British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[mrduplicity]

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

Online Application: 13/10/2020
Identity Verified: 15/10/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 16/10/2020 Special Delivery next working day
Documents delivered and signed: 19/10/2020
Documents Received status: 21/10/2020
Application being processed: 21/10/2020
Application Approved: 16/11/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

Note: Last Wednesday 11/11 it had been 3 weeks since my application was processing so I decided to use the Webchat function to talk to someone at HM Passport Office. They told me my passport officer sent mail to where my counter signatory works on 2/11 and they're waiting for a response. I got in touch with my counter signatory and she told me she's working from home so she hadn't received that. Long story short my passport officer called her on Friday and sent her an email. She responded and my application was approved today. I can't tell they contacted my counter signatory because she's Irish or because I used the paper form, but oh well. Thank god I enquired before the 6 weeks they quote as normal processing time for first time applicants otherwise this would have gone nowhere. Hopefully my passport arrives this week or next.

Definitely recommend Webchat, they were very helpful, the link to the webchat if anyone needs it: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisat ... ct/webchat

[ummalido]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast
Date of Application: 19 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 19 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 20 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20 October 2020
Date Documents Received Status updated: 22 October 2020
Application Approved: 5 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 5 November 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 9 November 2020 (Passport), 10 November (Documents)
Passport Colour: Blue

[Anon132]

Type: First child passport after citizenship registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 14/11/2020
Identity Verified: 14/11/2020
Documents Sent: 15/11/2020 Special Delivery next working day
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail:
Date Documents Received Status:
Application Being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

[Finddd]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 02/11/2020
Identity Verified: 02/11/2020
Documents Sent: 02/11/2020 Special Delivery next working day
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 03/11/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 03/11/2020
Application Being processed: 05/11/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

[axeman85]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Belfast

Online Application: 10/11/2020

Identity Verified: 10/11/2020

Documents Sent: 11/11/2020 Special Delivery next working day before 9am

Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 12/11/2020

Date Documents Received Status: 12/11/2020

Application Being processed: 13/11/2020

Application Approved:

Passport Printed and Sent:

Date Passport/Doc Received:

Passport Colour:

[westerner20]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 10/11/2020
Identity Verified: 11/11/2020
Documents Sent: 11/11/2020 Special Delivery next working day
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 13/11/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 13/11/2020
Application Being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

[reoo]

Type: First passport after Naturalisation

From: UK

Method: Online

Passport office: HMPO Durham

Online Application: 03/11/2020

Identity Verified: 03/11/2020

Documents Sent: 03/11/2020

Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 05/11/2020

Date Documents Received Status: 05/11/2020

Application Being processed: 06/11/2020

Application Approved: 13/11/2020

Passport Printed and Sent: Pending

Date Passport/Doc Received: Pending

Passport Colour: Pending

[Casa]

@kgnot Please post your questions in a separate topic. This is a TIMELINE ONLY THREAD.

[instantmouse]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: UK, London
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Durham

Online Application: 11 Oct 2020
Identity Verified: 17 Oct 2020
Documents Sent: 19 Oct 2020 (Special Delivery tracked for next working day)
Documents delivered by Royal Mail and signed for: 20/10/2020 (next day delivery)
Date Documents Received Status update by HMPO: 22/10/2020 (1:02 pm)
Application Being processed: 22/10/2020 (6:27pm)
Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport Received: Pending
Date Documents Received: Pending

Follow Up Note: After almost 20 days I decided to use the HMPO web chat yesterday to check the status of my application and I was informed that my documents had been received and I was to be contacted to have an interview scheduled and that I should await the letter with more information on this. At least I now know I am not lost with extra delays in the process due to COVID... I shall update again!

Passport Colour: TBC

[Ade1111]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 16/10/2020
Identity Verified: 16/10/2020
Documents Sent: 17/10/2020 Special Delivery next working day
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/10/2020
Application Being processed: 22/10/2020
Application Approved: 05/11/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 05/11/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 11/11/2020
Passport Colour: Dark Blue

Alas, I am at the end of my naturalization journey and I also wanted to express my sincere gratitude to the moderators/participants as this has been a critical source of updates for me throughout. Wishing everyone the best outcomes too!

[uuee6543]

Updated

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport -> HMPO Glasgow*

Online Application: 14/10/2020
Identity Verified: 16/10/2020
Documents Sent: 17/10/2020 Special Delivery next working day
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 19/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 19/10/2020
Application forwarded to HMPO Glasgow: 21/10/2020
Application Being processed: 21/10/2020
Request for Urgent Return of Supporting Documents: 2/11/2020
Application Approved: 3/11/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 4/11/2020
Date Passport Received: 6/11/2020
Date Documents Returned: 9/11/2020

* - on 2 November I called HMPO advice helpline asking for my supporting documents to be returned to me urgently as I needed them to prove my identity. They emailed HMPO Glasgow and scheduled a call with me the following day. Incidentally, they told me that my documents and case got forwarded from HMPO Newport to HMPO Glasgow. Their reasoning was apparently the circuit breaker lockdown in Wales...

On 3 November a case worker from HMPO Glasgow called and notified me that my application just got approved anyway so they would dispatch both my supporting documents and the passport shortly. The supporting documents were supposed to be delivered on 5 November according to HMPO Glasgow and TNT tracking (to track on TNT website, I used the PEX number but without without any spaces and without the "PEX" part - just the digits), but alas the driver ran out of time for the day and it got delayed until Monday. In the end, my passport ended up getting delivered sooner than the supporting documents...

[Annavivas]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast
Date of Application: 28 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 28 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 29 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 30 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 2 November 2020
Application being processed: 3 November 2020
Application Approved: 9 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

[Roxen]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 03/11/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/11/2020
Date Documents Sent: 05/11/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 06/11/2020
Application being processed: 09/11/2020
Application Approved: Awaiting
Passport Printed and Sent: Awaiting
Date Passport Received: Awaiting
Passport Colour: Awaiting
Date of Return of Documents: Awaiting

[Greatness1]

APPLICATION TIMELINE:
Passport for: Adult (first passport after naturalization)
Applying from: UK
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 20/10/2020
Date application received by IPS: 22/10/2020
Location of IPS Office involved: Peterborough
Date of return of documents: 4/11/2020
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not Applicable
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt: 5/11/2020
Passport Color - Dark Blue

[Ade1111]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 16/10/2020
Identity Verified: 16/10/2020
Documents Sent: 17/10/2020 Special Delivery next working day
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/10/2020
Application Being processed: 22/10/2020
Application Approved: 05/11/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: Awaiting
Date Passport/Doc Received: Awaiting
Passport Colour: Awaiting

[zebra_humbucker]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online

Online Application: 08/10/2020
Identity Verified: 09/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 13/10/2020
Application Being processed: 14/10/2020
Application Approved: 30/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 02/11/2020
Date Docs Received: 04/11/2020
Date Passport Received: 05/11/2020
Passport Colour: Blue

[Vilandra]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 1 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 3 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 3 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 4 November 2020
Date Documents Received Status updated: 5 November 2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

[javiervoice]

Passport for: Adult first passport after naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: Belfast

Online application: 16 October 2020
Identity verified: 16 October 2020
Documents sent: 17 October 2020
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 19 October 2020
Documents received status: 21 October 2020
Application being processed: 21 October 2020
Application approved: 26 October 2020
Passport printed and sent: 27 October 2020
Passport and supporting documents received: 3 November 2020 (all in same envelope)
Passport Colour: Navy

[Jo122]

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

Online Application: 2/11/2020
Identity Verified: 2/11/2020
Documents Sent: 2/11/2020

Documents delivered via Royal Mail: 3/11/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 4/11/2020
Application Being processed: 4/11/2020

Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:

Date Passport Received:
Date Doc Received:

Passport Colour:

[mealos]

Type: First passport for the baby with naturalised citizen parents
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Durham

Online Application: 17 Oct 2020
Identity Verified: 17 Oct 2020
Documents Sent: 20 Oct 2020 (Special Delivery next working day)
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 21/10/2020
Date Documents Received - as claimed by HMPO-: 26/10/2020 Liar liar pants on fire!
Application Being processed: 28/10/2020

Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport Received: Pending
Date Documents Received: Pending
Passport Colour:

[U Aziz]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 14/10/2020
Identity Verified: 14/10/2020
Documents Sent: 14/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail:15/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 16/10/2020
Application Being processed: 16/10/2020
Application Approved: 29/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 30/10/2020

TNT tracking continues to show in Unitised HUB from 30/10 night and not updated till now!
Supporting documents was showing for today’s delivery and passport for tomorrow...

Not sure how long before they deliver

Date Passport/Doc Received: 03/11/2020
Passport Colour: Navy

[Raihanul]

Application submitted 29th Oct
Identity Confirmed 30th Oct
Application Received 30th Oct
Doc Sent 02/11/20

[apostrophe]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: Poland
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Liverpool

Online Application: 11 Oct 2020
Identity Verified: 11 Oct 2020
Documents Sent: 12 Oct 2020
Date Documents Received Status update by HMPO: 22/10/2020
Application Being processed: 26/10/2020
Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport Received: Pending
Date Documents Received: Pending
Passport Colour:

[instantmouse]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: UK, London
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Durham

Online Application: 11 Oct 2020
Identity Verified: 17 Oct 2020
Documents Sent: 19 Oct 2020 (Special Delivery tracked for next working day)
Documents delivered by Royal Mail and signed for: 20/10/2020 (next day delivery)
Date Documents Received Status update by HMPO: 22/10/2020 (1:02 pm)
Application Being processed: 22/10/2020 (6:27pm)
Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport Received: Pending
Date Documents Received: Pending
Passport Colour:

[Itsmetheleo7]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 9 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22 October 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: Passport Received on 27 October, 3 November
Passport Colour: Navy