British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[melovankenobi]

adult 1 -first passport

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 12/12/2023
Document Posted - 12/12/2023
Document Received - 13/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 13/12/2023
Application approved: 14/12/2023
Passport printed- 15/12/2023
Passport delivered- 16/12/2023
I think this is fastest passport approval ever seen on the forum. Thanks tro HM passport team

adult 2 -first passport

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 12/12/2023
Document Posted - 12/12/2023
Document Received - 13/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 13/12/2023
Application approved: 16/12/2023
Passport printed- : 18/12/2023
Passport delivered- 19/12/2023
it is amazingly fast before Christmas. Finaly long and Strestfull journey ended. good luck to everyone.

[Sun23]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 24/11/23
Identity details verified: 24/11/23
Documents posted: 16/12/23
Documents delivered: 18/12/23
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 18/12/23
Application approved: ?
Passport printed and dispatched: ?
Passport delivered: ?
Supporting documents received: ?

[Sun23]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 24/11/23
Identity details verified: 24/11/23
Documents posted: 16/12/23
Documents delivered: 18/12/23
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: ?
Application approved: ?
Passport printed and dispatched: ?
Passport delivered: ?
Supporting documents received: ?

[melovankenobi]

adult 1 -first passport

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 12/12/2023
Document Posted - 12/12/2023
Document Received - 13/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 13/12/2023
Application approved: 14/12/2023
Passport printed- 15/12/2023
Passport delivered- 16/12/2023
I think this is fastest passport approval ever seen on the forum. Thanks tro HM passport team

adult 2 -first passport

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 12/12/2023
Document Posted - 12/12/2023
Document Received - 13/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 13/12/2023
Application approved: 16/12/2023
Passport printed- : Pending
Passport delivered- Pending
I think this is fastest passport approval ever seen on the forum

[ahsanali]

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 06/12/2023
Document Posted - 06/12/2023
Document Received - 07/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 07/12/2023
Application approved: 11/12/2023
Passport printed- 11/12/2023
Passport delivered- 13/12/2023

[azer_alexander]

Method- Online
Passport Office - Durham
Application Submitted - 13/12/2023
Document Posted - 13/12/2023
Document Received - 14/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: ?
Application approved: ?
Passport printed- ?
Passport delivered- ?

[hamada1092]

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 05/12/2023
Document Posted - 05/12/2023
Document Received - 06/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO - 06/12/23
Application approved: 09/12/23
Passport printed- 11/12/2023
Passport delivered- 12/12/2023

[abbott25]

Type: British passport after Naturalization
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 6th December 2023
Identity details verified: 6th December 2023
Documents posted: 6th December 2023
Documents delivered: 7th December 2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 8th December 2023
Application approved: ??
Passport printed and dispatched: ??
Passport delivered:???
Supporting documents received:? ??

[lucilinburhuc]

Type: British passport after Naturalization
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 30 November 2023
Identity details received: 30 November 2023
Application received: 30 November 2023
Documents posted: 30 November 2023
Documents delivered: 1 December 2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 1 December 2023
Application approved: 6 December 2023
Passport printed: 7 December 2023
Passport delivered: 8 December 2023
Supporting documents returned: pending

[muddyrobin69]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 28/11/2023
Identity details received: 28/11/2023
Documents posted: 29/11/2023
Documents received by HMPO: 30/11/2023
Identity confirmation requested 2nd time: 5/12/2023
Identity details received: 5/12/2023
Application approved: 6/12/2023
Passport printed: 6/12/2023
Passport delivered: 8/12/2023
Supporting documents received: 8/12/2023

[outsiderpong]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 29/11/2023
Identity details received: 29/11/2023
Documents posted: 30/11/2023
Documents received by HMPO: 1/12/2023
Application approved: 6/12/2023
Passport printed: 7/12/2023
Passport delivered: 8/12/2023
Supporting documents received: 8/12/2023

Fingers cross everyone and good luck for who guys all waiting

[Lbas]

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 22/11/23
Document Posted - 22/11/23
Document Received - 23/11/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO - 24/11/23
Application approved: 29/11/23
Passport printed- 30/11/2023
Passport delivered- 1/12/2023
Supporting Documents- Not Received Yet (I advise to pay the £5 Secure) I didn’t and now I’m having to wait and I need my other passport for next week

Supporting Documents Delivered Today !

[outsiderpong]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 29/11/2023
Identity details received: 29/11/2023
Documents posted: 30/11/2023
Documents received by HMPO: 1/12/2023
Application approved: 6/12/2023
Passport printed: 7/12/2023
Passport delivered:
Supporting documents received: Pending

Fingers cross everyone and good luck for who guys all waiting

[Lbas]

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 22/11/23
Document Posted - 22/11/23
Document Received - 23/11/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO - 24/11/23
Application approved: 29/11/23
Passport printed- 30/11/2023
Passport delivered- 1/12/2023
Supporting Documents- Not Received Yet (I advise to pay the £5 Secure) I didn’t and now I’m having to wait and I need my other passport for next week

[HelloApplicants]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Application submitted: 21/11/2023
Documents posted: 21/11/2023
Documents delivered to HMPO: 22/11/2023
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 24/11/2023
Application approved: 30/11/2023
Passport printed: 30/11/2023
Passport delivered: 1/12/2023
Supporting documents received: 1/12/2023

[nickonline9]

Documents received 6:40am on 4 December 2023
Application received 8:53pm on 29 November 2023
Identity details received 8:53pm on 29 November 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 8:46pm on 29 November 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:42pm on 29 November 2023
Application submitted 8:42pm on 29 November 2023

[outsiderpong]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 29/11/2023
Identity details received: 29/11/2023
Documents posted: 30/11/2023
Documents received by HMPO: 1/12/2023
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport delivered: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending

Fingers cross everyone

[L0ndoner44]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Naturalisation Ceremony: 15 November 2023 @11:00am
Passport Application submitted: 15 November 2023 @2:38pm
Identity details Confirmed: 15 November 2023 @8:59pm
Documents posted: 16 November 2023 Special Delivery
Documents delivered: 17 November 2023 @11:15am
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 20 November 2023 @10:18am
Application approved: 29 November 2023 @3:09pm
Passport printed: 29 November 2023 @9:18pm
Passport delivered: 01 December 2023 @1:25pm
Supporting documents returned: 01 December 2023 @1:25pm

Both my new Passport and supporting documents were delivered the same day but in different packages.

I have a trip booked for mid December and was worried that the Passport would not arrive in time but it did and I am quite pleased with the service. Best of luck everyone

[whtreign]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Naturalisation Ceremony: 16 November 2023 @10:00am
Passport Application submitted: 16 November 2023 @12:10pm
Identity details Confirmed: 16 November 2023 @12:32pm
Documents posted: 16 November 2023 Special Delivery
Documents delivered: 17 November 2023 @09:03am
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 17 November 2023 @20:14
Application approved: 23 November 2023 @12:25pm
Passport printed: 24 November 2023 @02:40am
Passport delivered: 27 November 2023 @13:48pm
Supporting documents returned: 25 November 2023

[eljjot]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Naturalisation Ceremony: 20 November 2023
Passport Application submitted: 20 November 2023
Identity details Confirmed: 20 November 2023
Documents posted: 21 November 2023
Documents delivered: 22 November 2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 22 November 2023
Application approved: 28 November 2023
Passport printed: 29 November 2023
Passport delivered: 30 November 2023
Supporting documents returned: 30 November 2023

[kuttyvimal]

British Passport after Naturalisation ( 6 years of tier 2 visa and Ilr):
Method: Online
Passport Application Submitted: 12:54pm on 15 November 2023
Identity Confirmed: 3:10pm on 15 November 2023
Application Received: 3:10pm on 15 November 2023
Documents Sent (Special Delivery 1pm): 3:40pm on 15 November 2023
Documents Received (Special Delivery 1pm): 11.00am on 16 November 2023
Documents Acknowledged by HMPO:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed:
Passport Delivered:
Supporting Documents Returned:

Supporting documents sent to Hemel Hempstead, Passport sent from London.

I just took 1 risk.I was asked to send passport docs to Corby but my wife and minor child got Hemel H. I took the risk of delay and sent all the docs to Hemel H, as a link mentioned, family apps can be processed in any one office. Let’s see how it goes.

For my wife and child:

Documents Acknowledged by HMPO: 20 November 2023
Application Approved: 23 November 2023
Passport Printed: 24 November 2023
Passport Delivered: 25 November 2023
Supporting Documents Returned: 25 November 2023

I had a problem not mentioned in the website. All our photos were verified by the same person, but it looks like 1 adult can’t verify 2 adults. So I had to verify through another person:

Passport delivery on 29 November 2023
Passport printed 4:16am on 25 November 2023
Application approved 2:41pm on 24 November 2023
Identity details received 1:06pm on 23 November 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12:55pm on 23 November 2023
Person not eligible 12:39pm on 23 November 2023
Documents received 11:26am on 20 November 2023


Also I had no issues sending all the applications to the same passport office.

[nanafo]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: London
Naturalisation Ceremony: 29 November 2023
Passport Application submitted: 30 November 2023
Identity details Confirmed: 30 November 2023
Documents posted: 01 December 2023
Documents delivered: TBC
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: TBC
Application approved: TBC
Passport printed: TBC
Passport delivered: TBC
Supporting documents returned: TBC

[har3601]

British passport after naturalisation (self and wife)
Method: online
Naturalisation ceremony: 20th November 2023
Passport application submitted: 20th November 2023
Identity confirmed: 20th November 2023
Documents posted: 20th November 2023
Documents delivered 21st November 2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO:22nd November 6:59am
Application approved: 28th November
Passport printed: 28th November
Passport delivered: 29th November
Supporting documents returned: 30th November

Best of luck for those waiting

[Waseem432000]

Type: first British passport after MN1 registration X 2
Method. Online
Office. Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted. 13 November
Identity confirmed. 16 November
Documents posted. 17 November
Documents received. 20 November
Documents acknowledged. 21 November
Application approved. Both approved on 24th November, one at 10 am and the second at 3pm
Passport received. One on 25th and the second on 29th November
Supporting documents received. 28 November in same envelope

[veryvic]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Naturalisation Ceremony: 20 November 2023
Passport Application submitted: 20 November 2023
Identity details Confirmed: 20 November 2023
Documents posted: 20 November 2023
Documents delivered: 21 November 2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 23 November 2023
Application approved: 28 November 2023
Passport printed: TBC
Passport delivered: TBC
Supporting documents returned: TBC