British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[LTr]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 17 May 2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 17 May 2021 at 3:32pm
Identity verified: 17 May 2021 at 4:27pm
Documents sent: 17 May 2021
Documents delivered: 18 May 2021
Documents received by HMPO: 20 May 2021 at 11:03am
Application approved: 26 May 2021 at 1:24pm
Passport printed and sent: 27 2021 at 1:36pm
Passport received: 29 May 2021 at 11:19 am- It was out for delivery on the 28th, but for some reason TNT didn’t deliver it. At the end of the day their system updated the delivery date to 29th. On the 29th they just put it in letter box outside my building, didn’t even ring the bell. No notification was sent when it was delivered. It wasn’t worth waiting inside the house for 2 days.
Documents received: Pending

[Volodymyr83]

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

Online Application submitted: 8/05/2021
Identity verified: 8/05/2021
Documents sent: 8/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (7:50 am)
Documents received: 14/05/2021 (1:54 pm)
Application approved: 22/05/2021 (9:16am)
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021 (12:20 pm)
Passport received: 25/05/2021 (11:30 am)
Documents received: 29/05/2021 (9:15 am)

[NaheedBella]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 08 May 2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 08 May 2021
Identity verified: 10 May 2021
Documents sent: 10 May 2021
Documents delivered: 11 May 2021
Documents received by HMPO: 14 May 2021
Application approved: 26 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 27 May 2021
Passport received: 28 May 2021
Documents received: Pending

[LexJag]

Date of return of documents: Pending
TNT Scheduled Delivery date: 8:00am to 8:00pm on 28 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 2:03pm on 27 May 2021
Application approved: 5:45pm on 26 May 2021
Application being processed: 12:41pm on 19 May 2021
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 11:36am on 14 May 2021
Application received: 9:44pm on 9 May 2021
Identity details received: 9:43pm on 9 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 5:28pm on 8 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 5:10pm on 8 May 2021
First Adult Passport Application submitted online: 5:10pm on 8 May 2021
Citizenship Certificate Recieved (Post): 2:00pm on 7 May 2021
Citizenship Ceremony Attended (Virtual): 2:05pm on 5 May 2021

[Ellkay123]

Type: First Adult passport by birth (dual citizen - have been using Right of Abode CoE in foreign passport prior to this)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 10/05/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 10/05/2021
Identity verified: 10/05/2021
Documents sent: 11/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (delivery confirmation on Royal Mail tracking)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/05/2021
Invitation for passport interview: 19/05/2021
Passport interview conducted: 22/05/2021
Application approved: 22/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021
Passport received: 26/05/2021
Documents received: 28/05/2021

16 days from submitting online application to receiving passport - excellent service by HMPO!

... and we're all done, 18 days total. Impressed by HMPO as ever!

[KathyR]

Application history

Application being processed 9:23am on 25 May 2021
Then second email that documents were received 6:12pm on 24 May 2021
Documents received 12:02pm on 18 May 2021
Documents delivered (RM website) 7:13am on 13 May 2021
Application received 8:18am on 12 May 2021
Identity details received 8:18am on 12 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:01pm on 11 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:58pm on 11 May 2021
Application submitted 1:58pm on 11 May 2021

[jenangeles]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 13 May 2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 13/05/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 13/05/2021
Identity verified: 13/05/2021
Documents sent: 13/05/2021
Documents delivered: 14/05/2021 (delivery confirmation on Royal Mail tracking)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 19/05/2021
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

Mine seems to be taking a bit longer than others that have posted (and even a bit longer than my husband's application which was done and sent off the same day but docs were confirmed received 18/5) I don't have any trips booked at all, but it makes me really nervous when my documents are away from me..

[silverocks]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 08 May 2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online Application submitted: 09/05/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 10/05/2021
Identity verified: 10/05/2021
Documents sent: 10/05/2021
Documents delivered: 11/05/2021 (delivery confirmation on Royal Mail tracking)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 17/05/2021
Application approved: 21/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021
Passport received: 25/05/2021
Documents received: 27/05/2021

[ilr_10y]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 17 May 2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 17 May 2021
Identity verified: 17 May 2021
Documents sent: 17 May 2021
Documents delivered: 18 May 2021
Documents received by HMPO: 20 May 2021
Application approved: 26 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[dionysisrks]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 12 May 2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 14 May 2021
Identity verified: 14 May 2021
Documents sent: 15 May 2021
Documents delivered: 17 May 2021
Documents received by HMPO: 19 May 2021
Application approved: 25 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 26 May 2021
Passport received: 27 May 2021
Documents received: Pending

[LTr]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 17 May 2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 17 May 2021 at 3:32pm
Identity verified: 17 May 2021 at 4:27pm
Documents sent: 17 May 2021
Documents delivered: 18 May 2021
Documents received by HMPO: 20 May 2021 at 11:03am
Application approved: 26 May 2021 at 1:24pm
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Ellkay123]

Type: First Adult passport by birth (dual citizen - have been using Right of Abode CoE in foreign passport prior to this)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 10/05/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 10/05/2021
Identity verified: 10/05/2021
Documents sent: 11/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (delivery confirmation on Royal Mail tracking)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/05/2021
Invitation for passport interview: 19/05/2021
Passport interview conducted: 22/05/2021
Application approved: 22/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021
Passport received: 26/05/2021
Documents received: pending

16 days from submitting online application to receiving passport - excellent service by HMPO!

[ygggy]

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Date of Application: May 18th 2021 11pm
Date Documents Sent: May 20th 2021 1pm
Date Documents Delivered: May 22nd 2021 3:20pm
Date Document received status: May 26th 2021 11am
Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport Received: Pending
Date Documents Received: Pending

As per the advice on page 1, I will be editing this post rather than constantly creating new posts every time there's an update.

[CR001]

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

[Volodymyr83]

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

Online Application submitted: 8/05/2021
Identity verified: 8/05/2021
Documents sent: 8/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (7:50 am)
Documents received: 14/05/2021 (1:54 pm)
Application approved: 22/05/2021 (9:16am)
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021 (12:20 pm)
Passport received: 25/05/2021 (11:30 am)
Documents received: TBC

[tahin]

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

Online Application submitted: 14 April 2021
Identity verified: 15 April 2021
Documents sent: 15 April 2021
Documents delivered: 19 April 2021 (second email on 29 April 2021)
Application being processed: 30 April 2021
Application approved: 24 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 24 May 2021
Passport received: PENDING
Documents received: PENDING

[mrrob]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow
Online Application submitted: 02/05/2021
Identity verified: 04/05/2021
Documents sent: 05/05/2021 (Next Day Delivery )
Documents reached: 06/05/2021
Documents acknowledged: 10/05/2021 by email
Application approved: 20/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 20/05/2021
Passport received: 24/05/2021
Documents received: Waiting
Does Home Office or courier company send you notification before sending over your documents & old passports?

[doctorwho2]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online Application submitted: 07/05/2021
Identity verified: 07/05/2021
Documents sent: 07/05/2021 (Special Delivery )
Documents acknowledged: 12/05/2021 by email ( documents reached 10/05/2021-signed for)
Application approved: 21/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Volodymyr83]

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

Online Application submitted: 8/05/2021
Identity verified: 8/05/2021
Documents sent: 8/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (7:50 am)
Documents received: 14/05/2021 (1:54 pm)
Application approved: 22/05/2021 (9:16am)
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021 (12:20 pm)
Passport received: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[mental4vray]

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Date of Application: 6th May 2021
Date Identity Verified: 6th May 2021
Date Documents Sent: 6th May 2021
Date Documents Delivered: 7th May 2021
Date Document received status: 11th May 2021
Application Approved: 13th May 2021
Passport Printed and Sent: 13th May 2021
Date Passport Received: 17th May 2021
Date Documents Received: 24th May 2021

[Ellkay123]

Type: First Adult passport by birth (dual citizen - have been using Right of Abode CoE in foreign passport prior to this)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 10/05/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 10/05/2021
Identity verified: 10/05/2021
Documents sent: 11/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (delivery confirmation on Royal Mail tracking)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/05/2021
Invitation for passport interview: 19/05/2021
Passport interview conducted: 22/05/2021
Application approved: 22/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[Lena_Bel]

First Adult UK Passport
HMPO: Bootle

Passport received 22 May 2021
Passport printed and sent 20 May 2021
Application approved 19 May 2021
Documents received 13 May 2021
Application received 9 May 2021
Identity details received 9 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 6 May 2021
Application submitted 6 May 2021

Very smooth and fast process. Well done HMPO

[Hansi89]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
HMPO Office: Glasgow

Online Application submitted: 09/05/2021
Identity verified: 09/05/2021
Documents sent: 10/05/2021
Documents delivered: 11/05/2021
Documents received: 17/05/2021
Application approved: 20/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 20/05/2021
Passport received: 21/05/2021
Documents received: pending

[Marlontren]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 3:42pm on 30 April 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 3:42pm on 30 April 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 5:31pm on 30 April 2021
Identity details received: 5:48pm on 30 April 2021
Application received: 5:48pm on 30 April 2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail special delivery: 3:40pm on 01 May 2021
Documents delivered and signed @ Bootle: 9:17am on 04 May 2021
Documents received: 10:56am on 5 May 2021
Application approved: 11:16am on 12 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 9:52am on 13 May 2021
Passport received: 10:54am on 14 May 2021 (via TNT)
Documents received: 17:47pm on 21 May 2021 (via TNT)

Thank you all for the support through this process! The forum has been a great source of information Good luck everyone!

[bizman]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 06/05/21
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 06/05/21
Identity verified: 07/05/21
Documents sent: 07/05/21
Documents delivered: 10/05/21
Documents received 12/05/21
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: Waiting