British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Rddoc]

First Adult and minor passport application post naturalisation

Adult Passport Application:
HMPO - Peterborough
Application submitted - 26.03.2022
Identify Verified: 28.03.2022
Documents sent by special delivery RM: 29.03.2022
Documents delivered by RM: 30.03.2022
HMPO confirmation of receiving documents: 08.04.2022
Application processing: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

Minot Passport Application:
HMPO - Bootle (Liverpool)
Application submitted - 26.03.2022
Identify Verified: 28.03.2022
Documents sent by special delivery RM: 29.03.2022
Documents delivered by RM: 30.03.2022
HMPO confirmation of receiving documents: 07.04.2022
Application processing: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

I am surprised that both HMPOs confirmed receipt of documents in a week's time. I thought it would take at least a couple of weeks for them to acknowledge receipt of documents. Fingers crossed for the next steps!

[uk_2020]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 25/01/2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 25/01/2022 (soon after I accidentally pressed paper form for identity which was irreversible)
Use paper form to confirm identity: 25/01/2022
Documents sent: 26/01/2022
Documents delivered (signed and tracked): 27/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 15/02/2022
Application being processed: 18/02/2022
Photo rejected (as it was over a month old, obviously because they didn't review for over a month since submission ): 22/03/2022 (09:48AM)
New photo received: 22/03/2022 (11:26AM)
Application approved: 29/03/2022 (11:13AM)
Passport printed: 04/04/2022 (05:42AM)
Passport received: 07/04/2022
Documents received: pending

[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: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Supporting document received: waiting

[flintg]

Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 2nd March 2022
Documents sent: 3rd March 2022
Documents delivered: 4th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22nd March 2022.
Picture re-verification: 2nd April
Application approved: 3rd April
Passport printed: 7th April at 7am ish
Passport sent: 7th April after lunch. No any notifications. I knew it was sent because I can trace it from TNT website. For anyone would like to give a go, you can use your postcode and application number to trace your passport from https://delivery.tnt.com/tracking
Passport received: TNT's estimated delivery time is 9th April
Documents received: waiting

[minion]

First british passport after naturalisation.
Application submitted 20 February 2022
Identity confirmed on 21 February 2022
Documents sent on 21 February 2022
Documents delivered on 22 February 2022
Confirmation documents received 07 March 2022
Application being processed on 18 March 2022
The rest still waiting, by looking on previous posts looks like it take at least months since Application being approved, so soon will get back

[ozgexguner]

Type: 2 Adult + 2 Minor
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle - HPMO Durham
Online application submitted: 3:36pm on 8 March 2022
Email sent for identity verification: 1:18pm on 9 March 2022
Identity verified: : 9:04am on 10 March 2022
Application received: 9:05am on 10 March 2022
Documents sent: 10 March 2022 (1st Class, Signed, Tracked)
Documents delivered: 11th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25th March 2022 for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, 5th April 2022 for 1 Minor, after writing to local MP for support.
Application being processed : N.A.
Application approved: 5th April 2022 for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, pending for 1 Minor
Passport printed and sent : 6th April 2022 for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, pending for 1 Minor
Passport received: 7th April 2022 for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, pending for 1 Minor
Documents received:

[flintg]

Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 2nd March 2022
Documents sent: 3rd March 2022
Documents delivered: 4th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22nd March 2022.
Picture re-verification: 2nd April
Application approved: 3rd April
Passport printed: 7th April
(the email said that it will take another few days for them to hand my passport to TNT. It is extremely slow at the moment and it must be frustrating for those people who need their passports urgently)
Passport sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[flintg]

Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 2nd March 2022
Documents sent: 3rd March 2022
Documents delivered: 4th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22nd March 2022.
Picture re-verification: 2nd April
Application approved: 3rd April
Passport printed: 7th April
(the email said that it will take another few days for them to hand my passport to TNT. It is extremely slow at the moment and it must be frustrating for those people who need their passports urgently)
Passport sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[Farali786]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)
Online application submitted: 15/03/2022
Identity verified: 15/03/2022
Documents sent: 16/03/2022
Documents delivered: 17/03/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 24/03/2022
Application approved: 04/04/2022
Passport printed and sent: 05/04/2022
Passport received: 06/04/2022
Documents received: Pending

[waldo3002]

Type: First Child Passport (overseas application from the UAE)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Online application submitted: 11/03/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 12/03/2022
Identity verified: 12/03/2022
Application received: 12/03/2022
Documents sent: 13/03/2022
Documents delivered: 15/03/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 06/04/2022 (22 days)
Application being processed: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

Nearly two weeks and no sign of confirmation of documents received. Looks like this is normal?

[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: Pending, Pending, N/A
Application approved: Pending, Pending, 06/04/22
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[ozgexguner]

Type: 2 Adult + 2 Minor
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle - HPMO Durham
Online application submitted: 3:36pm on 8 March 2022
Email sent for identity verification: 1:18pm on 9 March 2022
Identity verified: : 9:04am on 10 March 2022
Application received: 9:05am on 10 March 2022
Documents sent: 10 March 2022 (1st Class, Signed, Tracked)
Documents delivered: 11th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25th March 2022 for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, 5th April 2022 for 1 Minor, after writing to local MP for support.
Application being processed : N.A.
Application approved: 5th April 2022 for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, pending for 1 Minor
Passport printed and sent : 6th April 2022 for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, pending for 1 Minor
Passport received:
Documents received:

[ozgexguner]

Type: 2 Adult + 2 Minor
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle - HPMO Durham
Online application submitted: 3:36pm on 8 March 2022
Email sent for identity verification: 1:18pm on 9 March 2022
Identity verified: : 9:04am on 10 March 2022
Application received: 9:05am on 10 March 2022
Documents sent: 10 March 2022 (1st Class, Signed, Tracked)
Documents delivered: 11th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25th March 2022, 5th April for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, after writing to local MP for support.
Application being processed : N.A.
Application approved: 5th April 2022 for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, pending for 1 Minor
Passport printed : 6th April for 2 Adults and 1 Minor, pending for 1 Minor
Passport sent :
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Chaddar]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)
Online application submitted: 10/03/2022
Identity verified: 10/03/2022
Documents sent: 10/03/2022
Documents delivered: 11/03/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/03/2022
Application approved: 05/04/2022
Passport printed : 06/04/2022 (2:09 am )
Passport received: pending
Documents received: Pending

[tapuk]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 28/02/2022
Identity verified: 28/02/2022
Documents sent: 28/02/2022
Documents delivered by Royal mail: 01/03/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 16/03/2022
Application approved: 28/03/2022
Passport received: 05/04/2022
Documents received: waiting

[ozgexguner]

Type: 2 Adult + 2 Minor
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle - HPMO Durham
Online application submitted: 3:36pm on 8 March 2022
Email sent for identity verification: 1:18pm on 9 March 2022
Identity verified: : 9:04am on 10 March 2022
Application received: 9:05am on 10 March 2022
Documents sent: 10 March 2022 (1st Class, Signed, Tracked)
Documents delivered: 11th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25th March 2022, Pending for 1 Minor
Application being processed : N.A.
Application approved: 5th April 2022 for 1 Adult and 1 Minor, pending for 1 Adult and 1 Minor (still stuck at Send your Documents stage)
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[smirnoffv]

First adult passport application after naturalisation
Office: Bootle

Application submitted - 1 March 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity - 1 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your - 1 March 2022
Identity details received - 1 March 2022
Application received - 1 March 2022
Documents sent by first class signed delivery - 1 March 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 2 March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HM Passport office - 17 March 2022
Application approved - 30 March 2022
Passport printed and sent - 5 April 2022
Passport received - awaiting
Supporting documents received - awaiting

[booman2]

Hey everyone! here's my timeline.

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

- Application submitted: 3:58pm on 8 March 2022
- Ask someone to confirm your identity: 3:58pm on 8 March 2022
- Email sent to person confirming your identity: 4:04pm on 8 March 2022
- Identity details received: 9:47pm on 8 March 2022
- Application received: 9:48pm on 8 March 2022
- Documents sent: 1:09pm on 9 March 2022
- Document delivered: 24 March 2022 Update: RM tracking says it's still at Warrington MC. But HMPO have confirmed receipt.
- Document received by HMPO: 11:14am on 24 March 2022
- Application processing: Pending
- Application approved: 9:15am on 04 April March 2022
- Passport sent: 9:45am on 05 April March 2022
- Passport received: Pending
- Supporting document received: Pending

[flintg]

Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 2nd March 2022
Documents sent: 3rd March 2022
Documents delivered: 4th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22nd March 2022.
Application being processed : I did not have this process
Picture verification: 2nd April (Saturday)
(I am really surprised that PO staff work on weekends! My original verification failed and PO asked to re-verification. My application would be approved on the same day if my picture was verified during their working hours.)
Application approved: 3rd April (Sunday)
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[Farali786]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)
Online application submitted: 15/03/2022
Identity verified: 15/03/2022
Documents sent: 16/03/2022
Documents delivered: 17/03/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 24/03/2022
Application approved: 04/04/2022
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[booman2]

Hey everyone! here's my timeline.

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

- Application submitted: 3:58pm on 8 March 2022
- Ask someone to confirm your identity: 3:58pm on 8 March 2022
- Email sent to person confirming your identity: 4:04pm on 8 March 2022
- Identity details received: 9:47pm on 8 March 2022
- Application received: 9:48pm on 8 March 2022
- Documents sent: 1:09pm on 9 March 2022
- Document delivered: 24 March 2022 Update: RM tracking says it's still at Warrington MC. But HMPO have confirmed receipt.
- Document received by HMPO: 11:14am on 24 March 2022
- Application processing: Pending
- Application approved: 9:15am on 04 April March 2022
- Passport sent: Pending
- Passport received: Pending
- Supporting document received: Pending

[Singh_harv]

First adult passport application post naturalisation -
Office: Liverpool
Online application submitted: 16/02/2022
Identity verified: 16/02/2022
Documents sent: 16/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 18/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 2nd March
Application being processed: Not yet
Application approved: 24th March
Passport printed and sent: 29th March
Passport received: 2nd April
Document received: Waiting...

And

Adult passport Renewal application -
Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/02/2022
Identity verified: 16/02/2022
Documents sent: 16/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 18/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/02/2022
Application being processed: Not Applicable
Application approved: 04 March
Passport printed and sent: 7th March
Passport received: 10th March
Document received: Waiting...

[pistol242]

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

Application submitted: 21/02/2022
Idenitity confirmed: 21/02/2022
Document sent: 21/02/2022
Document delivered: 22/02/2022
Document received by HMPO: 15/03/2022
Application processing: N/A
Application approved: 23/03/2022
Passport printed and sent: 28/03/2022
Passport received: 31/03/2022
Supporting document received: waiting

[flintg]

Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 2nd March 2022
Documents sent: 3rd March 2022
Documents delivered: 4th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22nd March 2022. Confirmed with HMPO that my passport will be received with 10 weeks. The 10-weeks starts from the day that my document is logged on their system which is March 22nd.
Application being processed :
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[ozgexguner]

Type: 2 Adult + 2 Minor
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle - HPMO Durham
Online application submitted: 3:36pm on 8 March 2022
Email sent for identity verification: 1:18pm on 9 March 2022
Identity verified: : 9:04am on 10 March 2022
Application received: 9:05am on 10 March 2022
Documents sent: 10 March 2022 (1st Class, Signed, Tracked)
Documents delivered: 11th March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25th March 2022, pending for 1 minor anybody else who took longer than 2 weeks to reach this step?
Application being processed :
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received: