British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[ogogzy]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 23/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 23/09/2021
Identity verified: 23/09/2021
Application received: 23/09/2021
Documents sent: 25/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 05/10/2021
Application approved: 25/10/2021
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[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: Waiting
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.

[Fridrik8888]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough HMPO
Online application submitted:28/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 28/09/2021
Identity verified: 28/09/2021
Application received: 28/09/2021
Documents sent: 30/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12/10/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[Simre]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online application submitted: 19/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 19/09/2021
Identity verified: 24/09/2021
Application received: 24/09/2021
Documents sent: 25/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 30/09/2021
Application approved: 24/10/2021 @8:25 am
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
Date of Passport Approved:16/10/2021
Date of printed and send:18/10/2021
Date Passport received:20/10/2021
Date of Documents returned and received:waiting

thank you everyone for helping through this journey .its done .done done.phew.keep the good job up guys.

[Mrsdoc]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO BOOTLE
Online Application submitted:10/09/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity:10/09/201 @8:12 pm
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 10/09/2021 @8:25pm
Identity verified by person:11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Application received: 11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Documents posted to HMPO BOOTLE : 13/09/2021 @7:17 am(Royal Mail next day Special Delivery Guarantee before 1 pm)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 15/09/2021 @10:12 am (not quite the “next day delivery”).
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO:19/09/2021 @11:50 am (on Sunday).

Application approved: 9th of October on Saturday
Passport printed and sent:12th of October
Passport received: 13th of October (delivered by TNT at 12:45 pm) ,no signature required, posted through a letterbox.
Documents received: 20/10/21

And I’m finally done

[nevsito]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - first passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19/10/2021
Identity verified: 19/10/2021
Documents sent: 20/10/2021
Date application received by HMPO:
Location of HMPO Office involved:
Application approved:
Date of Passport Receipt:
Date of return of documents:

[Simre]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online application submitted: 19/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 19/09/2021
Identity verified: 24/09/2021
Application received: 24/09/2021
Document sent: 25/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO: 30/09/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[doddle]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send at the Post Office
Date of application: 7 Sep 2021
Date application received by HMPO: 7 Sep 2021
Location of HMPO Office involved: N/A as Post Office sent docs
Docs received at HMPO office (Royal Mail): 8 Sep
Docs received at HMPO office (their records): 16 Sep
Application approved: 3pm on 7 Oct
Passport printed and sent: 7.34pm on 7 Oct
Passport received: 11 Oct
Supporting documents received: 19 Oct

Just a note on TNT, I paid extra for them to return my supporting documents as well. The online link for my passport delivery updated yesterday, with today's date as the delivery. This morning I received an email from TNT that they were delivering today. So not a lot of warning - make sure to keep checking the tracking details every day! Then I almost missed the delivery this morning because I didn't hear when they rang the bell, but that's another story... Thanks to all the moderators and everyone posting their timelines, it's been super useful!! Now a big sigh of relief and good luck to everyone!!

[ealingfox]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 31/08/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 31/08/2021
Identity verified: 31/08/2021
Application received: 31/08/2021
Documents delivered according to Royal Mail: 02/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 07/09/2021
Application approved: 29/09/2021
Passport printed: 29/09/2021
Passport received: 04/10/2021
Documents received: 08/10/2021

I can't thank everyone here enough for sharing Citizenship and Passport timelines!!! This is an anxiety ridden process and being able to look at people's timelines made me feel like I wasn't the only one sitting around and waiting. Thank you and good luck to everyone!

[Hari011]

First child passports after registration.

From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: BOOTLE
Online application submitted: 01/09/2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 02/09/2021
Documents posted: 03/09/2021
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 08/09/2021
Application being processed: 01/10/2021
Application approved: Waiting
Print and send: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Return document: Waiting

[mrduplicity]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: Replacement (cancelled my less than a year old passport due to it being lost/stolen )
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13/09/2021
Identity verified: 13/09/2021
Documents sent: 14/09/2021
Date application received by HMPO: 15/09/2021
Application being processed: 17/09/2021
Location of HMPO Office involved: Newport
Application approved: 13/10/2021
Date of Passport Receipt: 15/10/2021
Date of return of documents: pending (TNT says it will be delivered 18/10/2021)

[Usha Palyda]

Type: First child passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 01/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 03/09/2021
Identity verified: 08/09/2021
Application received: 08/09/2021
Document sent: 08/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:18/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: passport printed and sent 12/10/2021
Passport received: passport received 14/10/2021
Document received: awaiting

[simujaet]

Interested members can post their passport application processing timelines here for the benefit of others.

Please include the following details when posting in this topic:

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
Date of Passport Approved:16/10/2021
Date Passport received:
Date of Documents returned and received:

[kubus]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/09/2021
Date application received by HMPO: 04/09/2021
Location of HMPO Office involved: Bootle
Date of return of documents: 16/10/2021
Date of Passport Receipt: 14/10/2021

All done! Special thanks to the moderators.
Big thanks to all contributors for sharing.

[JAMK]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 26/08/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 26/08/2021
Identity verified: 26/08/2021
Application received: 26/08/2021
Document sent: 27/08/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:04/09/2021
Application being processed: 27/09/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Document received: waiting

[CR001]

Please include the following details when posting in this topic:

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult / Minor
Application Type: New / Replacement / Renewal
Method of application: Check & Send, Postal or Online
Date of application:
Date application received by HMPO:
Location of HMPO Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Receipt:

Please do not only post single line texts such 'Date applied xxx, still waiting'. This doesn't help anyone who tracks the passport timeline topic.

[Abikemi]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 14/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 14/09/2021
Identity verified: 14/09/2021
Application received: 14/09/2021
Document sent: 14/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:19/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: passport printed and sent 13/10/2021
Passport received: passport received 14/10/2021
Document received:

Thanks to everyone on this platform for your kindness and support all through this journey.
Thank God it ends in praise, a journey of 17years. Glory be God

[ladida]

Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough HMPO
Online Application submitted: 30/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 30/09/2021
Identity verified: 30/09/2021
Application received: 30/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 13/10/2021
Application being processed: 13/10/2021
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

So close now to the end of 12 year journey

[kubus]

Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 03/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 03/09/2021
Identity verified: 04/09/2021
Application received: 04/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 13/09/2021
Application being processed: 05/10/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: 13/10/2021
Passport received: 14/10/2021
Documents received: TBC

[sph]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 14/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 14/09/2021
Identity verified: 14/09/2021
Application received: 14/09/2021
Documents sent :14/09/2021 (received as per RoyalMail tracker:15/09/2021)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 21/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: 13/10/2021
Passport received: Expected 15/10/2021
Documents received: waiting

[Lorenzo94]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 13/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 13/09/2021
Identity verified: 13/09/2021
Application received: 13/09/2021
Documents sent :14/09/2021 (received as per RoyalMail tracker:15/09/2021)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 20/09/2021
Application approved: 11/10/2021
Passport printed: :11/10/2021
Passport received:13/10/2021
Documents received: TBC

[Mrsdoc]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO BOOTLE
Online Application submitted:10/09/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity:10/09/201 @8:12 pm
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 10/09/2021 @8:25pm
Identity verified by person:11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Application received: 11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Documents posted to HMPO BOOTLE : 13/09/2021 @7:17 am(Royal Mail next day Special Delivery Guarantee before 1 pm)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 15/09/2021 @10:12 am (not quite the “next day delivery”).
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO:19/09/2021 @11:50 am (on Sunday).

Application approved: 9th of October on Saturday
Passport printed and sent:12th of October
Passport received: 13th of October (delivered by TNT at 12:45 pm) ,no signature required, posted through a letterbox.
Documents received: TBC probably won’t be long after receiving my passport in a such quick turnaround of 4 weeks only !

And I’m finally done

[Abikemi]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 14/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 14/09/2021
Identity verified: 14/09/2021
Application received: 14/09/2021
Document sent: 14/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:19/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Document received:

[Mrs P]

Type: first child passports after registration
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 11 august 2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 11 august 2021
Documents posted: 12 august 2021. ( special next day delivery before12pm)
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 16 august 2021
Application being processed: 6 September 2021
Application approved: [12 October ]
Print and send: pending
Passport received: pending
Return document: pending