British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[rasoolkhan]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 17/08/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 17/08/2021
Identity details received: 17/08/2021
Application received: 17/08/2021
Documents Sent : 17/08/2021
Documents received: 19/08/2021
Application being process : 19/08/2021
Application approved: 10/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: 11/09/2021
Passport received: 16/09/2021
Documents received : 23/09/2021
END MY 20 YEARS IMMIGRATION JOURNEY !! ALHAMTULILLAH !!

[hh789]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough

Other documents not yet received.
Passport received via TNT: 10am on 24/09/2021
Passport printed and sent 7pm on 20 September 2021
Application approved 12pm on 18 September 2021
Documents received 9am on 1 September 2021
Application received 12pm on 25 August 2021
Identity details received 12pm on 25 August 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12pm on 25 August 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 12pm on 25 August 2021
Application submitted 12pm on 25 August 2021

Avoid changing delivery dates on TNT tracking website as it often ends up delaying the delivery.. Also give them a call if needed, they are nice but takes an hour to reach them on the phone...

[fielddrive]

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

Online Application: 17 September 2021
Identity email sent: 17 September 2021
Identity details verified and received: 17 September 2021
Application received: 17 September 2021
Documents sent: 17 September 2021 (by Royal Mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 20 September 2021
Documents received: 24 September 2021
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Ronnycinch]

Type: First Child Passport after Registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 27/07/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 30/07/2021 (Used Paper Form to Confirm Identity)
Documents posted to HMPO Bootle: 09/08/2021 (Royal Mail next day Special Delivery)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 10/08/2021
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO: 12/08/2021
Application being processed: 13/08/2021
Application approved: 09/09/2021 at 09:44am
Passport printed and sent: 09/09/2021 at 07:35pm
Passport received: 13/09/2021
Documents received: 21/09/2021

[alekos]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 18 August 2021
Identity email sent: 18 August 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 18 August 2021
Identity details received on 18 August 2021
Application received on 18 August 2021
Documents received on 25 August 2021
Application approved on 14 September 2021
Passport printed and sent on 14 September 2021

Documents received through letterbox on 21 September 2021
Passport pushed through letterbox on 22 September 2021

[Miladkorkis]

Application history

Application being processed 6 September 2021
Documents received 14 August 2021
Application received 10 August 2021
Identity details received 10 August 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10 August 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10 August 2021
Application submitted 10 August 2021

Not sure if I’m the lucky one lol

Hopefully this week or next week at most

[seregus]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 10/08/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 10/08/2021
Identity verified: 10/08/2021
Application received: 10/08/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12/08/2021
Application being processed: 02/09/2021
Application approved: 09:05pm on 21/09/2021
Passport printed: 08:54 on 22/09/2021
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

Looks like we got unlucky as based on other posts here application should have been approved by now, but we got instead last week status update to ‘being processed’.. so looks like it will be 7-10 weeks for us… because its already 4 full weeks and 2 days, but I will keep updating… thanks all…

PS: frustrating we really need to leave soon, but can not dye to some strange delays and no way to speed up things…

[Ougat]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Got home after my Citizenship Ceremony and logged on to start the next step..


Passport Office: Cowcaddens Glasgow


Online Application submitted: 09/09/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 09/09/2021
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 09/09/2021
Identity verified by person: 10/09/2021
Application received: 10/09/2021
Documents received 15/09/2021

Looking at my emails and phone three times a day just to make sure I am not missing anything

[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: TBC
Passport printed and sent:TBC
Passport received: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[Pnakya]

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

Online Application: 9:46pm 18 August 2021
Identity email sent: 9:56pm 18 August 2021
Identity details verified and received: 7:33am 19 August 2021
Application received: 7:33am 19 August 2021
Documents sent: 20 August 2021 (by Royal Mail - registered mail 1st class)
Documents received: 3:08pm 24 August 2021
Application approved: 12:20pm 13 September 2021
Passport printed and sent: 12:36pm 14 September 2021
Passport received: 15 September 2021
Documents received: Awaiting…

NB: Thank you a lot to everyone who has posted advice and as well those posting their queries and processing times over the years. My journey has now come to an end and I wish everyone else the very best!

[K187]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 11/08/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 11/08/2021
Identity verified: 11/08/2021
Application received: 11/08/2021
Documents sent :12/08/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 18/08/2021
Application approved: 08/09/2021
Passport printed: :09/09/2021
Passport received:13/09/2021
Documents received: 17/09/2021
The journey is finally over .

My Naturalisation certificate was folded up its a waste of money paying £5 for return of documents they don't look after them.HMPO do not even use s hard envelope to return documents.

[peteragm]

Online application
HMPO Peterborough
Documents Received : 18:23 on 16 September 2021 by tnt
Passport received : 11:20pm on 13 September 2021 by tnt
Application approved 2:33pm on 9 September 2021
Application being processed 8:16am on 10 August 2021
Documents received 1:01pm on 23 July 2021
Application received 5:29pm on 20 July 2021
Identity details received 5:28pm on 20 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5:07pm on 20 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 4:57pm on 20 July 2021
Application submitted 4:57pm on 20 July 2021

That concluded my journey , exactly 8 months from submitting the neutralization application till today.

I would like to offer a massive thank you to all the moderators and members of this forum for their help and guidance , God bless you all.

[ztech]

UKVCAS appointment 14th March 2021
Citizenship invitation letter 16th June 2021
Citizenship ceremony 19th June 2021

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted 9:03pm on 20 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:03pm on 20 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:01pm on 21 July 2021
Identity details received 2:29pm on 21 July 2021
Application received 2:29pm on 21 July 2021
Documents received 9:20am on 27 July 2021
Application being processed 4:35pm on 13 August 2021
Application approved 2:31pm on 10 September 2021
Passport printed and sent 12:51pm on 13 September 2021
Passport recieved by TNT 16/09/21 ( No signature required, driver just dropped through letter box and left ! )
AWAITING return of supporting document ( Foreign passport )

All in all, it has taken me 7 months.

[ukvisat2]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 20/08/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 20/08/2021
Identity details received: 21/08/2021
Application received: 21/08/2021
Documents Sent : 21/08/2021
Documents received: 24/08/2021
Application being process : never received
Application approved: 13/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: 14/09/2021
Passport received: 15/09/2021
Documents received : 16/09/2021

[rasoolkhan]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 17/08/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 17/08/2021
Identity details received: 17/08/2021
Application received: 17/08/2021
Documents Sent : 17/08/2021
Documents received: 19/08/2021
Application being process : 19/08/2021
Application approved: 10/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: 11/09/2021
Passport received: 16/09/2021
Documents received : pending

[JEB]

Passport printed and sent 12:33pm on 14 September 2021
Application approved 12:44pm on 13 September 2021
Documents received 9:34am on 25 August 2021
Application received 4:20pm on 22 August 2021
Identity details received 4:19pm on 22 August 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:51pm on 20 August 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:42pm on 20 August 2021
Application submitted 10:42pm on 20 August 2021

TNT tracking says it will arrive today (Sept 16).

[magdalina18]

first child passport after registration. It took 7 weeks to get approved.

Documents received: 15 September 2021
Passport received: 14 September 2021
Passport printed and sent 11:00am on 8 September 2021
Application approved 12:55pm on 7 September 2021
Application being processed 8:16am on 10 August 2021 (no emails, was updated online)
Documents received 9 August 2021 (second email, they probably sent it to another center)
Documents received 2:13pm on 21 July 2021
Application received 8:24am on 19 July 2021
Identity details received 8:23am on 19 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:40pm on 18 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:30pm on 18 July 2021
Application submitted 2:30pm on 18 July 2021

It took the passport 1 week to arrive after being accepted. The whole timeline is ridiculous, almost 9 weeks to get the passport for a child! Good luck everyone...

[aka007]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO London
Online Application submitted: 02/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 02/09/2021
Identity verified: 02/09/2021
Application received: 02/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 06/09/2021
Application being processed: 06/09/2021
Application approved: 11/09/2021 (On a Saturday)
Passport printed: 11/09/2021
Passport received: 13/09/2021
Documents received: Pending

It was really quick - probabaly the quickest based on other posts on this forum. With this my immigration journey in UK is concluded and am a dual citizen now Thanks to all the moderators and nice people who kept posting their updates throughout their naturalisation and passport application processes. All the best to everyone who is still waiting for a decision.

[Satinder25]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Documents received: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Application being processed 10:21 am on 24 August 2021
Documents received 1:28 pm on 4 August 2021
Application received 7:37 pm on 29 July 2021
Identity details received 7:37 pm on 29 July 2021
Email sent to the person confirming your identity 7:11 pm on 29 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7:09 pm on 29 July 2021
Application submitted 7:09 pm on 29 July 2021

[rasoolkhan]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 17/08/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 17/08/2021
Identity details received: 17/08/2021
Application received: 17/08/2021
Documents Sent : 17/08/2021
Documents received: 19/08/2021
Application being process : pending
Application approved: 10/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: 11/09/2021
Passport received: pending
Documents received : pending

[peteragm]

Application history
Documents Received :
Passport received : 11:20pm on 13 September 2021
Application approved 2:33pm on 9 September 2021
Application being processed 8:16am on 10 August 2021
Documents received 1:01pm on 23 July 2021
Application received 5:29pm on 20 July 2021
Identity details received 5:28pm on 20 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5:07pm on 20 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 4:57pm on 20 July 2021
Application submitted 4:57pm on 20 July 2021


almost 8 weeks from submitting the application till receiving the passport

[K187]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 11/08/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 11/08/2021
Identity verified: 11/08/2021
Application received: 11/08/2021
Documents sent :12/08/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 18/08/2021
Application approved: 08/09/2021
Passport printed: :09/09/2021
Passport received:13/09/2021
Documents received: pending
The journey is finally over .

[eur1gbp]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 07/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 07/09/2021
Identity verified: 07/09/2021
Application received: 08/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[EniB88]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation (my husband)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 9/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 9/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 9/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation (myself)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 9/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 9/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 9/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

Type: First child passport after naturalisation (our little girl)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 9/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 9/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 9/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Ronnycinch]

Type: First Child Passport after Registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 27/07/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 30/07/2021 (Used Paper Form to Confirm Identity)
Documents posted to HMPO Bootle: 09/08/2021 (Royal Mail next day Special Delivery)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 10/08/2021
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO: 12/08/2021
Application being processed: 13/08/2021
Application approved: 09/09/2021 at 09:44am
Passport printed and sent: 09/09/2021 at 07:35pm
Passport received: 13/09/2021
Documents received: Pending