British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[strong_and_stable]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 13 January 2022
Identity verified: 13 January 2022
Application received: 13 January 2022

Documents sent: 13 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 24 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 03 February 2022 (early AM)
Application being processed: 04 February 2022 (midday)

Still waiting as of 20 February
~ 5.5 weeks elapsed

Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:

[adogah]

Type: First Adult Passport After Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 30/01/2022 at 2:38pm
Identity confirmed: 30/01/2022 at 4:33pm
Application received: 30/01/2022 at 4:33pm
Documents delivered by Special Delivery: 01/02/2022 at 9:12am
Documents confirmed received: 09/02/2022 at 4:37pm
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending

[ATADP]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Online Application submitted: 1341 on 31 January 2022.
E-mail sent for identity verification: 1344 on 31 January 2022
Identity verified: 1940 on 31 January 2022
Application received: 1955 on 31 January 2022
Documents delivered: 1 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
E-mail sent for identity verification: 1940 31 January 2022
Identity verified: 1955 31 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 1348 10 February 2022
Application approved: 2145 (LATE) 18 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Asim007]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 09/02/2022
Identity verified: 09/02/2022
Documents sent: 10/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 11/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 17/02/2022
Application being processed: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Document received: Pending

[itmanager]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Online Application submitted: 15/02/2022
E-mail sent for identity verification: 15/02/2022
Identity verified: 15/02/2022
Application received: 15/02/2022
Documents sent: 15/02/2022
Documents delivered: 16 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[pomal1994]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Online Application submitted: 15/02/2022 13:06
E-mail sent for identity verification: 15/02/2022
Identity verified: 15/02/2022 13:31
Application received: 15/02/2022 13:31
Documents sent: 16/02/2022 13:55
Documents delivered: 08:25, Thursday 17 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Krayu]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Peterborough HMPO
Online Application submitted: 08/02/2022 13:06
E-mail sent for identity verification: 08/02/2022
Identity verified: 08/02/2022
Application received: 08/02/2022
Documents sent: 09/02/2022
Documents delivered: 10/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[vaa]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/01/2022
Identity verified: 16/01/2022
Documents sent: 17/01/2022
Documents delivered: 18/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/01/2022
Application approved: 12/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 14/02/2022
Passport received: 17/02/2022 (took TNT 2 days to update their tracker service, no email notification or SMS received, found by luck they are delivering today).
Documents received: Waiting

[pomal1994]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Online Application submitted: 15/02/2022 13:06
E-mail sent for identity verification: 15/02/2022
Identity verified: 15/02/2022 13:31
Application received: 15/02/2022 13:31
Documents sent: 16/02/2022 13:55
Documents delivered: Pending
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[e210696]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 19/01/2022
Documents sent: 21/01/2022
Documents delivered: 24/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/01/2022
Application approved: 14/02/2022 18:14
Passport printed and sent: 15/02/2022 13:56
Passport received:
Documents received:

[YM1900]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation

Online application submitted: 04/02/2022
Identity verified: 04/02/2022
Documents sent: 04/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 07/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/02/2022
Application being processed: Waiting...
Application approved: Waiting...
Passport printed and sent: Waiting...
Passport received: Waiting...
Document received: Waiting...

[Thewaitingplace]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 12/01/2022
Identity verified: 13/01/2022
Documents sent: 13/01/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 14/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 19/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 27/01/2022
Application being processed: 28/01/2022
Application approved: 15/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Document received: waiting

[notavowel]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation (2x, all the details below apply for my partner as well!)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Online application submitted: 09/02/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 09/02/2022
Identity verified: 09/02/2022
Application received: 09/02/2022
Documents sent: 14/02/2022 (next day signed for delivery) -- an epic Valentine's Day gift!
Documents delivered: 15/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: [PENDING] -- after seeing multiple posts on this thread, I'm going to calm down for at least the next 3-5 days, looks like they take their own time to update this on the application tracker!

Application approved: [PENDING]
Passport printed and sent: [PENDING]
Passport received: [PENDING]
Documents received: [PENDING]

[CandyLee]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Online application submitted: 19/01/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 20/01/2022
Application received: 20/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 21/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/01/2022

Application approved: 07/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 08/02/2022
Passport received: 10/02/2022
Documents received: 15/02/2022

[Naboulkhair]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UAE
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Application submitted: 06 December 2021
Identity details verified and received: 06 December 2021
Documents sent: 07 December 2021
Documents delivered: 11 December 2021
Documents received: 15 December 2021
Application being processed: 15 December 2021
Application approved: 9 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: 9 February 2022
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[Asim007]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 09/02/2022
Identity verified: 09/02/2022
Documents sent: 10/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 11/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: waiting
Application being processed: waiting
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Document received: waiting

[vaa]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/01/2022
Identity verified: 16/01/2022
Documents sent: 17/01/2022
Documents delivered: 18/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/01/2022
Application approved: 12/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 14/02/2022
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[YM1900]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation

Online application submitted: 04/02/2022
Identity verified: 04/02/2022
Documents sent: 04/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 07/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Waiting... (as of 14/02/2022)
Application being processed: Waiting...
Application approved: Waiting...
Passport printed and sent: Waiting...
Passport received: Waiting...
Document received: Waiting...

[NomadJoe]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation / Online

Document received: waiting
Passport received 4:00pm on 14 February 2022 [Monday]
Passport printed and sent 9:54am on 11 February 2022 [Friday]
Application approved 12:57pm on 10 February 2022
Documents received 2:35pm on 31 January 2022 [Royal Mail stuffed up here]
Application received 10:05am on 19 January 2022
Identity details received 10:05am on 19 January 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:43am on 19 January 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:19pm on 18 January 2022
Application submitted 10:19pm on 18 January 2022

[NomadJoe]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation

Document received: waiting
Passport received 4:00pm on 14 February 2022 [Monday]
Passport printed and sent 9:54am on 11 February 2022 [Friday]
Application approved 12:57pm on 10 February 2022
Documents received 2:35pm on 31 January 2022 [Royal Mail stuffed up here]
Application received 10:05am on 19 January 2022
Identity details received 10:05am on 19 January 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:43am on 19 January 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:19pm on 18 January 2022
Application submitted 10:19pm on 18 January 2022

[Thewaitingplace]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 12/01/2022
Identity verified: 13/01/2022
Documents sent: 13/01/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 14/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 19/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 27/01/2022
Application being processed: 28/01/2022
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Document received: waiting

[manglavision1]

Type: First adult passport
Method: Online
Application submitted: on 28 January 2022
Application received: on 29 January 2022
Document sent: on 01 February 2022
Document received: on 02 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: on 09 February 2022
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
New Passport received: Waiting

[natic]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 06/01/2022
Identity verified: 07/01/2022
Documents sent: 12/01/2022
Documents delivered: 13/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 19/01/2022
Application approved: 31/01/2022
Passport printed and sent: 01/02/2022
Passport received: 03/02/2022
Document received: 11/02/2022

[CandyLee]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Online application submitted: 19/01/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 20/01/2022
Application received: 20/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 21/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/01/2022

Application approved: 07/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 08/02/2022
Passport received: 10/02/2022
Documents received: pending

[vaa]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/01/2022
Identity verified: 16/01/2022
Documents sent: 17/01/2022
Documents delivered: 18/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/01/2022
Application approved: 12/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting