British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[uceh]

Application history

Delivered 11am on 14th May 2025
Passport printed 2:20am on 13 May 2025
Application approved 12:05pm on 12 May 2025
Documents received 9:58am on 25 April 2025
Application received 2:12pm on 17 April 2025
Identity details received 2:12pm on 17 April 2025
Email sent to person confirming your identity 1:55pm on 17 April 2025
Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:48pm on 17 April 2025
Application submitted 1:48pm on 17 April 2025

[riencb]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation on 22nd April 2025)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 22nd April 2025 - 12:22pm
Email sent to the person who would confirm my identity: 22nd April 2025 - 12:27pm
Identity details confirmed by the person who received my details: 22nd April 2025 - 12:42pm
Email received from Passport Office to submit documents: 22nd April 2025 - 12:44pm
Documents dispatched (via Royalmail Next Day Guaranteed 1pm Delivery Service): 22nd April 2025 -3:54pm
Documents delivery confirmation by Royal Mail): Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - 08:49am
Documents acknowledged by Passport Office: Friday 25th April 2025 - 11:49am
Application approved: Saturday 03rd May 2025 - 7:15am (8 days from the date Passport office acknowledged receipt of my documents)
Passport printed: Tuesday 06th MAY 2025 - surprisingly I got the email at 5:03am that its printed, and then a text message at 8:41am saying the same thing)
Passport dispatched: Tuesday 06 MAY 2025 at 9:20am (Royalmail confirmation of receipt at 10:23 stating it will be delivered tomorrow)
Passport received: Awaiting
Supporting documents received: Awaiting

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation on 22nd April 2025)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 22nd April 2025 - 12:22pm
Email sent to the person who would confirm my identity: 22nd April 2025 - 12:27pm
Identity details confirmed by the person who received my details: 22nd April 2025 - 12:42pm
Email received from Passport Office to submit documents: 22nd April 2025 - 12:44pm
Documents dispatched (via Royalmail Next Day Guaranteed 1pm Delivery Service): 22nd April 2025 -3:54pm
Documents delivery confirmation by Royal Mail): Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - 08:49am
Documents acknowledged by Passport Office: Friday 25th April 2025 - 11:49am
Application approved: Saturday 03rd May 2025 - 7:15am (8 days from the date Passport office acknowledged receipt of my documents)
Passport printed: Tuesday 06th MAY 2025 - surprisingly I got the email at 5:03am that its printed, and then a text message at 8:41am saying the same thing)
Passport dispatched: Tuesday 06 MAY 2025 at 9:20am (Royalmail confirmation of receipt at 10:23 stating it will be delivered tomorrow)
Passport received: 07 MAY 2025 at 12:28pm (such a relief)

Supporting documents received: Awaiting

[riencb]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation on 22nd April 2025)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 22nd April 2025 - 12:22pm
Email sent to the person who would confirm my identity: 22nd April 2025 - 12:27pm
Identity details confirmed by the person who received my details: 22nd April 2025 - 12:42pm
Email received from Passport Office to submit documents: 22nd April 2025 - 12:44pm
Documents dispatched (via Royalmail Next Day Guaranteed 1pm Delivery Service): 22nd April 2025 -3:54pm
Documents delivery confirmation by Royal Mail): Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - 08:49am
Documents acknowledged by Passport Office: Friday 25th April 2025 - 11:49am
Application approved: Saturday 03rd May 2025 - 7:15am (8 days from the date Passport office acknowledged receipt of my documents)
Passport printed: Tuesday 06th MAY 2025 - surprisingly I got the email at 5:03am that its printed, and then a text message at 8:41am saying the same thing)
Passport dispatched: Tuesday 06 MAY 2025 at 9:20am (Royalmail confirmation of receipt at 10:23 stating it will be delivered tomorrow)
Passport received: Awaiting
Supporting documents received: Awaiting

[riencb]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation on 22nd April 2025)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 22nd April 2025 - 12:22pm
Email sent to the person who would confirm my identity: 22nd April 2025 - 12:27pm
Identity details confirmed by the person who received my details: 22nd April 2025 - 12:42pm
Email received from Passport Office to submit documents: 22nd April 2025 - 12:44pm
Documents dispatched (via Royalmail Next Day Guaranteed 1pm Delivery Service): 22nd April 2025 -3:54pm
Documents delivery confirmation by Royal Mail): Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - 08:49am
Documents acknowledged by Passport Office: Friday 25th April 2025 - 11:49am
Application approved: Saturday 03rd May 2025 - 7:15am (8 days from the date Passport office acknowledged receipt of my documents)
Passport printed: Awaiting
Passport dispatched: Awaiting
Passport received: Awaiting
Supporting documents received: Awaiting

[Anntastic]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation)
Application date: 6 March 2025
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hemstead
Application submitted: 6 March 2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 12 Mar 2025
Identity details received: 13 Mar 2025
Application received: 13 Mar 2025
Documents dispatched: 18 Mar 2025 (only waited because I was travelling between 13-17 March)
Documents delivered : 19 Mar 2025
Documents acknowledged: 28 Mar 2025 (after chasing on web chat on 27 Mar, acknowledgment time stamp at 8am the next morning)
Application approved: 31 Mar 2025
Passport printed: 1 April 2025
Passport dispatched: 1 April 2025
Passport received: 2 April 2025
Supporting documents received: 3 April 2025

[akanbi11]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation) 15th April 2025
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 15th April 2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15th April 2025
Identity details received: 15 April 2025
Application received: 15th April 2025
Documents dispatched: 15th April 2025
Documents delivered : 16th April 2025
Documents acknowledged: 22 April 2025
Application approved: 28 April 2026
Passport printed: 28 April 2025
Passport dispatched: 29 April 2025
Passport received: 30th April 2025
Supporting documents received: 30th April 2025

Thank you guys 4 ur Supporting
Wish you all best n good luck

[eoa36]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation) Application date: 15th April 2025
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hemstead
Application submitted: 15th April 2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15th April 2025
Identity details received: 15 April 2025
Application received: 15th April 2025
Documents dispatched: 15th April 2025
Documents delivered : 16th April 2025
Documents acknowledged: 22 April 2025 (after chasing on web chat)
Application approved: 28 April 2026 (after calling on phone)
Passport printed: 29 April 2025 (I didn't get email confirmation till 10pm but did a web chat in the morning and they confirmed it was printed and dispatched)
Passport dispatched: 29 April 2025
Passport received: 30 April 2025
Supporting documents received: 30 April 2025

[akanbi11]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation) 15th April 2025
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 15th April 2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15th April 2025
Identity details received: 15 April 2025
Application received: 15th April 2025
Documents dispatched: 15th April 2025
Documents delivered : 16th April 2025
Documents acknowledged: 22 April 2025
Application approved: 28 April 2026
Passport printed: 28 April 2025
Passport dispatched: 29 April 2025
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[akanbi11]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation) 15th April 2025
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 15th April 2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15th April 2025
Identity details received: 15 April 2025
Application received: 15th April 2025
Documents dispatched: 15th April 2025
Documents delivered : 16th April 2025
Documents acknowledged: 22 April 2025
Application approved: 28 April 2026
Passport printed: 28 April 2025
Passport dispatched: 29 April 2025
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[akanbi11]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation) 15th April 2025
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 15th April 2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15th April 2025
Identity details received: 15 April 2025
Application received: 15th April 2025
Documents dispatched: 15th April 2025
Documents delivered : 16th April 2025
Documents acknowledged: 22 April 2025
Application approved: 28 April 2026
Passport printed: 28 April 2025
Passport dispatched: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[akanbi11]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation) 15th April 2025
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 15th April 2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15th April 2025
Identity details received: 15 April 2025
Application received: 15th April 2025
Documents dispatched: 15th April 2025
Documents delivered : 16th April 2025
Documents acknowledged: 22 April 2025
Application approved: 28 April 2025
Passport printed: waiting
Passport dispatched: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[dsouzak]

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalisation)
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 15/04/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15/04/2025
Identity details received: 15/04/2025
Application received: 15/04/2025
Documents dispatched: 15/04/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 17/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 25/04/2025
Application approved: Not yet
Passport printed: Not yet
Passport dispatched: Not yet
Passport & Supporting documents received: Not yet

[riencb]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation on 22nd April 2025)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 22nd April 2025 at 12:22pm
Email sent to the person who would confirm my identity: 22nd April 2025 at 12:27pm
Identity details confirmed by the person who received my details: 22nd April 2025 at 12:42pm
Email received from Passport Office to submit documents: 22nd April 2025 at 12:44pm
Documents dispatched (via Royalmail Next Day Guaranteed 1pm Delivery Service): 22nd April 2025 at 15:54pm
Documents delivery confirmation bY Royal Mail): Wednesday 23rd April 2025 at 08:49am

Now the stress of waiting begins for the below processes to complete:
Documents acknowledged by Passport Office: Awaiting
Application approved: Awaiting
Passport printed: Awaiting
Passport dispatched: Awaiting
Passport received: Awaiting
Supporting documents received: Awaiting

Congratulations to all of those who have completed their journey and got their passport, and all the best for those waiting.

PS. As per Home office advice, I have cut the BRP card in 4 pieces and sent in a windowless envelope to "Naturalisation BRP Returns" office in Bristol.

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation on 22nd April 2025)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 22nd April 2025 at 12:22pm
Email sent to the person who would confirm my identity: 22nd April 2025 at 12:27pm
Identity details confirmed by the person who received my details: 22nd April 2025 at 12:42pm
Email received from Passport Office to submit documents: 22nd April 2025 at 12:44pm
Documents dispatched (via Royalmail Next Day Guaranteed 1pm Delivery Service): 22nd April 2025 at 15:54pm
Documents delivery confirmation bY Royal Mail): Wednesday 23rd April 2025 at 08:49am
Documents acknowledged by Passport Office: Friday 25th April 2025 at 11:41am (looking at all the other posts, and my experience, 3 working days seems to be the norm for Passport office to confirm that they have received the documents).

Now the time for calming the nerves and waiting for the below processes to complete:
Application approved: Awaiting
Passport printed: Awaiting
Passport dispatched: Awaiting
Passport received: Awaiting
Supporting documents received: Awaiting

Congratulations to all of those who have completed their journey and got their passport, and all the best for those waiting.

[Andy1961]

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalisation)
Passport office: Milton Keynes
Application submitted: 08/04/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 08/04/2025
Identity details received: 08/04/2025
Application received: 08/04/2025
Documents dispatched: 09/04/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 10/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 15/04/2025
Application approved: 22/04/2025
Passport printed: 23/04/2025
Passport dispatched: 23/04/2025
Passport received: 25/04/2025
Supporting documents received: ?

[nuaaxiayu]

First Adult Passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 31/03/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 31/03/2025
Identity details received: 31/03/2025
Application received: 31/03/2025
Documents posted: 31/03/2025 (Royal Mail Tracked 24)
Documents delivered: 02/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 09/04/2025
Application approved: 15/04/2025
Passport printed: 16/04/2025
Passport dispatched: 16/04/2025
Passport received: 17/04/2025
Documents returned: 24/04/2025

[KC8080]

Application history


(They have asked for the original Travel Document - already in post: special delivery)
(Came across this caseworker guidelines page and it makes all sense why they have asked for it: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... accessible)
Email from HMPO: 8:57am on 24 April 2025
Documents received 3:57pm on 17 April 2025
Application received 2:26pm on 12 April 2025
Identity details received 2:26pm on 12 April 2025
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:37am on 12 April 2025
Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:32am on 12 April 2025
Application submitted 11:32am on 12 April 2025

[Vishal16A]

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalization)
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 07/04/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 07/04/2025
Identity details received: 08/04/2025
Application received: 08/04/2025
Documents dispatched: 09/04/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 10/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 14/04/2025 (After online chat)
Application approved: 19/04/25
Passport printed: 21/04/25
Passport dispatched: 22/04/25
Passport received: 23/04/25

Goodluck everyone who is waiting, the process shouldn't take more than 2-3wks.

[Andy1961]

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalisation)
Passport office: Milton Keynes
Application submitted: 08/04/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 08/04/2025
Identity details received: 08/04/2025
Application received: 08/04/2025
Documents dispatched: 09/04/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 10/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 15/04/2025
Application approved: 22/04/2025
Passport printed: 23/04/2025
Passport dispatched: 23/04/2025
Passport & Supporting documents received: ?

[riencb]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation on 22nd April 2025)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 22nd April 2025 at 12:22pm
Email sent to the person who would confirm my identity: 22nd April 2025 at 12:27pm
Identity details confirmed by the person who received my details: 22nd April 2025 at 12:42pm
Email received from Passport Office to submit documents: 22nd April 2025 at 12:44pm
Documents dispatched (via Royalmail Next Day Guaranteed 1pm Delivery Service): 22nd April 2025 at 15:54pm
Documents delivery confirmation bY Royal Mail): Wednesday 23rd April 2025 at 08:49am

Now the stress of waiting begins for the below processes to complete:
Documents acknowledged by Passport Office: Awaiting
Application approved: Awaiting
Passport printed: Awaiting
Passport dispatched: Awaiting
Passport received: Awaiting
Supporting documents received: Awaiting

Congratulations to all of those who have completed their journey and got their passport, and all the best for those waiting.

PS. As per Home office advice, I have cut the BRP card in 4 pieces and sent in a windowless envelope to "Naturalisation BRP Returns" office in Bristol.

[Andy1961]

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalisation)
Passport office: Milton Keynes
Application submitted: 08/04/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 08/04/2025
Identity details received: 08/04/2025
Application received: 08/04/2025
Documents dispatched: 09/04/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 10/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 15/04/2025
Application approved: 22/04/2025
Passport printed: 23/04/2025
Passport dispatched: ?
Passport & Supporting documents received: ?

[sarada]

Method of application: Online - First Adult after naturalisation
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 04/04/2025
Application received: 04/04/2025
Documents posted: 07/04/2025 (Old passport, current passport and naturalisation certificate)
Documents delivered: 08/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 11/04/2025
Application approved: 17/04/2025
Passport printed: 18/04/2025
Passport dispatched: 22/04/2025
Passport received:
Documents returned:

[akanbi11]

Passport for: Adult (First UK Passport after Naturalisation) 15th April 2025
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 15th April 2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15th April 2025
Identity details received: 15 April 2025
Application received: 15th April 2025
Documents dispatched: 15th April 2025
Documents delivered : 16th April 2025
Documents acknowledged: 22 April 2025
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport dispatched: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[akskan]

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalisation)
Passport office: London
Application submitted: 16/04/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 16/04/2025
Identity details received: 16/04/2025
Application received: 16/04/2025
Documents dispatched: 16/04/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 17/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 21/04/2025
Application approved: ?
Passport printed:?
Passport dispatched: ?
Passport & Supporting documents received: ?

[dsouzak]

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalisation)
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 15/04/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 15/04/2025
Identity details received: 15/04/2025
Application received: 15/04/2025
Documents dispatched: 15/04/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 17/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: Not yet
Application approved: Not yet
Passport printed: Not yet
Passport dispatched: Not yet
Passport & Supporting documents received: Not yet

[Jaune08]

Application Timeline

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalisation)
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 31/03/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 31/03/2025
Identity details received: 02/04/2025
Application received: 02/04/2025
Documents posted: 02/04/2025 (Royal Mail Tracked 24)
Documents delivered: 03/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 14/04/2025
Application approved: 19/04/2025
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned: pending

Regarding documents posted, I sent current foreign passport + passport used to enter the UK + certificate of naturalisation. I'll keep you posted once I get more info.

Small dates update: Had to reach to HMPO as 12 days passed and there was no doc acknowledgement yet, but they confirmed it over the phone and updated it. Application approval was quite fast though! Keeping you posted.