British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[zen100]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 29/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 29/11/2021
Identity verified: 29/11/2021
Application received: 29/11/2021
Documents sent: 29/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 06/12/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[YA0148]

First Child British passport after overseas birth

HM Passport office: Bootle


Online application: 10/11/2021
Identity confirmed: 10/11/2021
Documents sent: 17/11/2021
Documents Delivered: 18/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by passport office: 23/11/2021
Application approved: 07/12/2021
Passport printed & sent: 08/12/2021
Passport delivered: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Alandiego]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 04/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 04/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 06/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 06/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Asked again someone to identify: 18/11/21
Application approved: 04/12/21 15:30 (Saturday?!)
Passport printed: 06/12/21
Passport received: 07/12/21
Documents received: waiting

[aswa1111]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 7 October 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12 October 2021
Identity details received: 12 October 2021
Online Application received: 12 October 2021
Documents sent: 13 October - Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 9am
Documents delivered: 14 October 2021
Documents received by HMPO: 20 October 2021
Application being processed: NONE
Application approved: 10 November 2021
Passport printed and sent: 11 November 2021 - TNT
Passport received: 16 November 2021
Supporting documents received: 7 December 2021 - TNT

Days elapsed from online application received to passport delivery: 36 days

[YA0148]

First Child British passport after overseas birth

HM Passport office: Bootle


Online application: 10/11/2021
Identity confirmed: 10/11/2021
Documents sent: 17/11/2021
Documents Delivered: 18/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by passport office: 23/11/2021
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed & sent: Pending
Passport delivered: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[YA0148]

First Adult British passport after naturalisation

HM Passport office: Bootle

Ceremony done: 10/11/2021
Online application: 10/11/2021
Identity confirmed: 10/11/2021
Documents sent: 10/11/2021
Documents Delivered: 11/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by passport office: 15/11/2021
Application approved: 05/12/2021
Passport printed & sent: 06/11/2021
Passport delivered: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Alandiego]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 04/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 04/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 06/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 06/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Asked again someone to identify: 18/11/21
Application approved: 04/12/21 15:30 (Saturday?!)
Passport printed: 06/12/21
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[chssvi]

Wanted to wait until receiving everything before posting timelines so here they are. An unnecessarily long, tortuous and stressful process.

Type: 1st adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 13/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 13/10/2021
Identity verified: 13/10/2021
Application received: 13/10/2021
Documents sent: 13/10/2021 (sent by next day guaranteed delivery)
Documents delivered to HMPO: 14/12/2021 (around 6:30AM according to the tracking)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 18/10/2021
e-mail with second request for someone to verify identity: 6/11/2021
identity details received:6/11/2021
e-mail with third request for someone to verify identity: 7/11/2021
Identity details received: 7/11/2021
Application approved: 8/11/2021
Passport printed: 9/11/2021
Passport received: 12/11/2021 (original delivery date according to the tracking was the 11/11/2021)
Documents received: 6/12/2021 (through letterbox and helpfully showing as evidence of delivery a picture of the entrance to the building next door!!! Almost had a heart attack!)

[afrikano]

Type: 1st adult passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 02/12/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 02/12/2021
Identity verified: 02/12/2021
Application received: 02/12/2021
Documents sent: 03/12/2021
Documents delivered to HMPO: 06/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[Coljones]

Type: First adult passport after registration as a citizen
Method: Online from Australia
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Online application submitted: 30/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 30/092021
Identity verified: 30/09/2021
Application received: 01/10/2021
Documents sent: 01/10/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/10/2021
Asked again someone to identify: 02/11/21
Identity verified: 03/11/2021
Application approved: 03/11/21
Passport printed: 04/11/21
Passport received: 17/11/21
Documents received: waiting

HMPO said "In response to the latest corona virus measures relating to social distancing and necessary travel, HM Passport Office has reduced its staffing levels to ensure that these measures are followed.

As a result of this, HMPO is currently focused on getting new applications on to the system and have de-prioritised the return of supporting documents. However, HMPO is aiming to have any outstanding supporting documents returned in the next 2/3 weeks.

We are sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause you."

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread and posts must be only timeline posts in the standard format. Any questions, discussions or chit chat that are not timelines will be removed.

[Alandiego]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 04/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 04/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 06/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 06/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Asked again someone to identify: 18/11/21
Application approved: 04/12/21 15:30 (Saturday?!)
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[KJFH]

Type: 1st adult passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 23/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 25/10/2021
Identity verified: 25/10/2021
Application received: 25/10/2021
Documents sent: 25/10/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 29/10/2021
Application approved: 15/11/2021
Passport printed: 15/11/2021
Passport received: 15/11/2021
Documents received: 03/12/2021

Thanks everyone all the best

[francispai]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application: 30 November 2021
Identity email sent: 30 November 2021
Identity details verified and received: 2 December 2021
Application received:2 December 2021
Documents sent: 2 December 2021(next day delivery)
Documents delivered: 2 December 2021 as per royal mail tracking
Documents received: Waiting
Application in Process: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[freeman02]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 04/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 04/11/2021
Identity verified: 04/11/2021
Application received: 04/11/2021
Documents sent (Royal Mail Special Delivery): 04/11/2021
Documents received by HMPO (from Royal Mail): 05/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 10/11/2021
Application approved: 28/11/2021
Passport printed and sent: 30/11/2021
Passport received: 03/12/2021
Documents received: Awaiting

[Alandiego]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 04/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 04/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 06/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 06/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Asked again someone to identify: 18/11/21
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[i39137]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: Midlands - UK
Method: Post Office digital Check & Send
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online Application Submitted: 25/10/21
Identity email sent: 25/10/21
Identity details verified and received: 25/10/21
Documents sent to HMPO: 25/10/21
Documents received: 28/10/21
Application approved: 18/11/21 (3 pm)
Passport printed & sent: 18/11/21 (8 pm)
Passport delivered: 23/11/21
Support Documents received: 03/12/21
As someone said in a post on this forum, there will be no separate update for supporting documents - the same tracking as for the passport delivery will work for the supporting documents as well, they'll just appear on there one day so worth checking!

[dragontears007]

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

Online Application submitted: 10/11/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 10/11/2021
Identity verified: 10/11/2021
Application received: 10/11/2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail: 11/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 16/11/2021
Application approved: 30/11/2021
Passport printed: 01/12/2021
Passport received: 02/12/2021 (TNT DELIVERY)
Documents received: Waiting

Didn't expect TNT to deliver so fast, after reading everyone's reviews about TNT.
Thanks everyone for giving information on this forum. Really helped me as I eagerly awaited my First British Passport

[Faheemryk]

Passport for: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Post Office Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 7 October 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 7 October 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 8 October 2021
Identity details received: 8 October 2021
Application received: 15 October 2021
Documents received: 15 October 2021
Application approved: 4 November 2021
Passport printed : 7 November 2021
Passport received: 11 November
Supporting Documents received : I just checked on TNT website tracking, apparently, documents are scheduled to be delivered tomorrow.

Currently ... there is 3 to 4 weeks delay in Supporting documents delivery. Confirmed by HMPO. If you dont receive your supporting documents soon then please contact on HMPO twitter.

[GrigHad]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Application submitted 1:41pm on 4 November 2021
Identity details received 10:10am on 5 November 2021
Application received 10:10am on 5 November 2021
Documents received 12:06pm on 10 November 2021
Application approved 1:26pm on 27 November 2021
Passport printed and sent 1:55pm on 29 November 2021
Passport received 11:00am on 1 December 2021

[sunrise80]

First Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: Peterborough

Application submitted: 3/11/2021
Email sent to confirm Identity: 4/11/2021
Application received: 4/11/2021
Documents received: 9/11/2021 - 8.02 am

First person not acceptable, asked someone to confirm identity again: 26/11/2021 - 8.58 am
Email sent to confirm Identity from a different person: 26/11/2021 - 1.00 pm
Application approved: 26/11/2021 - 1.39 pm
Passport printed & sent: 26/11/2021 - 9.19 pm
Passport received: 30/11/2021 - 12.52 pm
Supporting Documents received: awaiting.

[Voyager-2]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application: 24 November 2021
Identity email sent: 24 November 2021
Identity details verified and received: 24 November 2021
Application received: 24 November 2021
Documents sent: 25 November 2021 (next day delivery)
Documents delivered: 26 November 2021
Documents received: 01 December 2021
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[Vera1990o]

Thank you - Good luck all
Documents received: 29.11.2021
Passport Received: 24.11.2021
Passport printed and sent 23 November 2021
Application approved: 23 November 2021
Application being processed: 18 November 2021
Documents received: 16 November 2021
Application received: 10 November 2021
Docuemnts sent: 10.11.2021 (next day delivery)
Identity details received: 10 November 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10 November 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10 November 2021
Application submitted 10 November 2021
Thank you - Good luck all

[ucugo]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: online
Passport Office: Bootle

Documents Received from HO: 27 Nov 2021
Passport Received: 15 Nov 2021
Passport Printed: 8 November 2021
Application approved: 7 November 2021
Documents received by HO: 18 October 2021
Application received: 8 October 2021
Identity details received: 8 October 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 7 October 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 7 October 2021
Application submitted: 7 October 2021

Finally I am through with this process and the only bump that I experienced was with TNT. There service was very chaotic.

[MKSR84]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 17/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 17/11/2021
Identity verified: 22/11/2021
Application received: 22/11/2021
Documents sent: 22/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 28/11/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting