British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[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

[hilal]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 22/01/2022
Identity verified: 22/01/2022
Documents sent: 24/01/2022
Documents delivered: 26/01/2022 (1st Class Signed For)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 02/02/2022
Application approved: 11/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending:
Documents received: pending

So 21 calendar days from application submission to approval (but yet to be printed and delivered)

[polyana]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow
Online application submitted: 18/01/2022
Identity verified: 18/01/2022
Documents sent: 18/01/2022
Documents delivered: 19/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/01/2022
Application approved: 02/02/2022 at 7.52pm
Passport printed and sent: 03/02/2022 at 6.10pm
Passport received: 07/02/2022
Documents received: 11/02/2022

[Subha100]

Type: First Adult passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 15/01/22
Identity verified: 15/01/22
Application received: 15/01/22
Documents send : 15/01/22
Documents received: 02/02/22
Application approved: 07/02
Passport printed and sent: 07/02
Passport delivered: not able to track
Original Documents received: [Waiting]

[tdd23]

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

Online application submitted: 18/01/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 19/01/2022
Application received: 19/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 21/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 28/01/2022 (Website tracking does state that documents may have been received but it's not updated. The warning should be updated to say this step can cause anxiety )

Application approved: 08/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 09/02/2022
Passport received: 10/02/2022
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: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[cerrahpasalilar]

Type: Renewing passport
Method: Online
Location of HMPO Office involved: Durham
Application submitted: on 19 January 2022
Application received: on 19 January 2022
Document sent: on 19 January 2022
Document received: on 20 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: on 26 January 2022
I did not initially send my foreign passport (dual citizenship) but it was a requirement by HMPO to check if my name is same in the foreign passport
Additional document (foreign passport) requested by HMPO: on 2 February
Additional document (foreign passport) sent: on 2 February
Additional document (foreign passport) received: on 3 February
Application approved: on 8 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: on 9 February 2022
New Passport received: on 10 February 2022

[fagyare]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Durham
Online application submitted: 26/01/2022
Identity verified: 26/01/2022
Documents sent: 27/01/2022 via Special delivery post.
Documents delivered: 28/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 07/02/2022
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending:
Documents received: pending

[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: Pending (been 2 weeks since docs were delivered)
Application being processed: Pending

Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[berege]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough

Online application submitted: 18/01/2022
Identity verified: 19/01/2022
Application received: 19/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022
Documents delivered: 21/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/01/2022
Application being processed: 09/02/2022

Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[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: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending

[kumar84]

Type: First adult + 2 Minor passports after naturalisation/Registration
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 18 January 2022
Identity verified: 19 January 2022
Application received: 19 January 2022
Documents sent(all 3 in single post): 19 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 21 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO

• Children : 28 January 2022

• Adult : 31 January 2022

Application approved:

• 1 Child : 4 February

• 1 Adult : 8 February

Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 08 February 2022
Application being processed: 09 February 2022 (midday)

Application approved:

[waqas40581]

Type: First Adult Passport After Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: Peterborough HMPO
Application submitted: 12/01/2022
Identity confirmed: 12/01/2022
Application received: 12/01/2022
Document delivered: 17/01/2022
Document confirmed received: 18/01/2022
Application approved: 09/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received:

[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)

Seems likely my documents were transferred to a different passport office for some reason
Not sure what's going on in Bootle...

Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received: