British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[crickey101]

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

Date of Online Application: 17/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 17/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 18/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 24/03/2020
Application Approved: 15/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/05/2020
Date Passport Received: 20/05/2020 (DX to mailbox)
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[survivingtothriving]

Type: First adult passport
From: UK
Method: Online



Date of application: 01/04/2020
Date identity verified: 08/04/2020
Date documents sent: 15/04/2020
Date documents received: 21/04/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Application being processed: 28/04/2020
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Date passport received: waiting
Passport colour: waiting
Date of return of documents: waiting

[asap12]

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

Date of Online Application: 17/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 21/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 24/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved: 13/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 13/05/2020
Date Passport Received: 14/05/2020 (DX secure Delivery, id verified)
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: 18/05/2020 (TNT secure Delivery, posted on letterbox)

[covns20]

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

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 24/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved: 12/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 12/05/2020
Date Passport Received: 15/05/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: 18/05/2020

Good luck to everybody else!

[covns20]

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

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 24/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved: 12/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 12/05/2020
Date Passport Received: 15/05/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting

Good luck to everybody else!

[charlestcl]

Type: First Adult passport
From: USA
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 01/04/2020
Date Documents Sent: 02/04/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 06/04/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Date Documents Received: 14/04/2020
Application being processed: 15/04/2020
Application Approved: Waiting
Passport Printed and Sent: Waiting
Date Passport Received: Waiting
Passport Colour: Waiting
Date of Return of Documents: Waiting

[morgan314]

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

Date of Online Application: 16/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 17/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 18/03/2020
Application being processed: 20/03/2020
Application Approved: 04/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/05/2020
Date Passport Received: 07/05/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: 13/05/2020

[VAl_k]

First passport after naturalisation
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 24/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 24/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved: 12/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:....... Waiting
Date Passport Received;
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[shace26]

Type: FIRST ADULT PASSPORT & 2 CHILD PASSPORT AFTER BRITISH NATURALISATION
From: United Kingdom
Method: Online

Application submitted 12-Mar-20
Ask someone to confirm your identity 12-Mar-20
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12-Mar-20
Identity details received 13-Mar-20
Application received 13-Mar-20
Documents received 18-Mar-20
Application being processed 19-Mar-20
Application approved 30-Apr-20
Passport printed and sent 30-Apr-20
Passport received 01-May-20
Documents received 12-May-20 (Paid for special delivery)

Good luck for all who are still waiting.

[CR001]

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

[morgan314]

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

Date of Online Application: 16/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 17/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 18/03/2020
Application being processed: 20/03/2020
Application Approved: 04/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/05/2020
Date Passport Received: 07/05/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[tanya18]

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

Date of Online Application: 04/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 04/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 09/03/2020
Application being processed: 09/03/2020
Application Approved: waiting
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Date Passport Received: waiting
Passport Colour: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[morgan314]

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

Date of Online Application: 16/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 17/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 18/03/2020
Application being processed: 20/03/2020
Application Approved: 04/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/05/2020
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[Eurika]

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

Date of Online Application: 05/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 05/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 31/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 01/05/2020 (just got update from Royal Mail, not from HMPO)
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received:waiting
Application being processed: waiting
Application Approved: waiting
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Date Passport Received: waiting
Passport Colour: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[shace26]

Type: FIRST ADULT PASSPORT & 2 CHILD PASSPORT AFTER BRITISH NATURALISATION
From: United Kingdom
Method: Online

Application submitted 12-Mar-20
Ask someone to confirm your identity 12-Mar-20
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12-Mar-20
Identity details received 13-Mar-20
Application received 13-Mar-20
Documents received 18-Mar-20
Application being processed 19-Mar-20
Application approved 30-Apr-20
Passport printed and sent 30-Apr-20
Passport received 01-May-20
Documents received Still waiting

Good luck for all who are still waiting.

[mdylv]

Type: FIRST ADULT PASSPORT AFTER BRITISH NATURALISATION
From: United Kingdom
Method: Online

Date of Online Application: 11/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 11/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 12/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 13/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 16/03/2020
Application being processed: 16/03/2020
Application Approved: 29/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 29/04/2020
Date Passport Received: 30/04/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: 30/04/2020

[bhai86]

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

Date of Online Application: 13/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 13/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 13/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 16/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 17/03/2020
Application being processed: 18/03/2020
Application Approved: 08/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 09/04/2020
Date Passport Received: 14/04/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: 30/04/2020

[mdylv]

Type: FIRST ADULT PASSPORT AFTER BRITISH NATURALISATION
From: United Kingdom
Method: Online

Date of Online Application: 11/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 11/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 12/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 13/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 16/03/2020
Application being processed: 16/03/2020
Application Approved: 29/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 29/04/2020
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[VAl_k]

First passport after naturalisation
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 24/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 24/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved:.... Waiting......
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received;
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

Helpline, not friendly at all, told to check online

[ThePerfectITGuy]

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

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

Second Application -

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Belfast
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 23/03/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:


Third Application -

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 31/03/2020
Application Approved:21/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:21/04/2020
Date Passport Received:27/04/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: Yet to receive !

[kabdelrazek]

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

Application submitted 10:02 on 17 March 2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:02 on 17 March 2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:06 on 17 March 2020
Identity details received 13:34 on 17 March 2020
Application received 13:34 on 17 March 2020
Documents received 14:47 on 20 March 2020
Application being processed 08:53 on 24 March 2020
Request sent to prioritise issuing(O&G Worker) 13:29 on 20 April 2020
HMPO Called requesting evidence of urgency 09:00 on 22 April 2020
Evidence Sent (Employer Letter to join Ship) 09:30 on 23 April 2020
HMPO Called to confirm acceptance of letter 10:10 on 23 April 2020
Payment to expedite passport postage (£113.43) 10:10 on 23 April 2020
Application approved 11:25 on 23 April 2020
Passport printed and sent 12:54 on 23 April 2020
Passport Received 11:30 on 24 April 2020
Passport Colour Burgundy
Return of Documents (arrived with passport) 11:30 on 24 April 2020

[Doublestarxx]

From: UK
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 19/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 20/03/2020
Application being processed: 31/03/2020
Application Approved: 21/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22/04/20
Date Passport Received; 23/04/20
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[Doublestarxx]

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

Date of Online Application: 19/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 20/03/2020
Application being processed: 31/03/2020
Application Approved: 21/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received;
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[lab86]

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

Date of Online Application: 08/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 09/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 10/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 11/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Date Documents Received: 11/03/2020
Application being processed: 13/03/2020 Application transferred to HMPO Durham
Application Approved: 18/03/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 20/03/2020
Email "passport is on its way": 20/03/2020
Email "you must sign your passport": 21/03/2020
Details not found on tracking system: 19/04/2020
Contact us if you haven't received your passport: 19/04/2020
Date Passport Received: still waiting six weeks later
Passport Colour: ???
Date of Return of Documents: never returned
No texts or emails from courier.
Advice line said unlikely a courier problem, sent email to HMPO's shipping team

[zulu4554]

Application for first adult passport -

Application made 18/03/2020
Documents Received 20/03/2020 [Liverpool]
Application processed 25/03/2020
Application approved -> Waiting
Passport printed and sent -> Waiting
Passport received -> Waiting