British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[rollsrox]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 03/05/2021
Identity verified: 03/05/2021
Documents sent: 04/05/2021
Documents delivered: 05/05/2021
Documents verified received: 07/05/2021
Application approved: 10/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 11/05/2021
Passport received: 12/05/2021
Documents received: 21/05/2021

9 days from application to receiving passport, well done HMPO Peterborough! Let's hope I get documents back soon as I've booked a flight to Australia next Thursday

Well I had to fly undocumented to Australia but I made it and in hotel quarantine now. Thanks for all the help over the years to everyone, signing off now

[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: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[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:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[khaledadda]

type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 04:44pm on 11 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 04:44pm on 11 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 06:36pm on 11 May 2021
Identity details received 06:51pm on 11 May 2021
Application received 06:51pm on 11 May 2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail special delivery: 09:18am on 13 May 2021
Documents delivered and signed @ Bootle: 09:18am on 13 May 2021
Documents received: 11:44am on 17 May 2021
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Martincala]

First British Passport

Method of Application: Online - Applied within the UK
Passport Office: BOOTLE

Documents received: PENDING
Passport received: PENDING
Passport printed and sent: PENDING
Application Approved: PENDING
Application being processed: 10:35am on 20 May 2021 (As of 21 May 2021 - 11am)
Documents received: 11:33am on 14 May 2021
Application received: 4:18pm on 11 May 2021
Identity details received: 4:18pm on 11 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:27pm on 11 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:23pm on 11 May 2021
Application submitted: 2:23pm on 11 May 2021
British Citizenship Ceremony: 11 May 2021

Good luck folks

[pcpuspita]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
From: USA
Method: Online
HMPO Office: Durham

Online Application submitted: 13/05/2021
Identity verified: 15/05/2021
Documents sent: 17/05/2021
Documents delivered: pending
Documents received: pending
Application being processed: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[naruto]

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

Online Application submitted: 05/05/2021
Identity verified: 05/05/2021
Documents sent: 05/05/2021
Documents delivered: 06/05/2021 noon
Documents received: 07/05/2021
Application being processed: 13/05/2021
Photo rejected:18/05/2021
New photo received: 18/05/201
Application approved: 19/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 20/05/2021
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[ikatsi79]

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

Online Application submitted: 05/05/2021
Identity verified: 05/05/2021
Documents sent: 05/05/2021
Documents delivered: 06/05/2021 noon
Documents received: 10/05/2021
Application approved: 11/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 12/05/2021
Passport received: 14/05/2021
Documents received: 20/05/2021

[Gcar10]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online Application submitted: 28/04/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 28/04/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 28/04/2021
Identity verified: 28/04/2021
Application received: 28/04/2021
Documents sent: 28/04/2021
Documents delivered: 29/04/2021
Documents Received: 04/05/2021
Application approved: 07/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 10/05/2021
Passport received: 11/05/2021
Documents received: 20/05/2021

That’s me done! Thanks to everyone for being so supportive throughout.. This forum is so helpful to get valuable information..

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

[bstbrazil84]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 27/04/2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 27/04/2021
Identity verified: 27/04/2021
Documents sent: 27/04/2021
Documents delivered: 29/04/2021
Application approved: 06/05/2021 at 11:51am
Passport printed and sent: 07/05/2021 at 10:34am
Passport received: 10/05/2021 at 12:01pm
Documents received: 19/05/2021 at 11:49am

This forum is amazing and I thank again the moderators and the community they created. Good luck to everyone. And this is it for me, signing off. : )

[Martincala]

Application history

Passport Office: BOOTLE

Documents received PENDING
Passport received PENDING
Passport printed and sent PENDING
Application Approved PENDING (As of 19 May 2021 - 10am)
Documents received 11:33am on 14 May 2021
Application received 4:18pm on 11 May 2021
Identity details received 4:18pm on 11 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:27pm on 11 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:23pm on 11 May 2021
Application submitted 2:23pm on 11 May 2021
British Citizenship Ceremony: 11 May 2021

I think it would be better if everyone posts their application history in this order (As exactly shows on the application tracking webpage)

Good luck

[ojliaa]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 11:57pm on 27 April 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 11:57pm on 27 April 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12:06am on 28 April 2021
Identity details received 12:31am on 28 April 2021
Application received 12:31am on 28 April 2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail special delivery: 09:07am on 28 April 2021
Documents delivered and signed @ Bootle: 10:25am on 29 April 2021
Documents received: 10:15am on 30 April 2021
Application approved: 8:16pm on 13 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 9:56am on 14 May 2021
Passport received: Firstly, Attempted to deliver at 09:14am on 17th May by NTN driver but Rearranged delivery and finally delivered today at 10:40am on Tuesday 18 May 2021
Documents received: T.B.C

Almighty, Allah be very much Thanked!

I'm also very thankful to all the great board members for their kind support throughout this journey until today.
Best Regards
Ojliaa

[helpu279]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised on 19/04/2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 20/04/2021
Identity verified: 20/04/2021
Documents sent: 20/04/2021
Documents delivered: 22/04/2021
Application approved: 02/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 04/05/2021
Passport received: 07/05/2021
Documents received: 14/05/2021

It was insanely fast.

Excellent service from HMPO.

[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: (Waiting)

[ACBC]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (ceremony 27/04/2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 28/04/2021
Identity verified: 28/04/2021
Documents sent: 29/04/2021
Documents delivered: 04/05/2021 (Took a bit longer due to bank holiday weekend)
Application being processed: 05/05/2021
Application approved: 12/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 13/05/2021
Passport received: 14/05/2021
Documents received: 17/05/2021

Overall a very smooth and easy process...Many thanks to this forum for all the useful information over the years Finally got to the end of my citizenship journey...All the very best everyone

[Abdul89]

My first Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted 8:35pm on 20 April 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:35pm on 20 April 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:17pm on 20 April 2021
Identity details received 9:25pm on 20 April 2021
Application received 9:25pm on 20 April 2021
We've received your documents. If we need more information we'll contact you In a text message on 29 April 17:41
Application being processed 12:47pm on 4 May 2021
Application approved: 8:05am on 10 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 1:13pm on 10 May 2021
Passport received: 10:30am on11 May 2021
Passport colour: Blue
Documents received: 14:05pm on 17 May 2021
Thank you all for the information

[khaledadda]

type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 04:44pm on 11 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 04:44pm on 11 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 06:36pm on 11 May 2021
Identity details received 06:51pm on 11 May 2021
Application received 06:51pm on 11 May 2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail special delivery: 09:18am on 13 May 2021
Documents delivered and signed @ Bootle: Pending
Documents received: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[spartanking_007]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 12:41pm on 14 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 12:41pm on 14 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12:41pm on 14 May 2021
Identity details received 9:10pm on 14 May 2021
Application received 9:10pm on 14 May 2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail special delivery: 11:10am on 15 May 2021
Documents delivered and signed @ Bootle:
Documents received:
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[ojliaa]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 11:57pm on 27 April 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 11:57pm on 27 April 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12:06am on 28 April 2021
Identity details received 12:31am on 28 April 2021
Application received 12:31am on 28 April 2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail special delivery: 09:07am on 28 April 2021
Documents delivered and signed @ Bootle: 10:25am on 29 April 2021
Documents received: 10:15am on 30 April 2021
Application approved: 8:16pm on 13 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 9:56am on 14 May 2021
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
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[ikatsi79]

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

Online Application submitted: 05/05/2021
Identity verified: 05/05/2021
Documents sent: 05/05/2021
Documents delivered: 06/05/2021 noon
Documents received: 10/05/2021
Application approved: 11/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 12/05/2021
Passport received: 14/05/2021
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: TBC
Passport printed and sent: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[chiapa]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 22/04/2021
Identity verified: 22/04/2021
Documents sent: 22/04/2021
Documents delivered: 23/04/2021
Application approved: 03/05/2021 (Weirdly in a Bank Holiday, so I think there must be some automated verification process or delayed email system in place).
Passport printed and sent: 04/05/2021 20:27
Passport received: 06/05/2021 15:30
Documents received: 12/06/2021 16:00

[SWinSW]

Update: Docs received 13th May. The HMPO Twitter page said there was a backlog and some delays but they were working steadily to clear it.

Signing off the forum now, it's been a great help through the whole ILR / Naturalisation / Passport application process. Thank you and good luck to you all

First adult passport after naturalisation, application processed by HMPO Bootle.

Application submitted: 20th April 2021
Identity confirmed: 20th April
Application received: 20th April
Docs posted: 20th April
Docs received: 22nd April (Royal Mail recorded delivery tracking showed physical delivery on 21st April)
Application approved: 30th April
Passport printed and sent: 30th April (at 9.59pm!)
Passport received: 5th May (1st-3rd May was a Bank Holiday weekend)

Still waiting for my docs to be returned but this was a very swift and painless service both by HMPO Bootle and by TNT