British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[foxyroxy]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 13th June
Identity confirmed: 13th June
Identity details received: 13th June
Application received: 13th June
Documents posted next day delivery: 14th June
Documents received by office: 19th June
Application approved: 21st June
Print passport: 22nd June (however passport states 21st June)
Passport delivered: 26th June
Supporting Docs Returned : waiting

Total: 13 days

[TigerSwede]

Type: Adult first British passport
Method: Online
Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 26th May
Identity confirmed: 31st May
Identity details received: 31st May
Application received: 31st May
Documents posted next day delivery: 31st May
Documents received by office: 4th June
Application approved: 14th June 09:32
Print passport: 15th June 02:43
Passport delivered: 16th June 13:02
Supporting Docs Returned : 26th June
(Paid for TNT tracking, delivery notification received in the morning)

Thanks for all the info and support from all users on this forum!

[yesno]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 14/06/2023
Application received: 14/06/2023
Documents posted: 14/06/2023
Documents arrived: 15/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 20/06/2023
Application approved: 23/06/2023 12:51pm
Passport printed: N/A
Passport received: N/A
Supporting documents received: N/A

Passport printed: 26/06/2023 7:34 am

[GuerillaMethod]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: WAITING
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: 21/06/2023
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: 21/06/2023
Passport printed: 22/06/2023
Passport received: 23/06/2023
Supporting documents received: WAITING

[yesno]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 14/06/2023
Application received: 14/06/2023
Documents posted: 14/06/2023
Documents arrived: 15/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 20/06/2023
Application approved: 23/06/2023 12:51pm
Passport printed: N/A
Passport received: N/A
Supporting documents received: N/A

[STONEPEE]

Type: 1st Adult British passport after naturalisation
Method: online
Office: Bootle, Liverpool
Application submitted: 7th June 2023
Identity confirmed: 8th June 2023
Application received: 8th June 2023
Documents posted: 8th June 2023
Documents received by office: 15th June 2023
Application approved: 21st June 2023 @20:48
Print passport: 23/06/2023 @01:08am
Passport delivered: 23/06/2023 @11:00
Supporting documents received: Waiting

[AAHA2020]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New 1st adult passport after Naturalizatiom
Method of application: online
Date of application: 19th april 2023
Date application received by IPS: 19th april 2023
Location of IPS Office involved: Bootle
Date of return of documents: none
Date of receipt of interview letter: none
Date of Passport Appointment:none
Date of Passport Receipt:none

[Ixeon659]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 30 May 2023
Identity confirmed: 30 May 2023
Application received: 30 May 2023
Documents posted: 7 June 2023 (had a short trip abroad so couldn't post my documents before this date)
Documents arrived: 8 June 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 12 June 2023
Application approved: 16 June 2023
Passport printed: 17 June 2023
Passport received: 21 June 2023
Supporting documents received: AWAITING

Update: Supporting documents received: 23/06/2023

[GuerillaMethod]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: WAITING
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: 21/06/2023
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: 21/06/2023
Passport printed: 22/06/2023
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

[klownking]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted: 17/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 17/06/2023
Application received: 17/06/2023
Documents posted: 18/06/2023
Documents arrived: 20/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 22/06/2023
Application approved: Na
Passport printed: NA
Passport received: NA
Supporting documents received: NA

[yesno]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 14/06/2023
Application received: 14/06/2023
Documents posted: 14/06/2023
Documents arrived: 15/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 20/06/2023
Application approved: N/A
Passport printed: N/A
Passport received: N/A
Supporting documents received: N/A

[Ixeon659]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 30 May 2023
Identity confirmed: 30 May 2023
Application received: 30 May 2023
Documents posted: 7 June 2023 (had a short trip abroad so couldn't post my documents before this date)
Documents arrived: 8 June 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 12 June 2023
Application approved: 16 June 2023
Passport printed: 17 June 2023
Passport received: 21 June 2023
Supporting documents received: AWAITING

[STONEPEE]

Type: 1st Adult British passport after naturalisation
Method: online
Office: Bootle, Liverpool
Application submitted: 7th June 2023
Identity confirmed: 8th June 2023
Application received: 8th June 2023
Documents posted: 8th June 2023
Documents received by office: 15th June 2023
Application approved: 21st June 2023 @20:48
Print passport: ?
Passport delivered: ?
Supporting documents received:?

[citizen523]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 08 June 2023
Identity confirmed: 08 June 2023
Application received: 08 June 2023
Documents posted: 08 June 2023
Documents arrived: 09 June 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 13 June 2023
Application approved: 16 June 2023
Passport printed: 19 June 2023 02:44 AM
Passport received: 20 June 2023 2.30PM
Supporting documents received: 21 June 1.30PM

Total turnaround time was 8 working days. That's me officially done, best of luck to all those in the process.

[linkmestre]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 31 May 2023
Identity confirmed: 31 May 2023
Application received: 31 May 2023
Documents posted: 1 June 2023
Documents arrived: 9 June 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 9 June 2023
Application approved: 16 June 2023
Passport printed: 17 June 2023 12:30AM
Passport received: 19 June 2023 1.30PM
Supporting documents received: AWAITING.

Really quick process

[GuerillaMethod]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: WAITING
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: 21/06/2023
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

[neoma88]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 7June 2023
Identity confirmed: 7 June 2023
Application received: 7 June 2023
Documents posted: 7 June 2023
Documents arrived: 8 June 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 12 June 2023
Application approved: 19 June 2023
Passport printed: 19 June 2023
Passport received: 20 June 2023
Supporting documents received: AWAITING

[Szmek]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 5 June 2023
Identity confirmed: 5 June 2023
Application received: 5 June 2023
Documents posted: 5 June 2023
Documents arrived: 6 June 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 9 June 2023
Application approved: 15 June 2023
Passport printed: 16 June 2023
Passport received: 19 June 2023
Supporting documents received: 19 June 2023

2 weeks from start to finish.

[zimzimuk]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted: 08/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 08/06/2023
Application received: 08/06/2023
Documents posted: 08/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 14/06/2023
Application approved: 19/06/2023
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[klownking]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted: 17/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 17/06/2023
Application received: 17/06/2023
Documents posted: 18/06/2023
Documents arrived: NA
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: NA
Application approved: Na
Passport printed: NA
Passport received: NA
Supporting documents received: NA

[GuerillaMethod]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: WAITING
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/06/2023
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

[Sandeep5031]

Type: Adult first British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 22 May 2023 (straight after ceremony. Same day)
Identity confirmed: on 25 May 2023 , paper based
Application received: on 25 May 2023,
Documents posted special delivery: on 26 May 2023
Documents received by office: 03 May 2023
Application approved: 9 June 2023
Print passport: 9 June 2023
Passport delivered: 13 June 2023 (DHL) no signature
Supporting Docs Returned : Awaiting

[awais1116]

Type: First adult passport
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Supporting documents received: PENDING
Received 13:20 PM on 13 June 2023 (DHL)
Passport printed 7:20am on 10 June 2023
Application approved 2:36pm on 9 June 2023
Documents received 2:23pm on 1 June 2023
Application received 8:19am on 31 May 2023
Identity details received 8:19am on 31 May 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12:37pm on 30 May 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 12:35pm on 30 May 2023
Application submitted 12:35pm on 30 May 2023

[GuerillaMethod]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13/06/2023
Identity confirmed: 13/06/2023
Application received: 13/06/2023
Documents posted: 13/06/2023
Documents arrived: 14/06/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: WAITING
Application approved: WAITING
Passport printed: WAITING
Passport received: WAITING
Supporting documents received: WAITING

[Anna23563]

Type: Adult first British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 23 May 2023 (straight after ceremony. Same day)
Identity confirmed: on 26 May 2023
Application received: on 26 May 2023
Documents posted special delivery: on 27 May 2023
Documents received by office: 11:41am on 30 May 2023
Application approved: 10:11am on 8 June 2023
Print passport: 2:40am on 9 June 2023
Passport delivered: 09:00am on 9 June 2023 (TNT) no signature required, through the letterbox
Supporting Docs Returned : TBD


It's finally ALL over! The process of getting a passport was easy, convenient, quick. No problems or difficulties. Best of luck to everyone!