British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[mpandey]

Type: First Child Passport (registration)
From: UK - HMPO Peterborough
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 25/08/2020
Date Identity Verified: 25/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 26/08/2020
Documents delivered on/to: 27/08/2020 - HMPO Durham ( tracked delivery online)
Date Documents Received: 27/08/2020
Application being processed: 02/09/2020
Application Approved: 04/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 07/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 09/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 15/09/2020

Total 3 weeks, all the best everyone.

[Moha99]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation & First chid passport. both timeline are the same so far.
From: UK
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 26/08/2020
Date Identity Verified: 26/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 27/08/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Date Documents Received: 01/09/2020
Email update received on 03/09/2020 which states "We are sorry that it is taking longer than usual to process your application due to COVID-19. If we don't need any further information to progress your application, you should receive your passport within 4 weeks".
Application being processed: 04/09/2020
Application Approved: 9th September 2020 at 14.53 both mine and my daughters approved. 5 days from application being processed to being approved.
Passport Printed and Sent: 10th September 2020
Date Passport Received: 14th September 2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: ?

The whole process took 19Days, Alhamdou Lillah and good luck to everyone waiting and a massive thanks to the moderators.

[jojo1984]

Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 18/08/2020
Identity Verified: 18/08/2020
Application Received: 18/08/2020
Documents Sent: 19/08/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/08/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/08/2020
Application Being processed:26/08/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:

[Dannypage]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: Born Cuba / UK Resident
Method: Online / Digital photo

Application submitted: 12/08/2020 @12:24pm
Identity details received: 12/08/2020 @3:04pm
Documents sent special delivery: 17/08/2020
Documents sent to: HMPO Glasgow
Documents delivered/signed: 19/08/2020 @8:18am
Documents received status: 24/08/2020 @8:23am
Application being processed: 24/08/2020 @1:25pm
Letter received asking for further proof of use of legal married name I.e. government letters. Sent same day special delivery: 09/09/2020
Photo rejected: 14/09/2020 @3:18pm
New Photo Received: 15/09/2020 @1:50pm
Application Approved: 16/09/2020 @7:58am
Passport Printed and Sent: 16/09/2020 @1:15pm
Passport Received: Waiting
Passport Colour: Waiting
Date of Return of Documents: Waiting

[rozearo]

Type: First passport after naturalisation & First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Office: HMPO Peterborough

Date of Online Application: 5/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 16/09/2020
Application being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[Arathi13]

Type: First Child Passport (registration)
From: UK - HMPO Peterborough
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 08/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 08/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 09/09/2020
Documents delivered on/to: 10/09/2020 ( tracked delivery online)
Date Documents Received: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: Pending - (can take up to 3 weeks message received)
Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport Received: Pending
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[Numbu66]

Type: First Child Passport (registration)
From: UK - HMPO Newport
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 02/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 02/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 03/09/2020
Documents delivered on/to: 04/09/2020 ( tracked delivery online)
Date Documents Received: 07/09/2020
Application being processed: 09/09/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17/09/2020
Date Passport Received: Pending
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[Sous49]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 03/09/2020
Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Application Received: 04/09/2020
Documents Sent: 05/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 08/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status:15/09/2020
Application Being processed: 16/09/2020
Application Approved: 17/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
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[rozearo]

Type: First Child passport (one application sent to Newport, the others to Peterborough)
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Date of Online Application: 5/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 9/9/2020
Application being processed: 10/9/2020
Application Approved: 17/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[Samib]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 08/09/2020 (Approved to use urgent passport service due to urgent work travel on the 21st)
Identity Verified: 08/09/2020
Application Received: 08/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status:08/09/2020
Application Being processed: 08/09/2020
Documents Sent: 08/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 09/09/2020
Application Approved: 16/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 16/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 17/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Supporting Documents received: 17/09/2020 (received together with UK passport)

10 days in total from Online application to receiving the passport and supporting documents due to use of Urgent passport service

[Simplebuthonest]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 16/09/2020
Identity Verified: 16/09/2020
Documents Sent: 16/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 17/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status:
Application Being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:

[munirabid]

Type: First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Glasgow

Date of Online Application: 25/08/2020
Date Identity Verified:2 5/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 26/08 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 27/08/2020
Date Documents Received status: 28/08/2020
Application being processed: 02/9/2020
Application Approved: 10/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:10/9/2020
Date Passport Received: 15/9/2020
Passport Colour:blue
Date of Return of Documents: still waiting

[Sous49]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 03/09/2020
Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Application Received: 04/09/2020
Documents Sent: 05/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 08/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status:15/09/2020
Application Being processed: 16/09/2020
Application Approved: 17/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:17/09/2020
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
documents received:19/09/2020

[rozearo]

Type: First passport after naturalisation & First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 16/09/2020
Application being processed: 18/9/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[rozearo]

Type: First Child passport (one application sent to Newport, the others to Peterborough)
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 9/9/2020
Application being processed: 10/9/2020
Application Approved: 17/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/9/2020
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[mpandey]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalization (Spouse)
From: UK - HMPO Newport
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 25/08/2020
Date Identity Verified: 25/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 26/08/2020
Documents delivered on/to: 27/08/2020 - HMPO Newport ( tracked delivery online)
Date Documents Received: 28/08/2020
Application being processed: 01/09/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 16/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 18/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 18/09/2020 (Both document & passport received together)

Total 3.5 weeks. All the best everyone.

[Numbu66]

Type: First Child Passport (registration)
From: UK - HMPO Newport
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 02/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 02/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 03/09/2020
Documents delivered on/to: 04/09/2020 ( tracked delivery online)
Date Documents Received: 07/09/2020
Application being processed: 09/09/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 21/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 21/09/2020

[jojo1984]

Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 18/08/2020
Identity Verified: 18/08/2020
Application Received: 18/08/2020
Documents Sent: 19/08/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/08/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/08/2020
Application Being processed:26/08/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: PENDING
Date Passport Received: 21/09/2020
Passport Colour:

[jojo1984]

Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 18/08/2020
Identity Verified: 18/08/2020
Application Received: 18/08/2020
Documents Sent: 19/08/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/08/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/08/2020
Application Being processed:26/08/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: PENDING
Date Passport Received: 21/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue

[rozearo]

Type: First Child passport (one application sent to Newport, the others to Peterborough)
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 9/9/2020
Application being processed: 10/9/2020
Application Approved: 17/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/9/2020
Passport Received: 22/9/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents:

[rozearo]

Type: First passport after naturalisation & First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 16/09/2020
Application being processed: 18/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

[jimin95]

Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.

Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020
Documents Received status: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

7 days of processing from the day the documents were delivered and signed via Royal Mail track.

[SidiBou]

Type: First passport after Naturalisation (For my wife)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 04/09/2020
Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Application Received: 04/09/2020
Documents Sent: 05/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 08/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 09/09/2020
Application Being processed:10/09/2020
Application Approved: 23/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: pending
Date Passport Received: pending

[learner29]

Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 04/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 05/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 07/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 09/09/2020
Application being processed: 11/09/2020
Application Approved: 23/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting...
Date Passport Received: waiting...
Passport Colour: waiting...
Date of Return of Documents: waiting.

[jimin95]

Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.

Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020
Documents Received status: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/9/2020
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

7 days of processing from the day the documents were delivered and signed via Royal Mail track.