British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[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: ?
Application approved: ?
Print passport: ?
Passport delivered: ?
Supporting documents received:?

[tiredface]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 13/05/2023
Identity confirmed: 14/05/2023
Application received: 14/05/2023
Documents posted: 15/05/2023
Documents arrived: 17/05/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/05/2023
Application approved: 26/05/2023
Passport printed: 27/05/2023 (12:03am)
Passport received: 30/05/2023
Supporting documents received: 07/06/2023

The process from applying to receiving my UK passport was just over two weeks, and then another week to receive my NZ passport and citizenship certificate. Nice and quick! Surprised at how cheap the UK passport feels though.

Thanks to everyone who updated their timeline on this and other threads, it's so helpful. Good luck to everyone who is going through this final step!

[skyebird]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 01/04/2023
Identity confirmed: 01/04/2023
Application received: 01/04/2023
Documents posted: 26/04/2023
Documents arrived: 09/05/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 09/05/2023
Application approved: 22/05/2023
Passport printed: 23/05/2023
Passport received: 25/05/2023
Supporting documents received: 26/05/2023

Thanks everyone for keeping this forum up to date, it's been a life saver these past few years! Finally a citizen! Good luck to everyone still on their journey

[as3m]

Bootle - first passport after naturalisation

Application submitted 18/05/23
Documents received 22/05/23
Application approved 01/06/23
Passport printed 04:33 AM ! 02/06/23
Passport received 03/06/23 09:30 AM (Royal Mail 24tracked)

Whole process took 16days which is an excellent turn around.
Done with UKVI finally (6years!) best of luck to future and current applicants.

[rubyracer2]

Type: Adult first British passport
Method: Online
Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 9th May
Identity confirmed: 9th May
Identity details received: 9th May
Application received: 9th May
Documents posted next day delivery: 10th May
Documents received by office: 11th May
Application approved: 23 May 09:40 AM
Print passport: 24 May 01:25 AM
Passport delivered: 25 May 09:00 AM (through TNT)
Supporting Docs Returned : 3rd June

Supporting Docs returned: 3rd June via royal mail tracked 48 service. They didn't fold the naturalisation certificate as I had requested them

[Lowblow]

Type: 1st Adult British passport after naturalisation
Method: online
Office: Bootle, Liverpool
Application submitted: 4:45pm on 18 May 2023
Identity confirmed: 5:31pm on 18 May 2023
Application received: 5:32pm on 18 May 2023
Documents posted: 11:15 on 19 May 2023
Documents received by office: 2:13pm on 22 May 2023
Application approved: 2:12pm on 31 May 2023
Print passport: 6:25am on 1 June 2023
Passport delivered: 16:21pm on 2 June 2023
Supporting documents received:TBD

Total: 15 days / 10 Working days

[Bmc23]

First Adult Passport (Overseas)
Durham
Paper application and post.

Date docs posted: 6th Feb 23
Docs arrived: 8th Feb 23
Docs confirmed receipt: 13th Feb 23
Payment deducted: 14th Feb 23
Invitation for interview: 26th Apr 23
Interview date: 29th Apr 23
Application approved: 15th May 23
Passport printed: 15th May 23
Passport received: 19th May 23
Supporting documents received: TBD

Total of 14 weeks

Supporting documents received: 29th May 2023

[rubyracer2]

Type: Adult first British passport
Method: Online
Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 9th May
Identity confirmed: 9th May
Identity details received: 9th May
Application received: 9th May
Documents posted next day delivery: 10th May
Documents received by office: 11th May
Application approved: 23 May 09:40 AM
Print passport: 24 May 01:25 AM
Passport delivered: 25 May 09:00 AM (through TNT)
Supporting Docs Returned : TBD

[Bmc23]

First Adult Passport (Overseas)
Durham
Paper application and post.

Date docs posted: 6th Feb 23
Docs arrived: 8th Feb 23
Docs confirmed receipt: 13th Feb 23
Payment deducted: 14th Feb 23
Invitation for interview: 26th Apr 23
Interview date: 29th Apr 23
Application approved: 15th May 23
Passport printed: 15th May 23
Passport received: 19th May 23
Supporting documents received: TBD

Total of 14 weeks

[wellwisher1928]

Final Update: Passport & documents received.

Update: Application Approved

Update: Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 26/04/2023
Identity confirmed: 26/04/2023
Application received: 26/04/2023
Documents posted: 27/04/2023
Documents arrived: 28/04/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 03/05/2023 at 8:55am
Application approved: 12/05/2023 Received email at 1:21pm
Passport printed: 15/05/2023 Received email at 11:43pm
Passport received: 16/05/2023
Supporting documents received: 17/05/2023

Total it take 21 days to get back documents & receiving passport.

Thank you all & wish you good luck.

[clariejoseph80]

Type:Husband's First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted: 20/04/2023
Identity confirmed: 20/04/2023
Application received: 20/04/2023
Documents posted: 24/04/2023
Documents arrived: 25/04/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 28/05/2023
Application approved: 11/05/2023
Passport printed: 12/05/2023
Passport received: 15/05/2023
Supporting documents received: 16/05/2023

[wellwisher1928]

Update: Application Approved

Update: Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 26/04/2023
Identity confirmed: 26/04/2023
Application received: 26/04/2023
Documents posted: 27/04/2023
Documents arrived: 28/04/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 03/05/2023 at 8:55am
Application approved: 12/05/2023 Received email at 1:21pm
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Supporting documents received:

[Mrs P]

Type: Adult first British passport
Method: online
Office: durham
Application submitted: 20 April
Identity confirmed: 20 april
Person not eligible: 21 april
Identity confirmed 2nd time: 21 April
Identity details received: 21 April
Application received: 21April
Documents posted next day delivery: 21 April
Documents received by office: 25 April
Person not eligible: 6 may
Identity confirmed 3rd time: 6 may
Application approved: 7 may 2:40pm ( yes on sunday )
Print passport: 10 may
Passport delivered: 11may

[Teksman]

Applicant 1
Type: First adult passport (16 years old)
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Corby (was Hemel Hempstead but documents were sent to Corby in the same envelope with siblings)
Application submitted: 4:45 pm on 8 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 4:45 pm on 8 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 4:56 pm on 8 April 2023
Identity details received 10:04 am on 10 April 2023
Application received: 10:04 am on 10 April 2023
Documents posted: 11 April 2023 (next-day delivery)
Documents delivered: 12 April 2023
Documents received 11:10 am on 19 April 2023
Email to book Interview: Received 9.46 am on 30 April 2023
Interview: 8:45 am on 09 May 2023
Application Approved: 9.30 am on 09 May 2023
Passport printed: 23:20 on 10 May 2023
Passport received: 9:50 on 11 May 2023
Supporting documents received: PENDING


Applicant 2
Type: First child passport
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 5:09 pm on 8 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 5:09 pm on 8 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 5:11 pm on 8 April 2023
Identity details received: 10:00 am on 10 April 2023
Application received: 10:01 am on 10 April 2023
Documents received: 11:10 am on 19 April 2023
Application approved: 9:35 am on 30 April 2023
Passport printed: 6:01 am on 3 May 2023
Passport received: 12:13 pm on 4 May 2023 (by TNT)
Supporting documents received: 12:13 pm on 4 May 2023 (by TNT)

Applicant 3
Type: First child passport
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 5:20 pm on 8 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 5:20 pm on 8 April 2023
Identity details received: 9:55 am on 10 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 5:23 pm on 8 April 2023
Documents received: 11:10 am on 19 April 2023
Person not eligible: 9:52 am on 30 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 11:57 am on 30 April 2023
Identity details received: 5:15 pm on 30 April 2023
Application received: 9:55 am on 10 April 2023
Application approved: 11:30 am on 1 May 2023
Passport printed: 1:45 am on 3 May 2023
Supporting documents received: 12:13 pm on 4 May 2023 (by TNT)
Passport received: 12:17 pm on 6 May 2023 – delivered by Royal Mail

[razergd1]

Application type: First child passport after registration
Passport Office: Hemel Hampstead
Application submitted: 18/4/23
Identity confirmed: 19/4/23
Documents submitted: 19/4/23
Documents received: 25/4/23
Application approved: 6/5/23 (On Saturday)
Passport printed: 10/5/23

Arrived (TNT) 10/5/23 (same day as printed!)

Supporting documents: Awaiting.

[ibman]

Applicant #1 (adult #1)
Application method: Online
Passport Office: BOOTLE however sent to Hamel Hampstead as sending as a Group application of 3 in total to one address
Application submitted: 8:20pm on 21 March 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 8:20pm on 21 March 2023
Identity details received: 8:46pm on 21 March 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 8:37pm on 21 March 2023
Documents received: 1:30pm on 30 March 2023
Request to send identity documents via e-mail #1: 04 April 2023
Request to send identity documents via e-mail #2: 11 April 2023
Request to send identity documents via e-mail #3: 12 April 2023
Request to send identity documents via e-mail #4: 18 April 2023
Request to send identity documents via e-mail #5: 26 April 2023
Request to send identity documents via e-mail #6: 27 April 2023
Identity details received: Waiting
Application received: waiting
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting
Passport received: waiting

Applicant #2 (Child #1)
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Hamel Hampstead
Application submitted: 7:58am on 24 March 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 7:58am on 24 March 2023
Identity details received: 2:55pm on 24 March 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:40pm on 24 March 2023
Documents received: 1:30pm on 30 March 2023
Request to send identity documents via e-mail #1: 06 April 2023
Identity details received: Waiting
Application received: waiting
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting
Passport received: waiting

Applicant #3 (Adult #2)
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Corby however sent to Hamel Hampstead as sending as a Group application of 3 in total to one address
Application submitted: 9:24am on 24 March 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 9:24am on 24 March 2023
Identity details received: 2:59pm on 24 March 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:43pm on 24 March 2023
Documents received: 1:30pm on 30 March 2023
Identity details received: Waiting
Application received: waiting
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting
Passport received: waiting

So everything was sent via Royal Mail and it's been received on their side on 30th of March 2023 but there is no progress so far. Royal Mail signed for showing that it was received by Hamel Hampstead (and the name of it) and signed by the receiver. When I call them they say they have received the naturalisation certificates but not the identity documents of any of the applicants while all were in one envelope.

[Teksman]

Applicant 1
Type: First adult passport (16 years old)
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Corby (was Hemel Hempstead but documents were sent to Corby in the same envelope with siblings)
Application submitted: 4:45 pm on 8 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 4:45 pm on 8 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 4:56 pm on 8 April 2023
Identity details received 10:04 am on 10 April 2023
Application received: 10:04 am on 10 April 2023
Documents posted: 11 April 2023 (next-day delivery)
Documents delivered: 12 April 2023
Documents received 11:10 am on 19 April 2023
Email to book Interview: Received 9.46 am on 30 April 2023
Interview: 8:45 am on 09 May 2023
Application Approved: 9.30 am on 09 May 2023
Passport printed: PENDING
Passport received: PENDING
Supporting documents received: PENDING


Applicant 2
Type: First child passport
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 5:09 pm on 8 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 5:09 pm on 8 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 5:11 pm on 8 April 2023
Identity details received: 10:00 am on 10 April 2023
Application received: 10:01 am on 10 April 2023
Documents received: 11:10 am on 19 April 2023
Application approved: 9:35 am on 30 April 2023
Passport printed: 6:01 am on 3 May 2023
Passport received: 12:13 pm on 4 May 2023 (by TNT)
Supporting documents received: 12:13 pm on 4 May 2023 (by TNT)

Applicant 3
Type: First child passport
Application method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 5:20 pm on 8 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 5:20 pm on 8 April 2023
Identity details received: 9:55 am on 10 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 5:23 pm on 8 April 2023
Documents received: 11:10 am on 19 April 2023
Person not eligible: 9:52 am on 30 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 11:57 am on 30 April 2023
Identity details received: 5:15 pm on 30 April 2023
Application received: 9:55 am on 10 April 2023
Application approved: 11:30 am on 1 May 2023
Passport printed: 1:45 am on 3 May 2023
Supporting documents received: 12:13 pm on 4 May 2023 (by TNT)
Passport received: 12:17 pm on 6 May 2023 – delivered by Royal Mail

[nathybes]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 27/04/2023
Identity confirmed: 28/04/2023
Application received: 28/04/2023
Documents received: 0205/2023
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:.
Supporting documents received:

[Mrs P]

Type: Adult first British passport
Method: online
Office: durham
Application submitted: 20 April
Identity confirmed: 20 april
Person not eligible: 21 april
Identity confirmed 2nd time: 21 April
Identity details received: 21 April
Application received: 21April
Documents posted next day delivery: 21 April
Documents received by office: 25 April
Person not eligible: 6 may
Identity confirmed 3rd time: 6 may
Application approved: 7 may 2:40pm ( yes on sunday )
Print passport: waiting

[Mrs P]

Type: Adult first British passport
Method: online
Office: durham
Application submitted: 20 April
Identity confirmed: 20 april
Person not eligible: 21 april
Identity confirmed 2nd time: 21 April
Identity details received: 21 April
Application received: 21April
Documents posted next day delivery: 21 April
Documents received by office: 25 April
Person not eligible: 6 may
Identity confirmed 3rd time: 6 may
Application approved: waiting
Print passport: waiting

[FinallyABrit2]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 06/04/2023
Identity confirmed: 08/04/2023
Application received: 08/04/2023
Documents posted: 11/04/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 12/04/2023 @ 5:29pm
Application approved: 29/04/2023 @ 09:50am
Passport printed: 02/05/2023
Passport received: 03/05/2023 via TNT
Supporting documents received: 05/05/2023 via Royal Mail

[jwadk87]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 12/04/2023
Identity confirmed: 12/04/2023
Application received: 12/04/2023
Documents posted: 15/04/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/04/2023 @ 8:49pm
Application approved: 30/04/2023 @ 11:44am
Passport printed: 03/05/2023 @ 6:03am
Passport received: 04/05/2023 @ 11am via TNT delivery
Supporting documents received: 04/05/2023 @11am via TNT delivery

Good luck to all waiting.

[matlau_2862]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 01/05/2023
Identity confirmed: 01/05/2023
Application received: 01/05/2023
Documents posted: 02/05/2023
Documents arrived: 03/05/2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 04/05/2023
Application approved: awaiting...
Passport printed: awaiting...
Passport received: awaiting...
Supporting documents received: awaiting...

[skyebird]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 01/04/2023
Identity confirmed: 01/04/2023
Application received: 01/04/2023
Documents posted: 26/04/2023
Documents arrived: awaiting...
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: awaiting...
Application approved: awaiting...
Passport printed: awaiting...
Passport received: awaiting...
Supporting documents received: awaiting...

[LTr]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 2 April 2023at 7:33pm
Identity verified: 2 April 2023 at 9:26pm
Documents sent: 3 April 2023
Documents delivered: 4 April 2023
Documents received by HMPO: 14 April 2023 at 11:37am
Application approved: 25 April 2023 at 11:02am
Passport printed: 26 April at 3:02am
Passport received: 26 April at 2:05pm
Supporting Documents received: 3 May at 1:20pm by TNT