British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Singh_harv]

First adult passport application post naturalisation -
Office: Liverpool
Online application submitted: 16/02/2022
Identity verified: 16/02/2022
Documents sent: 16/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 18/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Not yet
Application being processed: Not yet
Application approved: Not yet
Passport printed and sent: Not yet
Passport received: Not yet
Document received: Waiting...

And

Adult passport Renewal application -
Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/02/2022
Identity verified: 16/02/2022
Documents sent: 16/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 18/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/02/2022
Application being processed: Not yet
Application approved: Not yet
Passport printed and sent: Not yet
Passport received: Not yet
Document received: Waiting...

[Al33]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Online application submitted: 03/02/2022
Identity verified: 3/02/2022
Documents sent: 05/02/2022
Documents delivered: 08/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 15/02/2022
Application approved: 24/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 28/02/2022
Passport received: 01/03/2022
Documents received: not yet

[YM1900]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation

Online application submitted: 04/02/2022
Identity verified: 04/02/2022
Documents sent: 04/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 07/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/02/2022
Application being processed: ?
Application approved: 25/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 28/02/2022
Passport received: 02/03/2022
Document received: Waiting...

[YM1900]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation

Online application submitted: 04/02/2022
Identity verified: 04/02/2022
Documents sent: 04/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 07/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/02/2022
Application being processed: ?
Application approved: 25/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 28/02/2022
Passport received: 02/03/2022
Document received: Waiting...

[michaelUKPH]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 11:10am on 5 February 2022
Identity verified: 11:31am on 5 February 2022
Documents sent: 5 February 2022
Documents delivered: 8 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12:24pm on 17 February 2022
Application approved: 6:32pm on 28 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: 9:23am on 2 March 2022
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[ATADP]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Online Application submitted: 1341 on 31 January 2022.
E-mail sent for identity verification: 1344 on 31 January 2022
Identity verified: 1940 on 31 January 2022
Application received: 1955 on 31 January 2022
Documents delivered: 1 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
E-mail sent for identity verification: 1940 31 January 2022
Identity verified: 1955 31 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 1348 10 February 2022
Application approved: 2145 (LATE) 18 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: 1640 21 February
Passport received: 1050 22 February 2022 ELATED
Documents received: Finally 01 03 2022 ALL DONE

Thanks to moderators and good luck to all.

[RichardJ]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 14 January 2022
Identity verified: 14 January 2022
Application received: 14 January 2022

Documents sent: 14 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 17 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 21 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 01 February 2022
Application being processed: 02 February 2022

Application approved: 28 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: 01 March 2022

TNT Delivery scheduled for 03 March. They delivered supporting docs but not the passport
Called HM Passport Office and have got it "escalated". Woman on phone said it was clearly mistake and ment to get passport first. So close yet still so far!

Passport received:

[diegosr]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)
Online application submitted: 09/02/2022
Identity verified: 09/02/2022
Documents sent: 09/02/2022
Documents delivered: 10/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 17/02/2022
Application approved: 28/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 01/03/2022
Passport received: 03/03/2022
Documents received: Pending

[strong_and_stable]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 13 January 2022
Identity verified: 13 January 2022
Application received: 13 January 2022

Documents sent: 13 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 24 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 03 February 2022 (early AM)
Application being processed: 04 February 2022 (midday)

Still waiting as of 03 March
7+ weeks elapsed

The passport application has now taken longer than the naturalisation application...

Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:

[hobba2008]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 19/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022
Documents delivered: 21/1/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/1/2022
Application being processed: 08/02/2022
26 days since application started being processed and no news! I rang them several times and every time I am told it has passed initial checks and that an examiner needs to do final touches and approve! I told them I got BC in 8 weeks! and the passport is taking longer than that!
I escalated and now waiting for processing team to call me this week to explain why there is delay!..
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[mcbb]

HMPO: Bootle
Application submitted: 1:22pm on 18 February 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 1:22pm on 18 February 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:15pm on 18 February 2022
Identity details received: 2:28pm on 18 February 2022
Application received: 2:29pm on 18 February 2022
Documents received per RM: AM 21 February 2022
Documents received per HMPO: 11:14am on 1 March 2022
Application being processed: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[strong_and_stable]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 13 January 2022
Identity verified: 13 January 2022
Application received: 13 January 2022

Documents sent: 13 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 24 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 03 February 2022 (early AM)
Application being processed: 04 February 2022 (midday)

Application approved: 04 March 2022 (midday)
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

Finally approved after 50 days (incl. 28 days in "processing")

[RichardJ]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 14 January 2022
Identity verified: 14 January 2022
Application received: 14 January 2022

Documents sent: 14 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 17 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 21 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 01 February 2022
Application being processed: 02 February 2022

Application approved: 28 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: 01 March 2022

TNT Delivery scheduled for 03 March.

They delivered supporting docs but not the passport
Called HM Passport Office and have got it "escalated". Woman on phone said it was clearly mistake and ment to get passport first. So close yet still so far!

Passport received: 05 March 2022
Supporting Docs delivered: 03 March

Good luck to all still waiting

[hobba2008]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 19/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022
Documents delivered: 21/1/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/1/2022
Application being processed: 08/02/2022
Application approved: Sunday 6/3/2022 (eventually)
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[baji15]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 17/02/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 17/02/2022
Identity verified: 17/02/2022
Application received: 17/02/2022
Documents sent:17/02/2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 18/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/02/2022.
Application being processed : NA
Application approved: 05/03/2022
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[berege]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough

Online application submitted: 18/01/2022
Identity verified: 19/01/2022
Application received: 19/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022
Documents delivered: 21/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time, only via email no SMS this time): 08/02/2022
Application being processed: 09/02/2022

Still waiting as of 21/02/2022
Still waiting as of 28/02/2022

Application approved: 6/3/2022
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[strong_and_stable]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 13 January 2022
Identity verified: 13 January 2022
Application received: 13 January 2022

Documents sent: 13 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 24 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 03 February 2022 (early AM)
Application being processed: 04 February 2022 (midday)

Application approved: 04 March 2022 (midday)
Passport printed and sent: 07 March 2022 (am)
Passport received: TNT's estimate: 08 March 2022
Documents received: TNT's estimate: 08 March 2022

[mcbb]

HMPO: Bootle
Application submitted: 1:22pm on 18 February 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 1:22pm on 18 February 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:15pm on 18 February 2022
Identity details received: 2:28pm on 18 February 2022
Application received: 2:29pm on 18 February 2022
Documents received per RM: AM 21 February 2022
Documents received per HMPO: 11:14am on 1 March 2022
Application being processed: ...
Application approved: 2:33am on 8 March 2022
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

HMPO: Bootle
Application submitted: 1:22pm on 18 February 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 1:22pm on 18 February 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:15pm on 18 February 2022
Identity details received: 2:28pm on 18 February 2022
Application received: 2:29pm on 18 February 2022
Documents received per RM: AM 21 February 2022
Documents received per HMPO: 11:14am on 1 March 2022
Application being processed: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[Krayu]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Peterborough HMPO
Online Application submitted: 08/02/2022 13:06
E-mail sent for identity verification: 08/02/2022
Identity verified: 08/02/2022
Application received: 08/02/2022
Documents sent: 09/02/2022
Documents delivered: 10/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 18/02/2022
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[baji15]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 17/02/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 17/02/2022
Identity verified: 17/02/2022
Application received: 17/02/2022
Documents sent:17/02/2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 18/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/02/2022.
Application being processed : NA
Application approved: 05/03/2022
Passport printed and sent: 08/03/2022
Passport received: waiting (TNT delivery expected 10 March)
Documents received: waiting ( TNT delivery)

[strong_and_stable]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 13 January 2022
Identity verified: 13 January 2022
Application received: 13 January 2022

Documents sent: 13 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 24 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 03 February 2022 (early AM)
Application being processed: 04 February 2022 (midday)

Application approved: 04 March 2022 (midday)
Passport printed and sent: 07 March 2022 (am)
Passport received: 08 March 2022
Documents received: 08 March 2022

Certificate bent and creased: YES
New British Passport bent and creased: YES (WTF!?!?!)

And don't get me started on the build quality and creative design of these new post-Brexit passports. Looking well forward to telling this government where to stick it come May elections

Nevertheless... still pleased!

[Tar86]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Application submitted: 23 Feb 2022
Idenitity confirmed: 24 Feb 2022
Document sent: 24 Feb 2022 (via Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Document delivered: N/A (Note: Royal mail tracker shows it’s still at Warrington mail center. However I called RM several times and all the advisor confirmed that the document was delivered on 25th but due to shear volume of Parcel delivered they couldn’t scan each item. Not sure how true is that!!)
Document received by HMPO: Waiting
Application processing: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Supporting document received: Waiting

[kumar84]

Type: First adult + 2 Minor passports after naturalisation/Registration
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 18 January 2022
Identity verified: 19 January 2022
Application received: 19 January 2022
Documents sent(all 3 in single post): 19 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 21 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO

• Children : 28 January 2022

• Adult : 31 January 2022

Application approved:

• 1 Child : 4 February

• 1 Adult : 8 February

Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 08 February 2022
Application being processed: 09 February 2022 (midday)

Application approved: 5 March
Supporting Documents received: 09 March 2022
Passport : Waiting

Had been chasing HMPO so many times in the week always got same response they will get in touch with me regarding the Child Birth certificate they returned along with my supporting documents.

They said they will let me know the address it will need to be resent, surprisingly application got approved with that

[michaelUKPH]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 11:10am on 5 February 2022
Identity verified: 11:31am on 5 February 2022
Documents sent: 5 February 2022
Documents delivered: 8 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12:24pm on 17 February 2022
Application approved: 6:32pm on 28 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: 9:23am on 2 March 2022
Passport received: 8 March 2022
Documents received: waiting

[adogah]

Type: First Adult Passport After Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 30/01/2022 at 2:38pm
Identity confirmed: 30/01/2022 at 4:33pm
Application received: 30/01/2022 at 4:33pm
Documents delivered by Special Delivery: 01/02/2022 at 9:12am
Documents confirmed received: 09/02/2022 at 4:37pm
Application approved: 20/02/2022 at 12:11am
Passport printed and sent: 21/02/2022 at 9:44pm
Passport received: 24/02/2022 at 9:04am
Supporting documents received: 09/03/2022 at 12:27pm

No confirmation email or text from TNT. Despite receiving the email from HMPO that it was printed and sent on the 21st, I was only able to track it from the afternoon of the 23rd, and the delivery date was initially for the 25th. Thankfully I tracked it again last night and saw that the delivery was changed to today (the 24th), or else I might not have been in to receive it. In all, it took around 26 days from when the application was submitted online.

My final update! Received my supporting documents today. Once again, no confirmation email or text from TNT. I just happened to check the TNT website using my passport delivery details last night and noticed that the delivery of my supporting documents was due today. Everything was in order, but the naturalisation certificate was a bit crinkled. I had included an A4-sized piece of card stock when I sent my documents out, and they sent this back, so maybe that helped stop the certificate from getting folded or ripped as others have reported.

So, in all, it took around 39 days from when the application was submitted online to receipt of my UK passport and supporting docs. Glad it's finally over! Good luck to everyone starting or working their way through the process.