British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[KB521]

Type: First adult British passport after naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Unknown
Application submitted: 29 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 29 March 2022
Identity details received: 29 March 2022
Application received: 29 March 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail: 1 April 2022
Documents received confirmed: 8 April 2022
Application being processed: 9 May 2022
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

When I applied, the wait times said 5-6 weeks. This is so frustrating!!

I've called 3 times and asked to be upgraded as I have urgent travel. Still no response.

[Ben1989]

Type: First newborn British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Application submitted: 08 Feb 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 21 Feb 2022
Identity details received: 21 Feb 2022
Documents posted: 21 Feb 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 25 Feb 2022
Documents received confirmed : 9 Mar 2022
Application approved: 25 Mar 2022
Passport printed: 28 Mar 2022
Passport received: 4 April
Documents received: 12 May (countless calls, MP emails, letters written to no response. Sent RM although paid for secure delivery)

[Biky]

Type: First British Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 8th March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity:8th March 2022
Identity details received: 8th March 2022
Application received:8th March 2022
Documents sent : 9th March 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 10th March 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 23rd March 2022
Application approved: 4th April 2022
Passport printed: 9th April 2022
Passport received:13th April 2022 (TNT, through the door letter box, no signature required)
Documents received: 16th May 2022 (Royal Mail although I paid for secure delivery)

HMPO is very difficult to contact and return of supporting document was particularly slow, so happy it is now over!

[mat_oxy]

Type: First newborn British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 12 April2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12 April2022
Identity details received: 13 April2022
Documents posted:13 April 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 14-April-2022
Documents received confirmed :26-april-2022
Application approved:14-may-2022
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Johny d]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 22nd March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 22nd March 2022
Identity details received: 22nd March 2022
Application received: 22nd March 2022
Documents sent : 23rd March 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 24th March 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 6th April 2022
Application being processed : N/A
Application approved: 23rd April 2022
Passport printed: 26th April 2022
Passport received: 29th April 2022 (Received a text by DHL on the day)
Documents received: 14th May 2022
Good luck to everyone

[mesn]

Type: 3 Passports after Naturalization/ Registration - 1 Adult [Self], 1 Adult [Wife], 1 Child
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle [Same for all 3]
Online application submitted: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Email sent for identity verification: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Identity verified: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Application received: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents sent: 11/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents delivered: 14/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 28/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Application being processed: 19/04/22, N/A, N/A
Photo Resubmit: N/A, 08/04/22, N/A
Application approved: 06/05/22, 08/04/22, 06/04/22
Passport printed and sent: 06/05/22, 13/04/22, 12/04/22
Passport received: 10/05/22, 14/04/22, 14/04/22
Documents received: 10/05/22, 13/05/22, 09/05/22

It was a nightmare. I had to travel urgently and did everything I could to expedite my application. Glad its all over. Final Update & over and out.

[lw32]

Type: First adult British passport (naturalisation)
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 6/4/22
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 7/4/22
Documents sent RM signed-for/tracked service: 8/4/22
Documents delivered by RM: 11/4/22
Documents received (notification online): 20/4/22
Application approved: 9/5/22
Passport printed: 11/5/22
Passport received: 12/5/22
Supporting docs: TBC

[britalian89]

Type: First adult British passport (after naturalisation)
Mode: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Application submitted: 11/03/2022
Idenitity confirmed: 11/03/2022
Document sent: 11/03/2022 (via Royal Mail Special Delivery by 1pm)
Document delivered: 14/03/2022
Document received by HMPO: 28/03/2022
Application processing: N/A
Application approved: 07/04/2022
Passport sent: 08/04/2022
Passport received: 09/04/2022
Supporting document received: 12/05/2022 (via Royal Mail despite being £5 secure delivery)

I wrote my MP a couple days ago as someone in the HMPO said docs were sent back on April 12 but none of the couriers seemed to have them. Write your MPs, that helped me. Nightmare process, glad it’s all over for me once and for all. Good luck everyone!

[edu]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 14 march 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 14 march 2022
Identity details received: 15 march 2022
Application received:15 march 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 16 march 2022
Documents received confirmed :30 march 2022
Application approved: 12 april 2022
Passport printed: 13 april 2022
Passport received: 14 april 2022
Documents received - waiting

[mustie]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow ==> Durham ==> Glasgow
Online application submitted: 24/3/2022
Identity verified: 24/3/2022
Documents sent: 24/03/2022
Documents delivered by Royal mail: 25/03/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 5/04/2022
Application approved: 27/04/2022
Passport printed and sent: 29/04/2022
Passport received (picked up from DHL depot): 30/04/2022
Documents received: 11/05/2022

[yhm75]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 31 march 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 31 march 2022
Identity details received: 31 march 2022
Application received:31 march 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 06-april-2022
Documents received confirmed :20-april-2022
Application approved:06-may-2022
Passport printed:09 may 2022
Passport received:11 may 2022 no message or email from tnt
Documents received - waiting

[elajo]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 1 April 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 1 April 2022
Identity details received: 1 April 2022
Application received: 1 April 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail: sent on 2 April 2022, RM never acknowledged receipt of delivery contacted them and they replied my documents might have been part of a bulk delivery and was accidentally not scanned.
Documents received by HMPO: 13 April 2022
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

*recent events*
Resubmission of photo: 05 May 2022
Application approved: 06 May 2022
Passport printed: 06 May 2022
Passport received: 09 May 2022
Documents received: pending

[Chocoicee]

Type: First adult British passport (naturalisation)
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 10/5/22
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 10/5/22-12:30
Identity details received : 10/5/22- 13:00
Application received: 10/5/22
Documents sent RM signed-for/tracked service:10/5/22
Documents received (notification online): TBC
Application approved: TBC
Passport printed: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Supporting docs: TBC

[monsieur007]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Application submitted: 21 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 21 March 2022
Identity details received : 22 March 2022
Application received: 22 March 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail signed-for/tracked service: 23 March 2022
Documents received (notification online): 5 April 2022
Application approved: 25 April 2022
Passport printed: 27 April 2022
Passport received: 2 May 2022
Supporting docs: not yet received

[sab516]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Application submitted: 29 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 29 March 2022
Identity details received : 30 March 2022
Application received: 30 March 2022
Documents delivered by royalmail 1st class tracked service: 31 March 2022
Documents received: 8 April 2022
Application approved: 1 May 2022
Passport printed: 4 May 2022
Passport received: 5 May 2022 ( via TNT, and they dropped through the letter box. HMPO didn't email about courier delivery. TNT sent a text early morning this day to confirm date/time)
Documents received: ..Waiting... ( I have used the secure delivery service expecting certificate to not be creased and arrive within the stipulated 2 weeks window after application been successful

[FOCUS]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 31 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 31 March 2022
Identity details received : 31 March 2022
Application received: 31 March 2022
Documents delivered by royalmail: 1st April 2022
Documents received: 12 April 2022
Application approved: 05 May 2022
Passport printed: 06 May 2022
Passport received: 09 May 2022
Documents received: Not Yet

Such a valuable Forum to every one , keep up all the great work Moderators . God Bless.

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread and posts must be only timeline posts in the standard format. Any other posts that are not timelines will be removed.

[KB521]

Type: First adult British passport after naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Unknown
Application submitted: 29 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 29 March 2022
Identity details received: 29 March 2022
Application received: 29 March 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail: 1 April 2022
Documents received confirmed: 8 April 2022
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

When I applied, the wait times said 5-6 weeks. This is so frustrating!!

[yhm75]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 31 march 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 31 march 2022
Identity details received: 31 march 2022
Application received:31 march 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 06-april-2022
Documents received confirmed :20-april-2022
Application approved:06-may-2022
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[stell]

Application Type: First adult British Passport (Post naturalization)
Office: Bootle
Date of application: 03 April 2022
Identity verified:04 April 2022
Documents sent (RM next day special delivery): 04 April 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14 April 2022
Application approved: 04 May 2022
Passport printed: 5 May 2022
Passport received: 6 May 2022
Document received: Pending

[mesn]

Type: 3 Passports after Naturalization/ Registration - 1 Adult [Self], 1 Adult [Wife], 1 Child
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle [Same for all 3]
Online application submitted: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Email sent for identity verification: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Identity verified: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Application received: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents sent: 11/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents delivered: 14/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 28/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Application being processed: 19/04/22, N/A, N/A
Photo Resubmit: N/A, 08/04/22, N/A
Application approved: 06/05/22, 08/04/22, 06/04/22
Passport printed and sent: 06/05/22, 13/04/22, 12/04/22
Passport received: Pending, 14/04/22, 14/04/22
Documents received: Pending, Pending, Pending

My application went into "Processing" which is a long queue. Made numerous calls to HMPO, shared evidence of emergency travel, contacted MP and finally approved after escalation and transfer of the case to Durham. Documents delivery seems to be taking 4+ weeks.

[Rajux]

Passport application after Naturalisation

Application being processed 12:16pm on 4 May 2022
Documents received 9:00am on 11 April 2022
(Received documents 2nd update on 30th April as well )
Application received 9:27pm on 28 March 2022
Identity details received 9:27pm on 28 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:02pm on 27 March 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:58pm on 27 March 2022
Application submitted 10:58pm on 27 March 2022

Thanks

[Aaronka]

First passport application after naturalisation.

Office: bootle

Timeline:
- 30th of March - initial application
- 31st of March - documents delivered
- 12 April - documents scanned
- nothing since then

[Aaronka]

First passport application after naturalisation.

Office: bootle

Timeline:
- 30th of March - initial application
- 31st of March - documents delivered
- 12 April - documents scanned
- nothing since then

[abhi3131]

Application Type: First adult British passport (after naturalisation)
Office: Peterborough
Date of application: 31 March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11 April 2022
Application approved: 03 May 2022
Passport printed: 4 May 2022
Passport sent: -- 4 May 2022
Passport received: 5 May 2022
Document received: Pending