British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[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.

[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: waiting
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport dispatched: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[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: pending

[NewRoots2025]

Method of application: Online (First Child Passport after Naturalisation)
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 Next Day Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 10/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 11/04/2025
Application approved: 16/04/2025
Passport printed:17/04/2024
Passport dispatched: 17/04/2024
Passport & Supporting documents received: Awaiting

[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 : ?
Documents acknowledged: ?
Application approved: ?
Passport printed:?
Passport dispatched: ?
Passport & Supporting documents received: ?

[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: ?
Passport printed:?
Passport dispatched: ?
Passport & Supporting documents received: ?

[j4v3d]

Method of application: Online (First Adult)
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 04/04/2025
Application received: 04/04/2025
Documents posted: 04/04/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery before 1pm)
Documents delivered: TBC
Documents acknowledged: TBC
Application approved: TBC
Passport printed: TBC
Passport dispatched: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Documents returned: TBC

Documents delivered: 06/04/2025
Documents acknowledged: 08/04/2025
Application approved: 13/04/2025
Passport printed: 14/04/2025
Passport dispatched: 15/04/2025
Passport received: 16/04/2025
Documents returned: 15/04/2025

[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: pending
Documents returned: pending

Called HMPO today and they confirmed the receipt of the documents over the phone and updated this in the system.

Called HMPO again yesterday chasing the application as need to travel soon, and the application is approved today.

[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: ?
Application approved: ?
Passport printed:?
Passport dispatched: ?
Passport & Supporting documents received: ?

[disciple]

Method of application: Online (First Adult Passport after Naturalisation)
Passport office: Hamel Hamstead
Application submitted: 21/03/2025
Email sent to person confirming identity: 21/03/2025
Identity details received: 23/03/2025
Application received: 23/03/2025
Documents dispatched: 24/03/2025 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Documents delivered : 25/03/2025
Documents acknowledged: 31/03/2025 (after webchat 2x)
Application approved: 06/04/2025
Passport printed: 08/04/2025
Passport dispatched: 08/04/2025
Passport & Supporting documents received: 09/04/2025

Good luck to everyone waiting...

[pol1]

Passport received: ?
Passport printed: ?
Application approved: ?
Documents acknowledged 1 April 2025
Documents sent 25 March2025
Application received 24 March 2025
Identity details received 24 March 2025
Application submitted 21 March 2025
Office: Hamel Hampstead

As of 15/04, I'm still waiting for any sign of progress. Chat support and phone calls have been a complete waste of time.

[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 :
Documents acknowledged:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport dispatched:
Passport received:
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: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned: pending

Called HMPO today and they confirmed the receipt of the documents over the phone and updated this in the system.

Called HMPO again yesterday chasing the application as need to travel soon, and the application is approved today.

[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:
Passport printed:
Passport dispatched:
Passport received:
Documents returned: