special thanks to the moderators.
Big thanks to all contributors for sharing.

[simujaet]

Interested members can post their passport application processing timelines here for the benefit of others.

Please include the following details when posting in this topic:

Application Timeline: subbmitted- 16/09/2021
Passport for: Adult / Minor- passport for minor
Ask someone to verify identity;16/09/2021
Email sent to person confirming identy:16/09/2021
Application Type: New / Replacement / Renewal - first passport
Method of application: Check & Send or Postal -online
Date of application: 16/09/2021
Date application received by -20/09/2021
Location of IPS Office involved: Bootle
Date of documents received:27/09/2021
Identity details verified :20/09/2021
Date of Passport Approved:16/10/2021
Date Passport received:
Date of Documents returned and received:

[Usha Palyda]

Type: First child passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 01/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 03/09/2021
Identity verified: 08/09/2021
Application received: 08/09/2021
Document sent: 08/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:18/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: passport printed and sent 12/10/2021
Passport received: passport received 14/10/2021
Document received: awaiting