British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[yasir-ch121]

First adult passport after Naturalization

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 24 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 24 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 24 Sept 2024
Application received: 24 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 24 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 25 Sept 2024
Documents acknowledged: 30 Sep 2024
Application approved: 02 Oct 2024 [9.18pm]
Passport printed: 04 Oct 2024 [12.39am]
Passport dispatched: 04 Oct 2024
Passport received: 05 0ct 2024
Documents returned: 05 Oct 2024

[msdntrx]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation. Never changed my name, but Passport Office is not proceeding with my application and requesting to send them previous passports.

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22/09/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 22/09/2024
Identity details received: 23/09/2024
Application received: 23/09/2024
Documents posted: 23/09/2024 (Royal mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 24/09/2024
Documents acknowledged: 26/09/2024
Additional documents requested: 1/10/2024 ("Please provide any earlier foreign passports that you used to travel to the United Kingdom.")
Additional documents sent: 2/10/2024 (Letter explaining that I don't have my previous passport)
Additional documents received: 3/10/2024
Additional documents acknowledged: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents returned: Pending

[kikzz77]

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22nd September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 22nd September 2024
Identity details received: 22nd September 2024
Documents dispatched: 23rd September 2024
Documents delivered (RM signed and tracked): 24th September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 25th September 2024
Application approved: 30th September 2024
Passport printed: 1st October 2024
Passport received: 2nd October 2024
Documents received: Still waiting

[yasir-ch121]

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 24 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 24 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 24 Sept 2024
Application received: 24 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 24 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 25 Sept 2024
Documents acknowledged: 30 Sep 2024
Application approved: 02 Oct 2024 [9.18pm]
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents returned: Pending

approved too quickly after acknowledged email..approved email got at 9.18pm non office hour

[SahandJ]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Our lawyers sent the current Colombian passport alongside the other documents to speed up the process, as they apparently almost always ask for the current passport after having received the application documents.

Application submitted: 2:00pm on 19 September 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:00pm on 19 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:04pm on 19 September 2024
Identity details received: 2:15pm on 19 September 2024
Application received: 2:15pm on 19 September 2024
Documents received: 4:26pm on 23 September 2024
Application approved: 2:26pm on 27 September 2024
Passport printed: 4:29am on 28 September 2024
Passport received: 01 October 2024
Documents received: 02 October 2024

[MuchAdoAboutNothing]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 25 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 25 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 25 Sept 2024
Application received: 25 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 27 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 30 Sept 2024
Documents acknowledged: 2 Oct 2024
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents returned: Pending

[bart_rz]

First adult passport after naturalisation
Applying from abroad — I thought I would post it here as the whole process caused a fair bit of stress especially after reading that there were cases of a revoked citizenship after applying from abroad right after naturalisation. HMPO was not accepting the proof of address for my holiday rental, but finally approved the application when I told them I'm still resident in the UK and just away on an extended holiday.

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 3 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 3 September 2024
Identity details received: 4 September 2024
Application received: 4 September 2024
Documents posted: 6 September 2024 (DHL) (incl. a full colour scan of my other passport)
Documents delivered: 9 September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 10 September 2024
More documents requested: 17 September 2024
Documents posted: 18 September 2024 (Royal Mail)
Documents delivered: 20 September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 24 September 2024
More documents requested: 24 September 2024
Online chat to clarify the situation: 24 September 2024
Application approved: 24 September 2024
Passport printed: 25 September
Passport dispatched: 26 September (DHL)
Passport received: 1 October
Documents returned: 2 October

[ice94]

First adult passport after naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 28 August
Email sent to person confirming identity: 1 September
Identity details received: 2 September
Application received: 2 September
Documents posted: 4 September
Documents delivered: 5 September
Documents acknowledged: 7 September
Application approved: 13 September
Passport printed: 16 September
Passport dispatched: 16 September
Passport received: 17 September
Documents returned: 18 September

((Sent a colour copy of all pages of my passport verified by the Post Office Service and a covering letter explaining I couldn't be without my passport and it was accepted))

[SahandJ]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Our lawyers sent the current Colombian passport alongside the other documents to speed up the process, as they apparently almost always ask for the current passport after having received the application documents.

Application submitted: 2:00pm on 19 September 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:00pm on 19 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:04pm on 19 September 2024
Identity details received: 2:15pm on 19 September 2024
Application received: 2:15pm on 19 September 2024
Documents received: 4:26pm on 23 September 2024
Application approved: 2:26pm on 27 September 2024
Passport printed: 4:29am on 28 September 2024
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[macandersonuche1997]

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 10th September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 10th September 2024
Identity details received: 10th September 2024
Documents dispatched: 11th September 2024
Documents delivered (RM signed and tracked): 12th September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 14th September 2024
Application approved: 23th September 2024
Passport printed: 24th September 2024
Passport received: 25th September 2024
Documents received: Still waiting

3 months from applying for Citizenship to receiving Passport

[anikris]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 1:31pm on 9th September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 1:59pm on 9th September 2024
Identity details received: 2:38pm on 9th September 2024
Application received: 2:38pm on 9th September 2024
Documents dispatched: 10th September 2024
Documents delivered (RM signed and tracked): 11th September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 12:05pm on 13 September 2024
Application approved: 3:39pm on 20 September 2024
Passport printed: Expected by 21st September 2024
Passport dispatched: Expected by 21st September 2024
Passport received: Expected by 23rd September 2024
Supporting documents received: Expected by 23rd September 2024

[Rooftile]

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 5th September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 5th September 2024
Identity details received: 5th September 2024
Documents dispatched: 6th September 2024
Documents delivered (RM signed and tracked): 9th September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 11th September 2024
Application approved: 19th September 2024
Passport printed: 20th September 2024
Passport received: 21st September 2024

[peacemaarkhan1]

First adult passport after naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 29th August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 29th August 2024
Identity details received: 29th August 2024
Documents dispatched: 31st August 2024
Documents delivered (RM 1pm special delivery): 2nd September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 6th September 2024
Application approved: 12th September 2024
Passport printed: 13th September 2024
Passport received: 14th September 2024
Documents received: 19th September 2024 (requested late delivery as I was out of town)

Thanks a lot to everyone in this forum for helping me plan this whole process!

[rainbowbutterfly]

First child passport after registration
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 4 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 4 September 2024
Identity details received: 4 September 2024
Application received: 4 September 2024
Documents received: 10 September 2024
Application approved: 17 September 2024
Passport printed: 18 September 2024
Passport received: 19 September 2024
Documents received: 19 September 2024

[krisy30]

First adult passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: no idea
Application submitted: 29th August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 29th August 2024
Identity details received: 30th August 2024
Application received: 30th August 2024
Documents received: 6th September 2024 (I posted on 31st August 2024)
Application approved: 16 September 2024
Passport printed: 17 September 2024
Passport received: 18 September 2024
Documents received: 18 September 2024

Very straightforward for me. Hope this helps other. All the best guys.

[rainbowbutterfly]

First adult passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 4 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 4 September 2024
Identity details received: 4 September 2024
Application received: 4 September 2024
Documents received: 8 September 2024
Person not eligible: 13 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 13 September 2024
Identity details received: 13 September 2024
Application approved: 16 September 2024
Passport printed: 17 September 2024
Passport received: 18 September 2024
Documents received: 18 September 2024

[timeavailable]

First adult passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 2 September
Email sent to person confirming identity: 2 September
Identity details received: 2 September
Application received: 2 September
Documents posted: 2 September
Documents delivered: 3 September
Documents acknowledged: 6 September
Application approved: 12 September
Passport printed: 13 September
Passport dispatched: 13 September
Passport received: 14 September
Documents returned: 14 September

N.B. I sent a colour photocopy of my passport along with a covering letter, and it was accepted.

[nimzoindian]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online (2 Adults - separate applications)
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted 26 August 2024
Identity details received 26 August 2024
Application received 26 August 2024
Supporting Documents posted 28 August 2024 (Both sets of docs In a single envelope with both ref numbers listed in front of the envelope & a covering letter explaining the purpose of each doc)
Supporting Documents delivered 29 August 2024
Documents received 2 September 2024
Application approved 6 September 2024
Passport printed 7 September 2024
Passport & Documents dispatched 9 September 2024 (Text & Email from Royalmail)
Passport & Documents received 10 September 2024 (4 Envelopes = 2 Passports & 2 supporting docs - They separated our docs in separate envelopes!)

Thanks everyone for posting your timelines.
I hope people continue to post for the future applicants, this forum definitely helped us understand the current timelines better.

[satrhakss]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 9:58am on 8 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 10:02am on 8 August 2024
Identity details received: 10:50am on 8 August 2024
Application received: 10:50am on 8 August 2024
Documents posted: 8 August 2024 DHL
Documents delivered: 10.40am on 9 August 2024
Documents acknowledged: 2:39pm on 14 August 2024
Application approved: 12:44pm on 20 August 2024
Passport printed: 10:40pm on 21 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 1.31pm on 21 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail 24h)
Passport received: 11.18am on 22 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail)
Documents returned: 23 August 2024

[safdari_peyman]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 7 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 8 August 2024
Identity details received: 12 August 2024
Application received: 12 August 2024
Documents posted: 13 August 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 14 August 2024 Royal Mail tracking system
Documents acknowledged: 19 August 2024
Application approved: 23 August 2024
Passport printed: 27 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 27 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail 24h)
Passport received: 28 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail)
Documents returned: 28 August 2024

[BumbleBee2021]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 05:00 pm on 08 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 04:00 pm on 10 August 2024
Identity details received: 04:30 pm on 10 August 2024
Application received: 04:30 pm on 10 August 2024
Documents posted: 10 August 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm (after last collection time)
Documents delivered: 13 August 2024 Royal Mail tracking system
Documents acknowledged : 05:30 pm on 15 August 2024
Application approved: 02:00 pm on 21 August 2024
Passport printed: 05:00 am on 22 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 22 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail 24h)
Passport received: 23 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail)
Documents returned: 24 August 2024

[mmt]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online application
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 7 August 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 7 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 7 August 2024
Identity details received: 8 August 2024
Application received: 8 August 2024
Documents received: 12 August 2024
Application approved: 19 August 2024
Passport printed: 20 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 20 August 2024
Passport received: 21 August 2024 (expected)
Documents returned: 22 August 2024 (expected)

[mollybird]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 8:00pm on 13 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 8:05pm on 13 August 2024
Identity details received: 11:00pm on 13 August 2024
Application received: 11:00pm on 13 August 2024
Documents posted: 14/08/2024 via Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day 1pm
Documents delivered: 15/08/2024 @ 10:19am
Documents received:
Request for Interview:
Interview:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents returned:

[Cuckuu]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 31 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 31 July 2024
Identity details received: 31 July 2024
Application received: 31 July 2024
Documents posted: 31 July 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 3 Aug 2024
Documents acknowledged : 5 Aug 2024
Application approved: 8 Aug 2024
Passport printed: 9 Aug 2024
Passport dispatched: 12 Aug 2024
Passport received: 13 Aug 2024
Documents returned: 14 Aug 2024

[georgejohn12]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 7th june 2011
Date application received by IPS: ( not checked )
Date of return of documents: 14th June 2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21st June 2011
Date of Passport Interview: 25th June ( Birmingham passport interview office)
Date of Passport Receipt: