British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[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:
Date Documents Received Status:
Application Being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

[ellyell]

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

Online Application: 24 Sep 2020
Identity Verified: 24 Sep 2020
Documents Sent: 25 Sep 2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 28 Sep 2020
Date Documents Received Status: 29 Sep 2020
Application Being processed: 02 Oct 2020
Application Approved: 09 Oct 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 12 Oct 2020
Date Passport Received: 14 Oct 2020
Doc Received: 14 Oct 2020
Passport Colour: Blue

[N1234]

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

Online Application: 13/10/2020
Identity Verified: 13/10/2020
Documents Sent: 13/10/2020
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:

[DCgirl]

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

Online Application: 08/10/2020
Identity Verified: 10/10/2020
Documents Sent: 12/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 13/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 13/10/2020
Application Being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

[Anatol]

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

Online Application: 29/09/2020
Identity Verified: 29/09/2020
Documents Sent: 29/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 30/09/20
Documents Received status: 1/10/2020
Application being processed: 2/10/20

Application Approved: 8/10/20
Passport Printed and Sent: 9/10/2020
Passport Received: 10/10/2020
Passport Colour: blues/black
Date of Return of Documents: 12/10/2020

[Humble123]

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

Online Application: 08/10/2020
Identity Verified: 08/10/2020
Documents Sent: 08/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 09/10/2020
Documents Received status: 09/10/2020
Application being processed: 12/10/2020

Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Passport Received: waiting
Passport Colour: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[Route to ILR]

Type: Child Passport Renewal (for my Daughter)
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 26/09/2020 (Saturday)
Date Identity Verified: No need as child is over 12 years old
Date Documents Sent: 28/09 /2020 (Previous British Passport).
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 30/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 01/10/2020
Application being processed: 05/10/2020
Application Approved: 05/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 08/10/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 10/10/2020.

Previous British passport cut from the cornor. Outer layer and 1st page.
Total: 12 days.

Type: Child Passport Renewal (for my Son)
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 26/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 01/10/2020
Date Documents Sent: 02/10 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 04/10/2020
Date Documents Received status: 05/10/2020
Application being processed: 06/10/2020
Application Approved: 06/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 07/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 09/10/2020 (TNT Courier)
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 09/10/2020 (Separate Envelope)

[rozearo]

Type: First Child passport (one application sent to Newport, the others to Peterborough)
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 9/9/2020
Application being processed: 10/9/2020
Application Approved: 17/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/9/2020
Passport Received: 22/9/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 24/9/2020

Type: First passport after naturalisation & First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 16/09/2020
Application being processed: 18/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/9/2020
Passport Received: 25/9/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 5/10/2020

[Humble123]

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

Online Application: 08/10/2020
Identity Verified: 08/10/2020
Documents Sent: 08/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 09/10/2020
Documents Received status: 09/10/2020
Application being processed:

Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Passport Received: waiting
Passport Colour: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting
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[UKapplicant]

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

Online Application: 24/09/2020
Identity Verified: 24/09/2020
Documents Sent: 25/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 28/09/20
Documents Received status: 28/09/2020
Application being processed: 29/09/20

Application Approved: 09/10/20 (11 days)
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Passport Received: waiting
Passport Colour: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[TheDon]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.

Online Application: 10/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020
Documents Sent: 12/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 15/09/2020
Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 22/09/2020
Application Approved: 24/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 24/09/2020
Passport Received: 29/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 07/10/2020

I didn't pick any of the 'Urgent' options when doing the online application. Still quite quick considering.

[Prisha]

Type: First passport after Registration as British Citizen for my child
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 16/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 16/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 17/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 18/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 22/09/2020
Application Approved: 02/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 05/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 07/10/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 07/10/2020


Type: First passport after Naturalisation For me
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 21/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 21/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 22/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Documents delivered and signed: 23/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 24/09/2020
Application being processed: 25/09/2020
Application Approved: 05/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 08/10/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 08/10/2020

[UKapplicant]

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

Online Application: 24/09/2020
Identity Verified: 24/09/2020
Documents Sent: 25/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 28/09/20
Documents Received status: 28/09/2020
Application being processed: 29/09/20

Application Approved: waiting (still!)
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Passport Received: waiting
Passport Colour: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

The processing time has been about 10 days so far, and still no news... I really dislike that we have to send our other original passport(s) to the Home Office if we live in the UK (although this is not needed if you are overseas). I don't believe this is common practice in most countries.

[albanian33]

Type: First Passport (naturalisation)
From: UK
Method: Online
Date of Online Application: 28/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 29/09/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 30/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 3/10/2020
Application being processed: not shown
Application Approved: 5/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 08/10/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents:

[hashmil]

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

Online Application: 12/09/2020
Identity Verified: 12/09/2020
Documents Sent: 14/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 15/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 18/09/2020
Application Being processed: 23/09/2020
Application Approved: 03/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 05/10/2020
Date Passport Recieved: 07/10/2020
Doc Received: Awaiting
Passport Colour: Dark blue

Number of calander days: 25 days

[albanian33]

Type: First Passport (naturalisation)
From: UK
Method: Online
Date of Online Application: 28/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 29/09/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 30/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 3/10/2020
Application being processed: not shown
Application Approved: 5/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/10/2020
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[Rusland]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 04/10/2020
Identity Verified: 04/10/2020
Documents Sent: 05/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 06/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status:
Application Being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

[miku]

Type: First passport after Naturalisation (for my son)
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 01/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 02/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 03/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Documents delivered and signed: 04/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 10/09/2020
Application being processed: 15/09/2020
Application Approved: 16/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 23/09/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 05/10/2020

Type: First passport after Naturalisation (for me)
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 01/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 02/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 03/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 04/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 07/09/2020
Application being processed: 09/09/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 15/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 17/09/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 18/09/2020

[starlin]

Application online first child passport
Application submitted: 30/08/2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 30/08/2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity:30/08/2020
Identity details received: 02/09/2020
Application received: 02/09/2020
Documents signed: 04/09/2020
Documents received: HMPO Peterborough 10/9/2020
Application being processed: 14/09/2020
Application Approved: 16/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 22/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: Unknown

I want to remind everyone that remember to keep your EU route PR card, you do not need to send back to HO after naturalisation. I did send back I need that for my baby. Luckily, my partner has settled status approved before my baby girl was born, so HO accepts that(Didn't tell us the reason, just approved).

However, just 23 days and got my baby's passport! The wait is over! Good luck to others and thank you all so much for the support all the way to this point.

[Simplebuthonest]

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

Online Application: 16/09/2020
Identity Verified: 16/09/2020
Documents Sent: 16/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 17/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 22/09/2020
Application Being processed: 24/09/2020
Application Approved: 28/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 28/09/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 01/10/2020
Passport Colour: Dark blue

Total: 15 Calendar days

Thanks to all Mods and contributors...Good luck to everyone waiting

[Daided]

Type: First Child Passport (after registration)
From: UK
Method: Online
Date of Online Application: 16/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 17/09/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 21/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 22/09/2020
Application Approved: 29/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 30/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 02/10/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 29/09/2020

[Fbiboy2002]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.

Online Application: 26/09/2020
Identity Verified: 30/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 01/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 02/10/2020
Documents Received status: 02/10/2020
Application being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[pat1246]

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

Online Application: 16/09/2020
Identity Verified: 16/09/2020
Application Received: 16/09/2020
Documents Sent: 16/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 17/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 18/09/2020
Application Being processed:22/08/2020
Application Approved: 28/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 28/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 29/09/2020
Date documents Returned: 29/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue

Received both at the same time. goodluck to everyone else waiting.

[jojo1984]

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

Online Application: 18/08/2020
Identity Verified: 18/08/2020
Application Received: 18/08/2020
Documents Sent: 19/08/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/08/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/08/2020
Application Being processed:26/08/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 21/09/2020
Date documents Returned: 29/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue