British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[raj_gajera]

Type: First child passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO
Online application submitted: 20/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 22/10/2021
Identity verified: 22/10/2021
Application received: 22/10/2021
Documents sent: 22/10/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 29/10/2021
Application approved: 15/11/21
Passport printed: 15/11/21
Passport received: 18/11/21
Documents received: waiting

[Iham85]

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: 04/11/2021
Application received: 04/11/2021
Documents sent: 05/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[onurdata]

Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 06/10/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 06/10/2021
Identity verified: 06/10/2021
Application received: 06/10/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: TBC
Application approved: 02/11/2021
Passport printed: 03/11/2021
Passport received: 04/11/2021
Documents received: waiting

[jamiepompey]

Update

Type: First child passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 25/10/2021
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: 01/11/2021
Application approved: 16/11/21
Passport printed: 17/11/21
Passport received: 18/11/21
Documents received: waiting

[baljikrish1]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: 1 week fast-track
Date of application:17/11/2021 London HMPO Customer Centre
Date application received by IPS:
Location of IPS Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:17/11/2021
Date of Passport Receipt:

[ucugo]

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

Documents Received: Awaiting
Passport Received: 15 November 2021
Passport Printed: 8 November 2021
Application approved: 7 November 2021
Documents received: 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

[lalit83]

Renewal child Passport, documents received by Passport office on 28/10/2021, again received passport received message on 16/11/2021 , Changed your application being processed 17/11/2021 in the morning. Your passport being approved on 17/11/2021 at 18:00.

[I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Online Application submitted: 22/10/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 22/10/2021
Identity verified: 22/10/2021
Application received: 22/10/2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail: 25/10/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 02/11/2021
Home taken photo rejected because of wrong background colour 17/11/2021
Photo booth photo uploaded 17/11/2021
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

Sent previous expired passport & photocopy of all pages of current passport. Included a note on why I can't be without my current passport for that long.

[frampone]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Secure Shipping: Yes

Application submitted: 2:50pm on 6 October 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:50pm on 6 October 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:54pm on 6 October 2021
Identity details received: 2:01pm on 7 October 2021
Application received: 2:01pm on 7 October 2021
Documents received: 1:03pm on 14 October 2021
Application approved: 1:47pm on 5 November 2021
Passport printed and sent: 10:04am on 8 November 2021
Passport received: 9:53am on 11 November 2021
Supporting documents received: waiting

And I'm moving on 24th... so I doubt I'll ever see my supporting documents.

[Mirzafaisal]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 21/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 21/10/2021
Identity verified: 21/10/2021
Application received: 21/10/2021
Documents sent: 21/10/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/10/2021
Application being processed: 28/10/2021
Application approved: 16/11/2021
Passport printed: 17/11/2021
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: waiting

[PatSirta]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 25/10/2021
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: 17/11/2021 @ 8:10 am
Passport printed and sent: 17/11/2021 @ 12:02 pm
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[Mirzafaisal]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 21/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 21/10/2021
Identity verified: 21/10/2021
Application received: 21/10/2021
Documents sent: 21/10/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/10/2021
Application being processed: 28/10/2021
Application approved: 16/11/2021
Passport printed: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: waiting

[jamiepompey]

Update

Type: First child passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 25/10/2021
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: 01/11/2021
Application approved: 16/11/21
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[simujaet]

Application Timeline:subbmitted- 16/09/2021
Passport for: Adult / Minor- passport for minor
Ask someone to verify identity;16/09/2021
Email sent to person confirming identy;16/09/2021
Application Type: New / Replacement / Renewal - first passport
Method of application: Check & Send or Postal -online
Date of application: 16/09/2021
Date application received by -20/09/2021
Location of IPS Office involved: Bootle
Date of documents received:27/09/2021
Identity details verified :20/09/2021
Documents returned on -2/11/2021
Date of Passport Receipt:20/10/2021

[Mirzafaisal]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 21/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 21/10/2021
Identity verified: 21/10/2021
Application received: 21/10/2021
Documents sent: 21/10/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/10/2021
Application being processed: 28/10/2021
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: waiting

[jkkarthik]

Method: Online first child Passport
Passport Office: Bootle HMPO
Online Application submitted: 13/11/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 13/11/2021
Identity verified: 14/11/2021
Application received: 14/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Document sent on 15/11/2021
Application being processed: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[NicholasA]

Type: First adult passport (after registration as a minor in 1962)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Online application submitted: 26/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 26/09/2021
Identity verified: 26/09/2021
Application received: 26/09/2021
Documents sent: 09/10/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12/10/2021
Application approved: 28/10/2021
Passport printed: 29/10/2021
Passport received: 04/11/2021
Documents received: 04/11/2021

[Abiz1212]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 07/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 07/10/2021
Identity verified: 07/10/2021
Application received: 07/10/2021
Documents sent: 08/10/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 15/10/2021
Application approved: 05/11/2021
Passport printed: 05/11/2021
Passport received: 10/11/2021
Documents received: waiting

Thanks to everyone. This forum has been really useful during my immigration journey to citizenship. All the best to those still waiting.

[Mrs F]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 10/10/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 10/10/2021
Identity verified: 10/10/2021
Application received: 10/10/2021
Documents sent: 11/10/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 17/10/2021
Application approved: 09/11/2021
Passport printed: 10/11/2021
Passport received: 11/11/2021
Documents received: waiting

[malanjinho]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application Submitted: 5 October 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 5 October 2021
Identity details received: 5 October 2021
Documents sent to HMPO: 6 October 2021
Documents received: 13 October 2021
Application on hold. Ask someone to confirm your identity again: 1 November 2021

Called HMPO twice trying to figure out why I have to do this again. They said someone would call me back but never did. The countersigner I used was eligible as she also countersigned for my daughter's passport, so I am not sure what went wrong. Eventually I just asked for someone else to countersign.

Email sent to person confirming your identity: 6 November 2021
Identity details received: 6 November 2021
Application approved: 6 November 2021
Passport printed and sent: 8 November 2021
Passport received: 10 November 2021
Support Documents received: waiting

[Artur111]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application Submitted: 22 Sep 2021
Identity email sent: 22 Sep 2021
Identity details verified and received: 22 Sep 2021
Documents sent to HMPO: 23 Sep 2021
Documents received: 29 Sep 2021
Application approved/passport printed: 20 Oct 2021
Passport delivered: 21 Oct 2021
Support Documents received: 11 Nov 2021

Supportting docs have been delayed, had to call HMPO a couple of times. While they have been polite, they can’t really say where are your supporting papers.

Thank you to moderators, administrators and forum members for this site and providing this invaluable help and support. My immigration route from student visa to British passport is over. Good luck everyone!

[lalinsch]

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

Documents Received: Awaiting
Passport Received: Awaiting
Passport Printed: Awaiting
Application approved: Awaiting
Documents received: 8 November 2021
Application received: 1 November 2021
Identity details received: 1 November 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 1 November 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity:1 November 2021
Application submitted: 1 November 2021

[Oxs]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport after naturalization
Route: 5 years Tier 2 visa + 2 years ILR
Citizenship ceremony: 31 August 2021
Method of application: online application
Online application submitted: 31 Aug 2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 31 Aug 2021
Identity confirmed: 31 Aug 2021
Application submitted online after confirming identity: 31 Aug 2021
Send supporting documents: 2 Sept 2021, signed for delivery next day before 1 pm
Documents were delivered by post: 3 Sept 2021, signed by PASSPORT at 10:30 am
Application centre: BOTTLE
Documents were received by Passport Office: 7 Sept 2021 (seems to be the time when application details were entered into the system, because documents clearly delivered a few days before)
Documents were received by Passport Office: 29 Sept 2021 (received new sms message that application was received this day, but the new day never appeared in the online tracking system, could be that application details were re-entered to the system for second time by Passport Office)
Application being processed: 1 Oct 2021
Application approved: 26 Oct 2021
Passport printed and sent: 27 Oct 2021
Passport received: 28 Oct 2021
Supporting documents received: 9 Nov 2021

[ucugo]

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

Documents Received: Awaiting
Passport Received: Awaiting
Passport Printed: 8 November 2021
Application approved: 7 November 2021
Documents received: 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

[ucugo]

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

Documents Received: Awaiting
Passport Received: Awaiting
Passport Printed: Awaiting
Application approved: 7 November 2021
Documents received: 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