British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[digitaldrifta]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 22 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 22 Feb 2023
Application received: 22 Feb 2023
Document posted: 23 Feb 2023
Document arrived: 24 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: TBD
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

[bnsrinivas]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool (L3 9BP)
Application submitted: 7 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 7 Feb 2023
Application received: 7 Feb 2023
Documents posted: 8 Feb 2023
Documents received: 9 Feb 2023
Status updated at the HMPO website: 10 Feb 2023
Application approved: 17 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 18 Feb 2023
Passport received: 22 Feb 2023 (TNT)
Supporting documents received: 26 Feb 2023 (Royal mail, £5 paid for secure delivery)

[dko]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office:
Application submitted: 20 January 2023
Identity confirmed: 20 January 2023
Application received: 20 January 2023
Document posted: 21 January 2023
Document arrived: 25 January 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 25 January 2023
Application approved: child 1- 1/2/23. Child 2 11/2/23
Passport printed: child 1- 1/2/23 child 2- 11/2/23
Passport received: child 1- 3/2/23 child 2- 15/2/23
Supporting documents received: child 1- 10/2/23 child 25/2/2023. Travel document not received. There was a letter explaining the TD had been sent directly to the appropriate office.

[Carper2018]

Here are the timelines for our two children:

Child 1
Type: First Child Passport After Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 30 Jan 2023
Identity confirmed: 30 Jan 2023
Application received: 30 Jan 2023
Documents sent (Royal Mail special delivery next day by 1pm, signed): 31 Jan 2023
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 01 Feb 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 03 Feb 2023
Application approved: 10 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 12 Feb 2023
Passport received: 14 Feb 2023 (delivered by TNT in the letter box without a signature)
Documents received: 22 Feb 2023 (delivered by Royal Mail in the letter box without a signature).

Child 2
Type: First Child Passport After Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Online application submitted: 10 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 10 Feb 2023
Application received: 10 Feb 2023
Documents sent (Royal Mail special delivery next day by 1pm, signed): 13 Feb 2023
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 Feb 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 15 Feb 2023
Application approved: 22 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 23 Feb 2023
Passport received: 24 Feb 2023 (delivered by TNT in the letter box without a signature)
Documents received: Pending.

[Kakaman]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Application submitted: 24 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 24 Feb 2023
Application received: 24 Feb 2023
Documents posted:
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Supporting documents received:

[vasmer]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 7 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 7 Feb 2023
Application received: 7 Feb 2023
Documents posted (Royalmail special delivery next day by 1pm, signed): 7 Feb 2023
Documents delivered: 8 Feb 2023
Documents received status updated at the HMPO website: 14 Feb 2023
Application approved: 20 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 22 Feb 2023
Passport received: 23 Feb 2023
Supporting documents returned: 24 Feb 2023

Notes: As HMPO says there is a delay between HMPO receiving the documents and actually updating the system (account for a week?). As soon as the passport application is approved then check daily TNT tracking service with passport application reference and postcode, don't wait for TNT to send you an SMS or an e-mail
- this maybe received after the actual delivery! For the supporting documents if you have bought signed delivery (5 GBP) during passport application then do expect TNT to send you an e-mail or SMS with supporting documents tracking reference. I did expect the supporting document to take longer but I received within ne day after receiving the passport!!!! TNT will deliver without signing if there is a postbox or a way of throwing the documents inside the house. Good luck!

[Faqasim]

Type: First Child Passport After Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 10 Feb 2023
Documents sent: 13 Feb 2023
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 Feb 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 15 Feb 2023
Application approved: 22 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 23 Feb 2023
Passport received: 24 Feb 2023 (Delivered by TNT in the letter box without a signature)
Documents received: Pending.

[bnsrinivas]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool (L3 9BP)
Application submitted: 7 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 7 Feb 2023
Application received: 7 Feb 2023
Documents posted: 8 Feb 2023
Documents received: 9 Feb 2023
Status updated at the HMPO website: 10 Feb 2023
Application approved: 17 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 18 Feb 2023
Passport received: 22 Feb 2023 (TNT)
Supporting documents received: TBD

[londoner2015]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool (L3 9BP)
Application submitted: 1 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 3 Feb 2023
Application received: 3 Feb 2023
Documents posted: 6 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 8 Feb 2023
Application approved: 17 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 18 Feb 2023
Passport received: 21 Feb 2023
Supporting documents received: TBD

[excel_geek]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 24 Jan 2023
Identity confirmed: 25 Jan 2023
Application received: 25 Jan 2023
Document posted: 27 Jan 2023
Document arrived: 30 Jan 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 31 Jan 2023
Application approved: 6 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 8 Feb 2023
Passport received: 9 Feb 2023 (dropped in mailbox before tracking message was sent )
Supporting documents received: TBD

Supporting Documents received: 18 Feb 2023 via Royal Mail tracked envelope. Nat. Cert. was folded in half despite Home Office saying that folding is considered damaging it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Aer0za]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Online application submitted: 27 January 2023
Identity verified: 27 January 2023
Application Received: 27 January 2023

Documents sent: 28 January 2023
Documents delivered: 31 January 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 4 February 2023 (Not sure why they took so long to confirm this)

Application approved: 11 February 2023
Passport printed and sent: 14 February
Passport received: 15th February
Documents received: 17th February

All completed within 22 days from application to the receiving the last bit which was my supporting documents.

[dko]

Type: First Child passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office:
Application submitted: 20 January 2023
Identity confirmed: 20 January 2023
Application received: 20 January 2023
Document posted: 21 January 2023
Document arrived: 25 January 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 25 January 2023
Application approved: child 1- 1/2/23. Child 2 11/2/23
Passport printed: child 1- 1/2/23 child 2- 11/2/23
Passport received: child 1- 3/2/23 child 2- 15/2/23
Supporting documents received: child 1- 10/2/23 child 2 waiting

[Irenejg]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 10 Jan 2023
Identity confirmed: 10 Jan 2023
Application received: 10 Jan 2023
Document posted: 11 Jan 2023
Document delivered : 12 Jan 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17 Jan 2023
Application approved: 31 Jan 2023
Passport printed: 31 Jan 2023
Passport received: 2 Feb 2023
Supporting documents received: 13 Feb 2023. Naturalisation certificate folded and generally battered. I guess it doesn't matter, but I like to keep these kinds of documents pristine.

[Rub22]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 06 Feb 2023
Identity confirmed: 06 Feb 2023
Application received: 06 Feb 2023
Document posted: 06 Feb 2023
Document delivered : 07 Feb 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 09 Feb 2023
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: Waiting

[Aer0za]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Online application submitted: 27 January 2023
Identity verified: 27 January 2023
Application Received: 27 January 2023

Documents sent: 28 January 2023
Documents delivered: 31 January 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 4 February 2023 (Not sure why they took so long to confirm this)

Application approved: TBC
Passport printed and sent: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[Olufunke]

Documents received: TBD

Passport received: 08 February 2023 (Delivered by DHL and did not receive any tracking details. They just put it in the letter box without a signature and had paid £5 extra for special delivery )

Passport printed 5:44am on 7 February 2023
Application approved 9:39am on 5 February 2023
Documents received 9:39am on 29 January 2023
Application received 5:48pm on 25 January 2023
Identity details received 5:48pm on 25 January 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5:38pm on 25 January 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 5:26pm on 25 January 2023
Application submitted 5:26pm on 25 January 2023

[mandas001]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 26 January 2023
Documents sent: 28 January 2023
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 30 January 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 30 January 2023
Application approved: 6 February 2023
Passport printed: 7 February 2023
Passport received: 09 February 2023 (Delivered by DHL and did not receive any tracking details. They just put it in the letter box without a signature and had paid £5 extra for special delivery )
Documents received: TBD

Can't believe the journey with Home Office has come to an end!

[excel_geek]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 24 Jan 2023
Identity confirmed: 25 Jan 2023
Application received: 25 Jan 2023
Document posted: 27 Jan 2023
Document arrived: 30 Jan 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 31 Jan 2023
Application approved: 6 Feb 2023
Passport printed: 8 Feb 2023
Passport received: 9 Feb 2023 (dropped in mailbox before tracking message was sent )
Supporting documents received: TBD

[melody76]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hampstead
Online application submitted: 7 December 2022
Identity verified:7 December 2022
Documents sent: 10 December 2022
Documents delivered: 12 December 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22 December 2022
Application approved: 7 February 2023
Passport printed and sent: 8 February 2023
Passport received: 9 February 2023
Documents received:

My passport took 9 week to processed in total.

[Lagosbos]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Online application submitted: 08 February 2023
Identity verified:08 February 2023
Documents sent: 08 February 2023
Documents delivered:
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[mandas001]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 26 January 2023
Documents sent: 28 January 2023
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 30 January 2023
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 30 January 2023
Application approved: 6 February 2023
Passport printed: 7 February 2023
Passport received: TBD
Documents received: TBD

[Ragnar]

Application history
Passport Received 1st Feb 2023 DHL no email just got it through letter box
Passport Printed 30 january 2023
Application approved 27 january 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 27 January 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity on 27 January 2023
Documents received on 21 January 2023
Application received on 19 January 2023 (DURHAM)
Identity details received on 19 January 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 18 January 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity on 18 January 2023
Application submitted on 18 January 2023



Identity confirmed twice have to use different person so remember if asked to confirm identity again make sure use different and has to be one of professional from the list
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[kxhbn672]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 19 January 2023
Identity confirmed: 20 January 2023
Application received: 20 January 2023
Document posted: 20 January 2023
Document arrived: TBD
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: TBD
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

Document arrived: 23 January 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 24 January 2023

Application approved: 29 January 2023

Passport printed: 31 January 2023

Passport received: 1 February 2023
Supporting documents received: TBD

Passport got delivered by DHL, and I didn't receive any tracking reference, etc. It just turned up.

[jkjkjkjk]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 17/01/2022
Identity confirmed: 17/01/2022
Application received: 17/01/2022
Documents posted (via next day guaranteed): 18/01/2022
Documents delivered: 19/01/2023
Documents received status updated at the HMPO website: 20/01/2023
Application approved: 26/01/2023
Passport printed: 27/01/2023
Passport received: 30/01/2023
Supporting documents received: 01/02/23

All steps done in 12 working days

[kxhbn672]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 19 January 2023
Identity confirmed: 20 January 2023
Application received: 20 January 2023
Document posted: 20 January 2023
Document arrived: TBD
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: TBD
Application approved: TBD
Passport printed: TBD
Passport received: TBD
Supporting documents received: TBD

Document arrived: 23 January 2023
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 24 January 2023

Application approved: 29 January 2023

Passport printed: 31 January 2023