British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Navisa7]

Please note this is my husbands British passport renewal timeline, not mine(hope you find this useful)

Date of passport application: 8/7/21(sent old passport by post)
Mode: online
Sent old passport : received by HM passport: 12/07/21
Purpose: renewal
Asked to re upload photo: 21/7/21, which he sent same day
Passport application approved: 22/7/21
Received new passport in the post: 23/7/21
Old passport received with edges cut: 26/7/21

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread. Any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.

[Aendil]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterbrough
Passport Received: 30 July 2021 at 10am by TNT
Passport printed and sent 9:51am on 29 July 2021
Application approved 1:34pm on 28 July 2021
Documents received 2:31pm on 16 July 2021
Application received 11:34am on 14 July 2021
Identity details received 11:34am on 14 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:15am on 14 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:11am on 14 July 2021
Application submitted 11:11am on 14 July 2021

[manisha123]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalization for 3 applicants
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 22/07/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 24/07/2021
Identity details received: 24/07/2021
Application received: 24/07/2021
Documents Sent : 24/07/2021 (in single envelope with cover letter stating 3 references)
Documents received: 28/07/2021 (1applicant) and 29/07/2021 ( for 2 applicants)
Application being process : pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received : pending

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread. Any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.

[a85]

Type: Child's First passport after MN1 registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 30/06/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 30/06/2021
Identity verified: 30/06/2021
Documents sent:01/07/2021 (Next day delivery)
Documents delivered: 02/07/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 05/07/2021
Application approved: 13/07/2021
Passport printed and sent: 13/07/2021
Passport received: 15/07/2021
Documents received: 28/07/2021

Thanks to everyone here. This is the end of road for my son and this forum was a big help through out the journey. However, still me and my partner have to deal with immigration office yet.... So you will see us around again

[golgoli13]

Type: First Adult Passport by Descent
From: London, UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast

Application being processed 10:56am on 19 March 2021
Documents received 8:20am on 19 March 2021
Application received 8:46pm on 15 March 2021
Identity details received 8:46pm on 15 March 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12:51pm on 15 March 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 12:41pm on 15 March 2021
Application submitted 12:41pm on 15 March 2021

I was contacted maybe on the 24th of March saying my birth certificate and my parents' marriage certificate that I sent were of the wrong type, so I did all I could to retrieve the correct ones from Italy.
I could obtain everything and send it back only on the 5th of May (they were received on the next day) but then on the 14th of May I received a letter from the HMPO informing me there was a typo on the certified translation.
Turns out the typo was on my original birth certificate so I had to contact the civil registry office of my birthplace (AGAIN) to get it amended.
It took them a whole month to send it to me, I sent everything to the HMPO again which they received on the 1st of July (according to the tracking code) but no news from them yet

On 19th of July, I receive an email from them asking for this birth certificate AGAIN! of course I tell them I have sent it almost three weeks ago.
I call the advice line and give them the tracking code but after that I hear nothing from them.
I decide to call back on the 26th of July asking roughly how long is it going to take at this point (as I have no type of ID, as they took my other nationality’s passport for the application) but the person I spoke to told me he doesn’t know I ask what’s going on with my birth certificate, if it’s lost or what and he again says he doesn’t know.

[samapply]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalization
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 15/07/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15/07/2021
Identity details received: 15/07/2021
Application received: 15/07/2021
Documents Sent : 15/07/2021
Documents received: 20/07/2021
Application being process : pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received : pending

[islandfox]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 15/07/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15/07/2021
Identity details received: 15/07/2021
Application received: 15/07/2021
Documents received: 20/07/2021
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received : pending

[NickFerns]

Type: First Child passport
From: Overseas
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool
Online Application submitted: 21/06/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 21/06/2021
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity:21/06/2021
Identity verified by person: 21/06/2021
Documents sent to HMPO Liverpool: 22/05/2021 (DHL Courier)
Documents signed for at HMPO Liverpool: 25/06/2021
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO: 28/06/2021
Application Processing: 28/06/2021
Application approved: 20/07/2021
Passport printed and sent:21/07/2021
Passport and Documents Dispatched courier notifications: 22/07/2021(sms) (Two separate packages via DHL)
Passport received: 24/07/2021
Documents received: 24/07/2021

Pleasantly surprised with the processing times specially when the estimate was 13 weeks for overseas applications. All the best everyone.

[jzag1989]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Application submitted: 1/07/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 1/07/2021
Identity details received: 2/07/2021
Application received: 2/07/2021
Documents sent: 2/07/2021
Documents delivered: 5/07/2021
Documents received: 6/07/2021
Application being processed: 07/07/2021
Application approved: 18/07/2021 (on a Sunday at 9:27am)
Passport printed and sent: 20/07/2021
Passport received: 21/07/2021
Documents received: 20/07/2021

A very annoying thing happened. On the 20th I got a notification that my passport had been printed and sent. I received a tracking number and the letter itself came. Because I thought my passport was coming I tore through the letter it came in, but it turned out that it was my documents that came, not my new passport like the notification said! Watch out - I tore through my Naturalisation certificate that took 5.5 months to get

I'm going to try get a replacement certificate sorted for free, the notification/tracking system is a bit flawed. Wonder if this happens to anyone else hah.

Anyway - 6.5 months and I'm fully a British Citizen. Feels amazing. Thanks to this forum and everyone on it, been a massive help and comfort.

[Bazaar]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 27/06/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 27/06/2021
Identity details received: 27/06/2021
Application received: 27/06/2021
Documents received: 01/07/2021 (and again on July 7th)
Application being processed: 08/07/2021
Application approved: July 21
Passport printed and sent: July 22
Passport received: July 23
Documents received : pending

passport delivered in hand (not through the letterbox).. courier took a photo of my front door, it shows on the TNT tracking page

[Hass112]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted :2:27pm on 28 June
Ask someone to confirm your identity:2:27pm on 28 June
Email sent to person confirming your identity:2:56pm on 28 June
Identity details received:6:46pm on 28 June
Application received:6:47pm on 28 June
Documents sent: 29 June
Documents received:1:54pm on 30 June
Application being processed:11:44am on 8 July
Application approved:12:20pm on 21 July
Passport printed and sent:6:28pm on 21 July
Passport received: 11:45 23 July
Documents received: Pending

That’s end of the road for me I want to thank this forum for all the help. Good luck every one

[cuppa]

Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 25/06/2021 16:25
Identity verified: 29/06/2021 02:31
Online Application received: 29/06/2021 02:31
Documents sent: 29/06/2021 10:43 Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1 PM
Documents delivered: 30/06/2021 05:51
Documents received by HMPO: 02/07/2021 10:00
Application being processed: never happened
Application approved: 08/07/2021 10:18
Passport printed and sent: 08/07/2021 13:01

According to TNT website, my passport was supposed to be delivered on 9 July between 8 AM and 8 PM, but around 18:20 TNT silently, without notifying me, changed the delivery date to Monday 12/07 on the tracking website. (I had a script refreshing the website every minute) I immediately went onto the tracking website and changed the delivery date to Saturday 10/07 instead, hoping I can outsmart them. Then Saturday 10/07 at 10:45 was the only time I received a text directly from TNT saying "Your HM Passport Office item(s) are scheduled for delivery today", I didn't receive it on 09/07.

Passport received: 10/07/2021 14:43 The delivery guy delivered it straight to my flat and handed it to me, rather than leaving it in my mailbox or with the reception, this doesn't happen with most deliveries.
Documents: waiting

Documents received: 22/07/2021 (Thursday) 18:38 (TNT/Secure delivery for £5)

The documents were sent sometime between last Friday evening and Sunday evening, which is when I saw that the TNT website has added another shipment upon entering my passport application number.
According to TNT website, the parcel was scanned twice at the Fedex depot in Barking (Fedex has bought TNT), Tuesday and Wednesday very early in the morning, but was not picked up for delivery any of those days. I was only notified by EMAIL today (Thursday) morning at 8:17 AM that the parcel would be delivered today by 8 PM.

My conclusion is that TNT Secure Delivery does not mean fast delivery, and I believe it would have been a better choice for me to include a Royal Mail Special Delivery envelope for document return instead of paying £5. It probably would have been faster even if they used standard 2nd class post. But it doesn't matter anymore.

My naturalisation + passport journey is finally complete after almost 10 months. Thank you for reading and good luck!

[Bazaar]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 27/06/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 27/06/2021
Identity details received: 27/06/2021
Application received: 27/06/2021
Documents received: 01/07/2021 (and again on July 7th)
Application being processed: 08/07/2021
Application approved: July 21
Passport printed and sent: July 22
Passport received: N/A
Documents received : N/A

[Kkfun]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 07/07/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 07/07/2021
Identity details received: 07/07/2021
Application received: 07/07/2021
Documents received: 09/07/2021 (received this message twice: second time: on July 19)
Application being processed: 20/07/2021
Application approved: N/A
Passport printed and sent: N/A
Passport received: N/A

[panda4]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 11/06/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 11/06/2021
Identity details received: 12/06/2021
Application received: 12/06/2021
Documents received: 18/06/2021
Application being processed: 21/06/2021
Interview: 15/07/2021
Application approved: 15/07/2021
Passport printed and sent: 16/07/2021
Passport received: 19/07/2021
Supporting documents received: 12/07/2021
This forum has been exceptionally helpful!

[golgoli13]

Type: First Adult Passport by Descent
From: London, UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast

Application being processed 10:56am on 19 March 2021
Documents received 8:20am on 19 March 2021
Application received 8:46pm on 15 March 2021
Identity details received 8:46pm on 15 March 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12:51pm on 15 March 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 12:41pm on 15 March 2021
Application submitted 12:41pm on 15 March 2021

I was contacted maybe on the 24th of March saying my birth certificate and my parent's marriage certificate that I sent were of the wrong type, so I did all I could to retrieve the correct ones from Italy. I could obtain everything and send it back only on the 5th of May (they were received on the next day) but then on the 14th of May I received a letter from the HMPO informing me there was a typo on the certified translation. Turns out the typo was on my original birth certificate so I had to contact the civil registry office of my birthplace (AGAIN) to get it amended. It took them a whole month to send it to me, I sent everything to the HMPO again which they received on the 1st of July (according to the tracking code) but no news from them yet

[Zimbo2Brits]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation ceremony on 15/06/2021 @ 12PM
From: UK Essex
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 15/06/2021 2:41PM
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 15/06/2021 6:00PM
Identity verified: 15/06/2021 6:16PM
Application received: 15/06/2021 6:17PM
Documents sent:15/06/2021 7:00PM
Documents delivered: 17/06/2021 @ 6:21AM
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 9:37am on 28 June 2021
Application approved: 10:47am on 12 July 2021
Passport printed and sent 1:54pm on 12 July 2021
Passport received: 14/07/2021 @8:12AM
Documents received: 16/07/2021 @ 1PM

I’m in disbelief that my personal immigration journey has officially come to an end. God is so FAITHFUL. His promises are hey and amen. I started this journey 10 months ago and it’s now finished.

God is so GOOD!

[Taktook1]

Type: First child passport born after Dad has ILR
From: UK Hull
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 02/06/2021 10:56pm
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 02/06/2021 10:56PM
Identity verified: 03/06/2021 12:56PM
Documents sent:05/06/2021 12:10PM
Documents delivered: 07/06/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 09/06/2021 12:20pm
Application approved: 30 June 2021 9:04am
Passport printed and sent: 30 June 2021 1:56pm
Passport received: 1st July 2021 11:00am
Documents received: 9th July 2021 9:00am

[cjv501]

Method: Online
Type: Child's First passport after MN1 registration
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 28 June 2021
Identity verified: 29 June 2021
Documents received by HMPO: 01 July 2021
Application approved: 07 July 2021
Passport printed and sent: 07 July 2021
Passport received: 09 July 2021
Documents received: 13 July 2021

[amitkashyap]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 30 June 2021)
From: Bristol
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Application submitted - 11:34am on 2 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity - 11:34am on 2 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity - 11:58am on 2 July 2021
Identity details received - 2:53pm on 2 July 2021
Application received - 2:54pm on 2 July 2021
Documents received - 3:22pm on 5 July 2021
Application approved - 11:24am on 12 July 2021
Passport printed and sent - 7:56am on 13 July 2021
Passport received - 10:00am on 14 July 2021
Documents received - waiting

[melkaya]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 30/06/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 30/06/2021
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 30/06/2021
Identity verified by person: 30/06/2021
Documents posted to HMPO Peterborough: 30/06/2021 (Royal Mail next day Special Delivery)
Documents signed for at HMPO Peterborough: 01/07/2021
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO: 05/07/2021
Application approved: 10/07/2021
Passport printed and sent: 12/07/2021
Passport received: 13/07/2021 (TNT Courier)
Documents received: Pending

This forum has been super helpful, thank you!

[mogo7613]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation ceremony on 17/06/2021 @ 10:45 aM (done for my family 7 applicants)
From: UK Aberdeen
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast (1 of 7) and Newport (6 of 7)
Online Application submitted: 17/06/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 17/06/2021
Identity verified: 17/06/2021
Application received: 17/06/2021
Documents sent:18/06/2021
Documents delivered: 21/06/2021 ( @ 05:31 am Belfast) and (@ 07:07 am Newport)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22/06/2021 (@ 08:18 am Belfast) and (@ 11:16 am Newport)
Application being processed: 23/06/2021 (@ 09:37 am Belfast) and (@ 09:09 am Newport)
Application approved: 28 June 2021 @ 2:52pm Belfast (6 July 2021 @ 3:37pm Newport)
Passport printed and sent: 28 June 2021@ 9:52pm Belfast and (6 July 2021 @9:25pm Newport for 5 passports out of 6, the 6th passport 7 July 2021 @ 10:20am Newport)
Passport received: 30 June 2021 @ 11:38am from Belfast to Aberdeen 8 July 2021 @ 15:50 Newport to Aberdeen
Documents received: 30 June 2021 @ 11:38am from Belfast to Aberdeen (2 out of 6 receieved on 7 July 2021 @ 15:14 from Newport to Aberdeen, 3 out of 6 received 09.07.2021 @ 15:45 the last 1 out of 6 received on 13.07.2021 @ 16:31 )
this is the end of my case, thanks to Allah and all the best for you all to get your UK passports safely and quickly.

[mogo7613]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation ceremony on 17/06/2021 @ 10:45 aM (done for my family 7 applicants)
From: UK Aberdeen
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast (1 of 7) and Newport (6 of 7)
Online Application submitted: 17/06/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 17/06/2021
Identity verified: 17/06/2021
Application received: 17/06/2021
Documents sent:18/06/2021
Documents delivered: 21/06/2021 ( @ 05:31 am Belfast) and (@ 07:07 am Newport)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22/06/2021 (@ 08:18 am Belfast) and (@ 11:16 am Newport)
Application being processed: 23/06/2021 (@ 09:37 am Belfast) and (@ 09:09 am Newport)
Application approved: 28 June 2021 @ 2:52pm Belfast (6 July 2021 @ 3:37pm Newport)
Passport printed and sent: 28 June 2021@ 9:52pm Belfast and (6 July 2021 @9:25pm Newport for 5 passports out of 6, the 6th passport 7 July 2021 @ 10:20am Newport)
Passport received: 30 June 2021 @ 11:38am from Belfast to Aberdeen 8 July 2021 @ 15:50 Newport to Aberdeen
Documents received: 30 June 2021 @ 11:38am from Belfast to Aberdeen (2 out of 6 receieved on 7 July 2021 @ @ 15:14 from Newport to Aberdeen, 3 out of 6 received 09.07.2021 @ 15:45 the remaining 1 out of 6 scheduled to be received today 13.07.2021 @ 16.20 )