British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Chi19]

First adult passport after Naturalization

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 27 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 27 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 29 Sept 2024
Application received: 29 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 30 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 01 Oct 2024
Documents acknowledged: 04 Oct 2024
Additional documents requested: 7 Oct 2024 (most recent passport requested to prove no name change)
Additional documents sent: 07 Oct 2024
Additional documents delivered : 08 Oct
Additional documents acknowledged: n/a
Application approved: 10 oct
Passport printed: 11 oct
Passport dispatched: 11 oct
Passport received: 12 oct
Documents returned: 12 oct, I received the additional documents I sent. I’m still waiting for the original documents I sent

[suyashsrijan]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:00pm
Email sent to person confirming identity: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:04pm
Identity details received: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:11pm
Application received: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:11pm
Documents dispatched: 3rd October 2024 (late evening)
Documents delivered (RM Special Delivery 1pm): 7th October 2024
Documents acknowledged: 10th October 2024 @ 4:19pm
Application approved: 11th October 2024 @ 9:20am
Passport printed: 11th October 2024 @ 9:20am
Passport dispatched: 14th October 2024 @ 12:34 PM (RM 24)
Passport received: 15th October 2024
Supporting documents received: 15th October 2024

[Brejoiner1990]

First adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 02/10/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 02/10/2024
Identity details received: 02/10/2024
Application received: 03/10/2024
Documents posted: 03/10/2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 04/10/2024
Documents acknowledged: 08/10/2024
Application approved: 10/10/2024
Passport printed: 11/10/2024
Passport dispatched: 11/10/2024
Passport received: 12/10/2024
Documents returned (passport and certificate): 17/10/2024

[ultragravity]

First adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: Online 15/10/2024 12:00 pm
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15/10/2024 12:00 pm (only 1 referee required)
Identity details received: 15/10/2024 12:15 pm
Application received: 15/10/2024 12:15 pm
Documents posted: 15/10/2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery) 13:00 pm
Documents delivered: 16/10/2024 07:56 am
Documents acknowledged: 18/10/2024 6:44 am
Application approved: 21/10/2024 1:33 pm
Passport printed: 22/10/2024 06:46 am
Passport dispatched: 22/10/2024
Passport received: 23/10/2024
Documents returned (passport and certificate): pending

All done in 8 days. Wish you all waiting very best luck.

[nsxx]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 5 Oct 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 5 Oct
Identity details received: 10 Oct
Application received: 10 Oct
Documents posted: 11 Oct (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 12 Oct
Documents acknowledged: 21 Oct
Application approved: 24 Oct
Passport printed: 25 Oct
Passport dispatched: 25 Oct
Passport received: 28 Oct
Documents returned: 30 Oct

[verdi]

Method of application: Online for first UK adult passport following naturalisation
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 28/10/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 28/10/2024
Identity details received: 29/10/2024
Application received: 29/10/2024
Documents posted: 29/10/2024 (Federal Express by noon next day service, just was picked up)
Documents delivered: pending
Documents acknowledged: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned (passport and certificate): pending

Good luck everyone!

[verdi]

Method of application: Online for first UK adult passport following naturalisation
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 28/10/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 28/10/2024
Identity details received: 29/10/2024
Application received: 29/10/2024
Documents posted: 29/10/2024 (Federal Express by noon next day service, just was picked up)
Documents delivered: 30/10/2024
Documents acknowledged: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned (passport and certificate): pending

Good luck everyone!

[nopal]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 15 October
Email sent to person confirming identity: 16 October
Identity details received: 16 October
Application received: 16 October
Documents posted: 17 October, via Next Day Guaranteed 1 PM delivery, but they took 5 days and I asked for a refund later and got it.
Documents delivered: 21 October
Documents acknowledged: 25 October
Application approved: 25 October
Passport printed: 25 October
Passport dispatched: not sure, but on the 24th I got an SMS from Royal Mail telling me my passport is due on 29th
Passport received: 29 October
Documents returned: 30 October, I have to say, they returned the naturalization certificate without the plastic cover I sent it in, and it's denty all over like they've laid a bunch of rocks on it. last act of love form our friends at Home Office

[GuerillaMethod]

Method of application: Online for first UK adult passport following naturalisation
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead

StatusDate
Documents received 7:56am on 31 October 2024
Application received 3:25pm on 26 October 2024
Identity details received 3:25pm on 26 October 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 3:18pm on 26 October 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 3:15pm on 26 October 2024
Application submitted 3:15pm on 26 October 2024
Documents posted: 28/10/2024 (RM Special Delivery)
Documents delivered: 29/10/2024 7:42 AM
Documents acknowledged: 31/10/2024 7:56 AM

Email requesting more documents: 31/10/2024 9:08 AM (We need proof of your address)

I sent documents on the same day again using RM Special Delivery, and it was delivered on 1/11/2024 at 07:07 AM.

No further news other than a seemingly automated email 'Send us your documents' at 1/11/2024 at 09:08 AM.

[GuerillaMethod]

Method of application: Online for first UK adult passport following naturalisation
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead

StatusDate
Documents received 7:56am on 31 October 2024
Application received 3:25pm on 26 October 2024
Identity details received 3:25pm on 26 October 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 3:18pm on 26 October 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 3:15pm on 26 October 2024
Application submitted 3:15pm on 26 October 2024
Documents posted: 28/10/2024 (RM Special Delivery)
Documents delivered: 29/10/2024 7:42 AM
Documents acknowledged: 31/10/2024 7:56 AM


Email requesting more documents: 31/10/2024 9:08 AM (We need proof of your address)

I sent documents on the same day again using RM Special Delivery, and it was delivered on 1/11/2024 at 07:07 AM.

Automated email 'Send us your documents' at 1/11/2024 at 09:08 AM.

Application approved 4:05pm on 4 November 2024

[verdi]

Method of application: Online for first UK adult passport following naturalisation
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 28/10/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 28/10/2024
Identity details received: 29/10/2024
Application received: 29/10/2024
Documents posted: 29/10/2024 (Federal Express by noon next day service, just was picked up)
Documents delivered: 30/10/2024
Documents acknowledged: 05/11/2024
Application approved: 05/11/2024
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned (passport and certificate): pending

Good luck everyone!

[verdi]

Method of application: Online for first UK adult passport following naturalisation
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 28/10/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 28/10/2024
Identity details received: 29/10/2024
Application received: 29/10/2024
Documents posted: 29/10/2024 (Federal Express by noon next day service, just was picked up)
Documents delivered: 30/10/2024
Documents acknowledged: 05/11/2024
Application approved: 05/11/2024
Passport printed: 06/11/2024
Passport dispatched: 06/11/2024
Passport received: 07/11/2024
Documents returned (passport and certificate):07/11/2024

11 days which was remarkably quick! Thanks to all on this board. My immigration journey of two decades is finally over.

[Dancull]

First adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22/10/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 22/10/2024
Identity details received: 22/10/2024
Application received: 22/10/2024
Documents posted: 22/10/2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 23/10/2024
Documents acknowledged: 29/10/2024
*30/10/2024 received an email required me to update my foreign passport as I applied in new name through deed poll, resloved it through the web chat on the same day.
Application approved: 31/10/2024
Passport printed: 31/10/2024
Passport dispatched: 1/11/2024
Passport received: 2/11/2024
Documents returned (passport and certificate): 2/11/2024

[Yesere]

First Uk passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted:08/11/2024
Identity Confirmation received: 08/11/2024
Documents dispatched:09/11/ 2024
Documents delivered : 11/11/2024
Documents acknowledged: Pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending

[Yesere]

First Uk passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted:08/11/2024
Identity Confirmation received: 08/11/2024
Documents dispatched:09/11/ 2024
Documents delivered : 11/11/2024
Documents acknowledged: 12/11/2024
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending

[Tasmiao]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 24 October 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 24 October 2024
Identity details received: 24 October 2024
Application received: 24 October 2024
Documents dispatched: 24 October 2024
Documents delivered (RM Special Delivery 1pm): 25 October 2024
Documents acknowledged: 29 October 2024
Application approved: 11 November 2024, 5.35 pm
Passport printed: 12 November 2024
Passport dispatched: 12 November 2024
Passport received: 13 November 2024
Supporting documents received: 13 November 2024

FWIW, the tracker didn't update of passport being printed or dispatched in my case, I just got Royal Mail's text saying my passport is received from HMPO.

I was a bit nervous that everyone else got approved within a day or two, but maybe the queue is a bit long. I followed up every week through the webchat. Hope this timeline settles someone's mind if yours didn't get approved immediately like mine does.

Good luck everyone!

[Robstin2014]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemmel Hempstead
Application submitted: 28 October 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 30 October 2024
Identity details received: 30 October 2024
Application received: 30 October 2024
Documents dispatched: 01 November 2024
Documents delivered (RM Special Delivery 1pm): 02 November 2024
Documents acknowledged: 07 November 2024
Application approved: 07 November 2024
Passport printed: 8 November 2024
Passport dispatched: 8 November 2024
Passport received: 9 November 2024
Supporting documents received: 12 November 2024

[frasim]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 27 October 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 27 October 2024
Identity details received: 28 October 2024
Application received: 28 October 2024
Documents dispatched: 28 October 2024
Documents delivered (RM Special Delivery 1pm): 29 October 2024
Documents acknowledged: 31 October 2024
Additional documents requested (proof of address): 31 October 2024
Additional documents dispatched: 31 October 2024
Additional documents delivered: 1 November 2024
Additional documents acknowledged: N/A
Application approved: 6 November 2024
Passport printed: 7 November 2024
Passport dispatched: 7 November 2024
Passport received: 8 November 2024
Supporting documents received: 9 November 2024

[Tralai]

First adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
-Application submitted: 12:16pm 5 November 2024
-Ask someone to confirm your identity: 12:16pm 5 November 2024
-Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12:19pm 5 November 2024
-Identity details received: 12:58pm 5 November 2024
-Application received: 12:58pm 5 November 2024
-Documents sent : (RM Special Delivery) 6 November 2024
-Documents arrived Passport Office : 07:00am 7 November 2024
-Documents received: 8:58am 12 November 2024
-Person not eligible: 8:59am 14 November 2024
-Email sent to person confirming your identity: 9:19am 14 November 2024
-Identity details received: 9:30am 14 November 2024
-Application approved: 9:48am 14 November 2024
-Passport printed: 3:55am 15 November 2024
-Passport delivered: 13:09pm 16 November 2024
-Supporting documents ( waiting)

[ABC_321]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 7 Nov 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 7 Nov 2024
Identity details received: 8 Nov 2024
Application received: 8 Nov 2024
Documents dispatched: 8 Nov 2024
Documents delivered : 11 Nov 2024
Documents acknowledged: 15 Nov 2024
Application approved: 15 Nov 2024
Passport printed: 15 Nov 2024
Passport dispatched: 18 Nov 2024
Passport received: 19 Nov 2024
Supporting documents received: Expected 20 Nov 2024

Thank you very much to this forum, my 10+ years of enquiries are successfully completed (starting with T2 ICTs, Gen, ILR, BC and now the final bit Passport

Best wishes to all, Thank you

[KCSunshine]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 8 Nov 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 8 Nov 2024
Identity details received: 8 Nov 2024
Application received: 8 Nov 2024
Documents dispatched: 10 Nov 2024
Documents delivered : 12 Nov 2024
Documents acknowledged: 14 Nov 2024
Application approved: 15 Nov 2024
Passport printed: 16 Nov 2024
Passport dispatched: 18 Nov 2024
Passport received: 19 Nov 2024
Supporting documents received: 19 Nov 2024

[CharlotteYorkG]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 7 Nov 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 7 Nov 2024
Identity details received: 7 Nov 2024
Application received: 7 Nov 2024
Documents dispatched: 8 Nov 2024
Documents delivered : 11 Nov 2024
Documents acknowledged: 15 Nov 2024
More documents requested: 15 Nov 2024
More documents sent: 15 Nov 2024
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Supporting documents received:pending

[Tralai]

UPDATE

First adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
-Application submitted: 12:16pm 5 November 2024
-Ask someone to confirm your identity: 12:16pm 5 November 2024
-Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12:19pm 5 November 2024
-Identity details received: 12:58pm 5 November 2024
-Application received: 12:58pm 5 November 2024
-Documents sent : (RM Special Delivery) 6 November 2024
-Documents arrived Passport Office : 07:00am 7 November 2024
-Documents received: 8:58am 12 November 2024
-Person not eligible: 8:59am 14 November 2024
-Email sent to person confirming your identity: 9:19am 14 November 2024
-Identity details received: 9:30am 14 November 2024
-Application approved: 9:48am 14 November 2024
-Passport printed: 3:55am 15 November 2024
-Passport delivered: 13:09pm 16 November 2024
-Supporting documents Returned: 21 November 2024

PS. Passport Office didn't use the prepaid Special Delivery envelope that I provided. They just sent it back to me along with my documents.

[Alhambra]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 21 Nov 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 21 Nov 2024
Identity details received: 21 Nov 2024
Application received: 21 Nov 2024
Documents dispatched: 22 Nov 2024
Documents delivered : 25 Nov 2024
Documents acknowledged: 26 Nov 2024
Application approved: 26 Nov 2024
Passport printed: 27 Nov 2024
Passport dispatched: 27 Nov 2024
Passport received: 28 Nov 2024
Supporting documents received: 28 Nov 2024

(That was much faster than I exected! Wishing you all the same luck!)

[cosseeker1]

First UK passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 19 November 2024
Identity Confirmation received: 19 November 2024
Documents dispatched: 20 November 2024
Documents delivered : 21 November 2024
Documents acknowledged: 26 November 2024
Application approved: 28 November 2024
Passport printed: 29 November 2024
Passport & Documents Dispatched: 29 November 2024
Passport & Documents Received: 30 November 2024