British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[atto_lost]

First adult passport after Naturalization
HMPO : Corby
Applied 17-Dec-23
Sent the docs 18-Dec-23
Ack that docs are received 20-Dec-23
Passport Approved : TBD
Passport printed : TBD
Passport delivered : TBD
Documents delivered : TBD

[Degna]

First passport after naturalisation for an adult

Method: online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
submitted: 12.12.2023
check of identity confirmed: 12.12.2023
posted : 12.12.2023
Confirmation of received documents: 13.12.2023
Approval of documents:15.12.23
Date of print:16.12.2023
Date of delivery: 19.12.2023
Return of documents:19.12.2023

[ST542016]

Applied first British passport for kids after receiving their british citizenship registration..

Application history

Passport printed 4:27am on 18 December 2023
Application approved 9:54am on 16 December 2023
Documents received 5:59pm on 13 December 2023
Application received 4:12pm on 11 December 2023
Identity details received 4:12pm on 11 December 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:39am on 11 December 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:54am on 11 December 2023
Application submitted 9:54am on 11 December 2023

[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