British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[dko]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office:
Application submitted: 20 January 2023
Identity confirmed: 20 January 2023
Application received: 20 January 2023
Document posted: 21 January 2023
Document arrived: 25 January 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 25 January 2023
Application approved: child 1- 1/2/23. Child 2 11/2/23
Passport printed: child 1- 1/2/23 child 2- 11/2/23
Passport received: child 1- 3/2/23 child 2- 15/2/23
Supporting documents received: child 1- 10/2/23 child 2 waiting

[Aer0za]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Online application submitted: 27 January 2023
Identity verified: 27 January 2023
Application Received: 27 January 2023

Documents sent: 28 January 2023
Documents delivered: 31 January 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 4 February 2023 (Not sure why they took so long to confirm this)

Application approved: 11 February 2023
Passport printed and sent: 14 February
Passport received: 15th February
Documents received: 17th February

All completed within 22 days from application to the receiving the last bit which was my supporting documents.

[excel_geek]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 24 Jan 2023
Identity confirmed: 25 Jan 2023
Application received: 25 Jan 2023
Document posted: 27 Jan 2023
Document arrived: 30 Jan 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 31 Jan 2023
Application approved: 6 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 8 Feb 2023
Passport received: 9 Feb 2023 (dropped in mailbox before tracking message was sent )
Supporting documents received: TBD

Supporting Documents received: 18 Feb 2023 via Royal Mail tracked envelope. Nat. Cert. was folded in half despite Home Office saying that folding is considered damaging it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[londoner2015]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool (L3 9BP)
Application submitted: 1 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 3 Feb 2023
Application received: 3 Feb 2023
Documents posted: 6 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 8 Feb 2023
Application approved: 17 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 18 Feb 2023
Passport received: 21 Feb 2023
Supporting documents received: TBD

[bnsrinivas]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool (L3 9BP)
Application submitted: 7 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 7 Feb 2023
Application received: 7 Feb 2023
Documents posted: 8 Feb 2023
Documents received: 9 Feb 2023
Status updated at the HMPO website: 10 Feb 2023
Application approved: 17 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 18 Feb 2023
Passport received: 22 Feb 2023 (TNT)
Supporting documents received: TBD

[Faqasim]

Type: First Child Passport After Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 10 Feb 2023
Documents sent: 13 Feb 2023
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 Feb 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 15 Feb 2023
Application approved: 22 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 23 Feb 2023
Passport received: 24 Feb 2023 (Delivered by TNT in the letter box without a signature)
Documents received: Pending.

[vasmer]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 7 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 7 Feb 2023
Application received: 7 Feb 2023
Documents posted (Royalmail special delivery next day by 1pm, signed): 7 Feb 2023
Documents delivered: 8 Feb 2023
Documents received status updated at the HMPO website: 14 Feb 2023
Application approved: 20 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 22 Feb 2023
Passport received: 23 Feb 2023
Supporting documents returned: 24 Feb 2023

Notes: As HMPO says there is a delay between HMPO receiving the documents and actually updating the system (account for a week?). As soon as the passport application is approved then check daily TNT tracking service with passport application reference and postcode, don't wait for TNT to send you an SMS or an e-mail
- this maybe received after the actual delivery! For the supporting documents if you have bought signed delivery (5 GBP) during passport application then do expect TNT to send you an e-mail or SMS with supporting documents tracking reference. I did expect the supporting document to take longer but I received within ne day after receiving the passport!!!! TNT will deliver without signing if there is a postbox or a way of throwing the documents inside the house. Good luck!

[Kakaman]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Application submitted: 24 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 24 Feb 2023
Application received: 24 Feb 2023
Documents posted:
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Supporting documents received:

[Carper2018]

Here are the timelines for our two children:

Child 1
Type: First Child Passport After Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 30 Jan 2023
Identity confirmed: 30 Jan 2023
Application received: 30 Jan 2023
Documents sent (Royal Mail special delivery next day by 1pm, signed): 31 Jan 2023
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 01 Feb 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 03 Feb 2023
Application approved: 10 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 12 Feb 2023
Passport received: 14 Feb 2023 (delivered by TNT in the letter box without a signature)
Documents received: 22 Feb 2023 (delivered by Royal Mail in the letter box without a signature).

Child 2
Type: First Child Passport After Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Online application submitted: 10 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 10 Feb 2023
Application received: 10 Feb 2023
Documents sent (Royal Mail special delivery next day by 1pm, signed): 13 Feb 2023
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 Feb 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 15 Feb 2023
Application approved: 22 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 23 Feb 2023
Passport received: 24 Feb 2023 (delivered by TNT in the letter box without a signature)
Documents received: Pending.

[dko]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office:
Application submitted: 20 January 2023
Identity confirmed: 20 January 2023
Application received: 20 January 2023
Document posted: 21 January 2023
Document arrived: 25 January 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 25 January 2023
Application approved: child 1- 1/2/23. Child 2 11/2/23
Passport printed: child 1- 1/2/23 child 2- 11/2/23
Passport received: child 1- 3/2/23 child 2- 15/2/23
Supporting documents received: child 1- 10/2/23 child 25/2/2023. Travel document not received. There was a letter explaining the TD had been sent directly to the appropriate office.

[bnsrinivas]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool (L3 9BP)
Application submitted: 7 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 7 Feb 2023
Application received: 7 Feb 2023
Documents posted: 8 Feb 2023
Documents received: 9 Feb 2023
Status updated at the HMPO website: 10 Feb 2023
Application approved: 17 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 18 Feb 2023
Passport received: 22 Feb 2023 (TNT)
Supporting documents received: 26 Feb 2023 (Royal mail, £5 paid for secure delivery)

[digitaldrifta]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 22 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 22 Feb 2023
Application received: 22 Feb 2023
Document posted: 23 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 24 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: TBD
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[Bash_]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool (L3 9BP)
Application submitted: 20 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 20 Feb 2023
Application received: 20 Feb 2023
Document posted: 20 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 21 Feb 2023 (Royal mail)
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 23 Feb 2023
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[Fimirza_Haadi]

Type: First Adult passports (myself and wife) + 2 children passports after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle, HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 3rd Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 5th Feb 2023
Application received: 5th Feb 2023
Document posted: 6th Feb 2023
Document arrived: 7th Feb 2023 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 9th February (Myself and son), 10th February (wife and daughter)
Application approved: 16th Feb (Myself), 17th Feb (son), 21st Feb (wife), 22nd Feb (daughter)
Passport printed: 17th Feb (Myself), 18th Feb (son), 23rd Feb (wife), 24th Feb (daughter)
Passport received: 21st Feb (Myself and son), 24th Feb (wife and daughter)
Supporting documents received: 27th Feb (Myself, wife and son). My latest and valid Pakistani passport lost by HMPO Daughter's supporting documents still not received.

[yesaya]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 14 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 15 Feb 2023
Application received: 15 Feb 2023
Document posted: 15 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 16 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 21 Feb 2023
Application approved: 28 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 28 Feb 2023
Passport received: 02 Mar 2023
Supporting documents received: TBD

[Bennyese]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 22 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 22 Feb 2023
Application received: 22 Feb 2023
Document posted: 22 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 24 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: TBD
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[Newbritish]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 23 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 23 Feb 2023
Application received: 23 Feb 2023
Document posted: 23 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 24 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: TBD
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[Umair_bhura]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 22 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 22 Feb 2023
Application received: 22 Feb 2023
Document posted: 22 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 23 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 03/03/2023 10.40am
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[Lagosbos]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Online application submitted: 08 February 2023
Identity verified:08 February 2023
Documents sent: 08 February 2023
Documents delivered: 09 February 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 16 February 2023
Application approved: 24 February 2023
Passport printed and sent: 28 February 2023
Passport received: 02 March 2023 (DHL Redelivery)
Documents received:TBD
A big thank you to moderators and folks on here. This forum have been useful and supportive through my immigration journey!

[Lagosbos]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Online application submitted: 08 February 2023
Identity verified:08 February 2023
Documents sent: 08 February 2023
Documents delivered: 09 February 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 16 February 2023
Application approved: 24 February 2023
Passport printed and sent: 28 February 2023
Passport received: 02 March 2023 (DHL Redelivery)
Documents received:03 March 2023
A big thank you to moderators and folks on here. This forum have been useful and supportive through my immigration journey!

[Newbritish]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 23 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 23 Feb 2023
Application received: 23 Feb 2023
Document posted: 23 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 24 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 03 March 2023 @ 3.48pm
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[ionici]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 21 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 21 Feb 2023 (1st person not eligible for unknown reason, 2nd person accepted)
Application received: 21 Feb 2023
Document posted: 21 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 22 Feb 2023 (Royal Mail Confirmation)
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 01 March 2023 @ 11:40
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[DineshSRD]

Type: First Child passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 12 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 12 Feb 2023
Application received: 12 Feb 2023
Documents posted: 13 Feb 2023
Documents delivered : 14 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 15 Feb 2023
Application approved: 24 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 26 Feb 2023
Passport received: 28 Feb 2023
Supporting documents received: 02 Mar 2023.

[Bennyese]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 22 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 22 Feb 2023
Application received: 22 Feb 2023
Document posted: 22 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 24 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 06 Mar 2023
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[Bash_]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool (L3 9BP)
Application submitted: 20 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 20 Feb 2023
Application received: 20 Feb 2023
Document posted: 20 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 21 Feb 2023 (Royal mail)
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 23 Feb 2023
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

Application approved: 07/03/2023