British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[SK976]

Application submitted : 8:03am on 18 November 2025
Ask someone to confirm your identity : 8:03am on 18 November 2025
Email sent to person confirming your identity : 8:09am on 18 November 2025
Identity details received : 8:23am on 18 November 2025
Application received : 8:23am on 18 November 2025
Documents received : 9:40am on 20 November 2025
Application approved : 11:38am on 24 November 2025
Application approved : 11:38am on 24 November 2025
Passport printed : 9:26am on 25 November 2025
Passport received : 1:15pm on 26 November 2025

[sadieh]

My mother's first British Passport - applied from Canada
Automatic citizenship: Born in 1941 in Canada to UK born father

Application submitted: November 20, 2025
Application received : November 20, 2025
Documents sent by courier: December 11, 2025
Application approved: December 17, 2025
Passport being printed: December 17, 2025

[george1981]

Application submitted : 4.54 pm on 16 December 2025
Ask someone to confirm your identity : 4.54 pm on 16 December 2025
Email sent to person confirming your identity : 4.55 pm on 16 December 2025
Identity details received : 5.02 pm on 16 December 2025
Application received : 5.02 pm on 16 December 2025
Documents received : 8.57 am on 19 December 2025
Application approved : 4.54 pm on 21 December 2025: child 1st passport
Passport printed : 10.52 am on 22 December 2025
Passport received : 9.10 am on 23 December 2025
Documents returned : 9.10 am on 23 December 2025 (paid for secure delivery)

We applied as family and mine and my wife's 1st passport approved on 19th December 2025 and all three passports and documents delivered on 23rd morning.

Very impressed with the service!

[Jhdas888]

Application history

Passport & supporting documents received 10am on 7 January 2026
Passport printed 8:14am on 6 January 2026
Application approved 1:53pm on 5 January 2026
Documents received 5:39pm on 29 December 2025
Application received 5:13pm on 25 December 2025
Identity details received 5:13pm on 25 December 2025
Application submitted 2:37pm on 25 December 2025

Very satisfied, my passport arrived in less than 2 weeks, which included 3 public holidays. I was asked to provide additional documents to prove my address, but did not need to undergo an interview.

[bksad]

Supporting documents received
Passport received
Passport printed
Application approved
Supporting documents acknowledged
Supporting documents received at HMPO 7:58am on 21 January 2026
Application received 4:13pm on 20 January 2026
Identity details received 4:13pm on 20 January 2026
Application submitted 3:58pm on 20 January 2026

[bksad]

Supporting documents received
Passport received
Passport printed
Application approved
Supporting documents acknowledged
Supporting documents received at HMPO 7:58am on 21 January 2026
Application received 4:09pm on 20 January 2026
Identity details received 4:09pm on 20 January 2026
Application submitted 3:59pm on 20 January 2026

[bksad]

Supporting documents received
Passport received
Passport printed
Application approved
Supporting documents acknowledged by HMPO on 26 January 2026
Supporting documents received at HMPO 7:58am on 21 January 2026
Application received 4:09pm on 20 January 2026
Identity details received 4:09pm on 20 January 2026
Application submitted 3:59pm on 20 January 2026

[Chapelle57]

Application submitted 11:09am on 11 February 2026
Identity details received 6:14pm on 11 February 2026
Application received 6:14pm on 11 February 2026
Supporting documents received at HMPO - TBC
Supporting documents acknowledged by HMPO - TBC
Application approved - TBC
Passport printed - TBC
Passport received - TBC
Supporting documents received -TBC