British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[onlyoneshoe]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Passport Check & Send from Post Office
Date of Application: 02/05/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 05/05/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 05/05/2018 We'll contact you by the 26/05 if more info or an interview is required.
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched:11/05/2018 You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: N/A

[Kingtutt]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 28/04/2018
Date Application received by HMPO:30/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 02/05/2018
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 09/05/2018
Date of Text from Courier: 10/05/2018 (for passport)
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: Not yet
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: Not required
Date of Passport Receipt: 10/05/2018

the application was for my both daughters and I. we all hold Egyptian passports. Good luck everyone.
9 working days in total

[mmali]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Passport Check & Send from Post Office
Date of Application: 03/05/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: N/A
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: N/A
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: N/A
Date of Text from Courier: N/A
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: N/A

[DAC000]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Royal Mail check and send
Date of Application: 03/05/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: N/A
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 05/05/2018 -- "We'll contact you by 26/05 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received"
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: N/A
Date of Text from Courier: N/A
Date of Return of Documents: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt:

[tuzeni]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online and Sent Supporting Documents Special Delivery
Date of application: 19/04/2018
Date application received by IPS: 20/04/2018 (Supporting Documentation, application was Online)
Location of IPS Office involved: Peterborough
Date of return of documents: 03/05/2018
Date of receipt of interview letter: n/a
Date of Passport Appointment: n/a
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/05/2018

[doppioslash]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Check & Send (with documents returned by Secure Delivery)
Date of Application: 14/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 18/04/2018 - "We'll contact you by 09/05 if more info or an interview is required"
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 28/04/2018 - "You should receive your passport within a few days"
Date of Text from Courier: 01/05/2018
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: 01/05/2018
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: None
Date of Passport Appointment: None
Date of Passport Receipt: 01/05/2018

Note: I used Check&Send, but the clerks who checked the form knew less than me about it.
They also gave me wrong information, they said my Italian passport would be return separately by slow post.
In the end it was returned together with my citizenship certificate by fast post.
They also folded my British citizenship certificate in two, which was annoying.

[doppioslash]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Check & Send
Date of Application: 14/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 18/04/2018 - "We'll contact you by 09/05 if more info or an interview is required"
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 28/04/2018 - "You should receive your passport within a few days"
Date of Text from Courier: 01/05/2018
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: Waiting
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: None
Date of Passport Appointment: None
Date of Passport Receipt: 01/05/2018

[defcon9]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online and Special Delivery
Date of Application: 09/04/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 11/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 11/04/2018 -'Declaration form received, being processed' (Online Status Update - No text recieved)
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: No Text (online status says dispatched)
Date of Text from Courier: 23/04/2018
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: 26/04/2018
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: None
Date of Passport Appointment: None
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/04/2018

[elocin]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online and Special Delivery
Date of Application: 13/04/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 19/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 20/04/2018 -'Declaration form received, being processed' (Online Status Update - No text recieved)
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 27/04/2018
Date of Text from Courier: 28/04/2018
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: 30/04/2018
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Not Required
Date of Passport Appointment: Not Required
Date of Passport Receipt: 30/04/2018

[Samsara]

Application type: First passport
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 06/02/18
Date of payment: 15/02/18
Date of ceremony: 18/04/18
Text from HMPO: 21/04/18
Text from courier: 24/04/18
Passport recieved: 24/04/18

[infamouscandi]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Postal, First Class Signed For
Date of Application: 07/04/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 09/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 11/04/2018 - "We'll contact you by 02/05 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received"
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 26/04/2018
Date of Text from Courier: 26/04/2018
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: 20/04/2018
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 18/04/2018
Date of Passport Appointment: 24/04/2018
Date of Passport Receipt: 26/04/2018

[tuzeni]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online and Sent Supporting Documents Special Delivery
Date of application: 19/04/2018
Date application received by IPS: 20/04/2018 (Supporting Documentation, application was Online)
Location of IPS Office involved: Peterborough
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[elocin]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online and Special Delivery
Date of Application: 13/04/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 19/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 20/04/2018 -'Declaration form received, being processed' (Online Status Update - No text recieved)
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: Waiting
Date of Text from Courier: Waiting
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: Waiting
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

[defcon9]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online and Special Delivery
Date of Application: 09/04/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 11/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 11/04/2018 -'Declaration form received, being processed' (Online Status Update - No text recieved)
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: Waiting
Date of Text from Courier: Waiting
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: Waiting
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

[DK209]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online and Special Delivery
Date of Application: 04/04/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 05/04/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: None
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: Waiting
Date of Text from Courier: Waiting
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: Waiting
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

[CR001]

Can members kindly respect that this is a timeline only topic. Kindly do not post questions in this thread.

[shn1]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport after neutralisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 28/03/2018
Date application received by HPMO: 05/04/2018 informed via text "will contact you by 26/04/2018 if further information is required".
Date of return of documents: 13/04/2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: none
Date of Passport Appointment:none
Date of Passport Receipt: 16/04/2018

[raymaan]

Passport for: First time adult after naturalisation
Application Type: online application
Method of application: Online and posted by next day special delivery
Date of application: 27/03/2018
Date application received by HMPO: 29/03/2018 (Liverpool)
Text message acknowledgement by HMPO: None
Status update on tracking: Declaration form received, being processed'. 03/04/2018
Date of return of documents: 14/04/2018
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt: 13/04/2018

[ackerslad]

Passport for: First time adult
Application Type: online application
Method of application: Online and posted by next day recorded.
Date of application: 27/03/2018
Date application received by HMPO: 29/03/2018 (Durham)
Text message acknowledgement by HMPO: None
Status update on tracking: Declaration form received, being processed'. 04/04/2018
Date of return of documents: 12/04/2018
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

[raymaan]

Passport for: First time adult after naturalisation
Application Type: online application
Method of application: Online and posted by next day special delivery
Date of application: 27/03/2018
Date application received by HMPO: 29/03/2018 (Liverpool)
Text message acknowledgement by HMPO: None
Status update on tracking: Declaration form received, being processed'. 03/04/2018
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

[zsat69]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 11/03/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 19/03/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 20/03/2018
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 27/03/2018
Date of Text from Courier: 28/03/18 (for passport)
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: Not yet
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: Not required
Date of Passport Receipt: 28/03/18

I'm another silent member of this forum, thanks to everyone for your contributions and finally got the passport!

Note - In my experience post office check and send is not worth it. They take a week to post the application to the passport office ( It is just unnecessary delay and tbh the people who work there aren't very helpful)

[bd577]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online and Special Delivery
Date of Application: 05/03/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: 06/03/2018
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: None
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 16/03/2018
Date of Text from Courier: 17/03/18 (for passport); (23/03/18 for supporting documents)
Date of Return of Supporting Documents: Not yet
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: Not required
Date of Passport Receipt: 29/03/18

[Ceebee]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online application form & self posted by special delivery
Date of application: 5/3/2018 (online submission) & 6/3/2018 (posting supporting docs)
Date application received by HMPO: Online 5/3/2018 & supporting docs 7/3/2018
Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: none
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: 16/3/2018
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: n/a
Date of Passport Appointment: n/a
Date of Passport Receipt: 19/3/2018

[Miu miu]

Updating:

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Sned & Check
Date of Application: 01/03/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: NO
Online Status: NO
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 07/03/2018
1st text: We will contact you by 28/03 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received.
2nd text (after 10 minutes)
You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: Not yet
Date of Text from Courier: 08/03/18
Date of Return of Documents: Not yet
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Not Required
Date of Passport Appointment: Not Required
Date of Passport Receipt: 08/03/18

In total turn around time was only a week!
Very impressive!! Still waiting my supporting documents to come back but at least passport has received now!
Good luck for the rest of the people!

[Miu miu]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Sned & Check
Date of Application: 01/03/2018
Date Application received by HMPO: NO
Online Status: NO
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 07/03/2018
1st text: We will contact you by 28/03 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received.
2nd text (after 10 minutes)
You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: Not yet
Date of Text from Courier: Not yet
Date of Return of Documents: Not yet
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Not Required
Date of Passport Appointment: Not Required
Date of Passport Receipt: Not yet