British Passport application processing timelines (only)

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Application Timeline
Type:
Method:
Passport Office:
Application submitted:
Identity confirmed:
Application received:
Document posted:
Document Delivered :
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Supporting documents received:

[karim_9876]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO
Application submitted: 14 Dec 2022
Identity confirmed: 15 Dec 2022
Application received: 14 Dec 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 15 Dec 2022
Document Delivered : 16 Dec 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 19 Dec 2022
Application approved: 21 Dec 2022
Passport printed: 22 Dec 2022
Passport received: 23 Dec 2022 (via TNT Courier)
Supporting documents received: not yet

I've noticed that the passport is delivered after 2 days from being approved. Date of printing is irrelevant as it's usually an auto-generated system notification that comes 1 day after approval, but the date of issue on the passport is the date of approval even if you have received the printing notification 1 day after.

[amj85]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 13/12/2022
Identity details received: 13/12/2022
Documents sent: 13/12/2022 (via Royal Mail next day delivery)
Documents received: 20/12/2022 3.13pm (status update by HMPO)
Application approved: 20/12/2022 3.56pm
Passport printed: 21/12/2022
Passport delivered: 22/12/2022
Documents returned: Awaiting

All the best everyone and thank you for being an amazing forum.

[Ola123ola]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 08 Dec 2022
Identity confirmed: 08 Dec 2022
Application received: 08 Dec 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 09 Dec 2022
Document Delivered : 16 Dec 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 20 Dec 2022 time 12:32pm
Application approved: 20 Dec 2022 time 16:58pm
Passport printed: 21 Dec 2022 time 01:47an
Passport received: 22 Dec 2022
Supporting documents received: TBC
Thanks to the mediator of this platform. Good luck to everyone still waiting.

[RajaHindustani]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO
Application submitted: 13 Dec 2022
Identity confirmed: 13 Dec 2022
Application received: 13 Dec 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 13 Dec 2022
Document Delivered : 14 Dec 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 19 Dec 2022
Application approved: 19 Dec 2022
Passport printed: 20 Dec 2022
Passport received: 21 Dec 2022 (via TNT Courier)
Supporting documents received: not yet

[Moonlight007]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 23 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 23 Nov 2022
Application received: 23 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 24 Nov 2022
Document Delivered : 28 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: TBC
Application approved: TBC
Passport printed: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Supporting documents received: TBC

Its nearly 4 weeks HMPO didnt confirmed received my documents.

[minigiant]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 23 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 23 Nov 2022
Application received: 23 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 23 Nov 2022
Document Delivered : 24 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 30 Nov 2022
Application approved: 06 Dec 2022
Passport printed: 07 Dec 2022
Passport received: 08 Dec 2022 (via TNT Courier)
Supporting documents received: 15 Dec 2022 (via TNT Courier)

Good luck for those who are still waiting. It is good to see that HMPO is not using Royal Mail to deliver the letters and documents. Thanks for all the helps from the forum. Best wishes, Minigiant

[inzogbiya]

Type: Overseas first child passport and another child renewal, from Canada. Timelines below are for both applications.
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Application submitted: 29 Oct 2022
Identity confirmed: 3 Nov 2022
Application received: 3 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 10 Nov 2022
Application approved: 16 Nov 2022
Passport printed: 17 Nov 2022
Passport received: 9 Dec 2022
Supporting documents received: 8 Dec 2022

[b1234567]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Corby
Application submitted: 28 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 30 Nov 2022
Application received: 30 Nov 2022
Document posted: 01 Dec 2022
Document arrived: 07 Dec 2022 (Strike Delay)
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 09 Dec 2022
Application approved: 12 Dec 2022
Passport printed: 13 Dec 2022
Passport received: 14 Dec 2022
Supporting documents received: TBC

[Shah1698]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 27 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 28 Nov 2022
Application received: 28 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 29 Nov 2022
Document Delivered : 30 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 06 Dec 2022 8:01am
Application approved: 08 Dec 2022 2:34pm
Passport printed: 09 Dec 2022 5:46am
Passport received: 12 Dec 2022 11:40am
Supporting documents received: TBC

[tk1001]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 09 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 09 Nov 2022
Application received: 09 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 10 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 10 Nov 2022
Application approved: 21 Nov 2022
Passport printed: 21 Nov 2022
Passport received: 23 Nov 2022
Supporting documents received: 03 Dec 2022 (due to Royal Mail strike)

[Moonlight007]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 23 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 23 Nov 2022
Application received: 23 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 24 Nov 2022
Document Delivered : 28 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: TBC
Application approved: TBC
Passport printed: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Supporting documents received: TBC

[Kenej124]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Application submitted: 22/11/2022
Identity details received: 22/11/2022
Documents sent: 23/11/2022
Documents received: 30/11/2022 (confirmed by HMPO)
Application approved: 3/12/2022
Passport printed: 6/12/2022
Passport delivered: 6/12/2022
Documents returned: Waiting

[addy321]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 22 Nov 2022
Application received: 22 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 22 Nov 2022
Document arrived: 23 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 29 Nov 2022 9.26am
Application approved: 29 Nov 2022 9.11PM (surprisingly !)
Passport printed: 30 Nov 10.50PM
Passport received: 1 Dec 9am
Supporting documents received: 6 Dec (paid for secure delivery)
This page had been really helpful throughout my immigration journey. Thank to everyone including moderator for running such a page. Good luck

[wish_uk]

Passport delivered. 30 November 2022
Passport printed 6:30am on 29 November 2022
Application approved 2:16pm on 28 November 2022
Documents received 11:26am on 21 November 2022
Application received 8:14pm on 15 November 2022
Identity details received 8:13pm on 15 November 2022
Email sent to confirm id. 8:08pm on 15 November 2022
Email sent to confirm id 7:09pm on 15 November 2022
Asked to confirm id 7:00pm on 15 November 2022
Application submitted 7:00pm on 15 November 2022

A big thanks to All the Members of this board. From 2014-2022 I always received the best advice. Stay blessed and good luck for others.

[addy321]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 22 Nov 2022
Application received: 22 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 22 Nov 2022
Document arrived: 23 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 29 Nov 2022 9.26am
Application approved: 29 Nov 2022 9.11PM (surprisingly !)
Passport printed: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Supporting documents received: TBC

[wish_uk]

Passport printed 6:30am on 29 November 2022
Application approved 2:16pm on 28 November 2022
Documents received 11:26am on 21 November 2022
Application received 8:14pm on 15 November 2022
Identity details received 8:13pm on 15 November 2022
Email sent to confirm id. 8:08pm on 15 November 2022
Email sent to confirm id 7:09pm on 15 November 2022
Asked to confirm id 7:00pm on 15 November 2022
Application submitted 7:00pm on 15 November 2022

[sg95]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Application submitted: 09/11/2022
Identity details received: 09/11/2022
Documents sent: 10/11/2022
Documents received: 14/11/2022 (confirmed by HMPO, not sure when actually received)
Application approved: 22/11/2022
Passport printed: 23/11/2022
Passport delivered: 23/11/2022
Documents returned: 23/11/2022 (surprisingly!)

Thanks for all the help!

[Mombasagirl]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Naturalisation ceremony: 9/11/22
Online application submitted: 9/11/22
Identity verified: 9/11/22
Application received: 9/11/22
Documents sent: 9/11/22
Documents delivered: 11/11/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/22
Application approved: 17/11/2022
Passport printed and sent:18/11/22
Passport received: 21/11/2022
Documents received: tbc

The end of a long and expensive journey. I am ever so grateful for the advice on this group, which was spot on every time. All the very best to everyone who is waiting.

[nj502]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 8 November 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 8 November 2022
Email sent to the person confirming your identity: 8 November 2022
Identity details received: 9 November 2022
Application received: 9 November 2022
Document posted as special delivery: 10 November 2022
Documents received: 11 November 2022
Application approved: 17 November 2022
Passport printed: 18 November 2022
Passport received: 21 November 2022
Documents received: Waiting

Best of luck everyone!

[bubbly123]

First Adult Passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07/11/2022
Date identity confirmed: 07/11/2022
Identity details received: 07/11/2022
Application received: 07/11/2022
Documents posted: 08/11/2022
Documents received: 10/11/2022
Application approved: 17/11/2022
Passport printed: 18/11/2022
Passport received: pending
Supporting docs returned: pending

Thank you so much for the support and help!

[mkuser]

-application sent(online) -01/11
-Identity confirmed- 01/11
-Documents sent -02/11
-Documents received -04/11
-application approved -15/11
-passport printed -16/11
-passport received -17/11

[Wtaribo]

-application sent(online) -04/11
-Identity confirmed- 04/ 11
-Documents sent -05 /11
-Documents received -09/11
-application approved -15/11
-passport printed -16/11
-passport received -11:30 AM , 17/11.

12 days between application and passport delivery.

Good luck to everyone, and a big thank you to this forum thats has helped and guided me throughout my immigration journey .never once needed a lawyer ,I got all the help on here from tier 4 student visa to naturalisation and passport.AGAIN MASSIVE THANK YOU!!!✍

[mental4vray]

Type: Child’s first passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast
Application submitted: 08/11/2022
Identity confirmed: 08/11/2022
Application received: 08/11/2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail Tracked 24): 08/11/2022
Document arrived: 09/11/2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 10/11/2022
Application approved: 16/11/2022
Passport printed: 17/11/2022 at 04:58am
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[kikzz77]

First Adult Passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/11/2022
Date identity confirmed: 02/11/2022
Identity details received: 02/11/2022
Application received: 02/11/2022
Documents posted: 03/11/2022
Documents received: 07/11/2022
Application approved: 12/11/2022
Passport printed: 14/11/2022
Passport received: 15/11/2022
Supporting docs returned: pending