British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[pssst__]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03 Apr 2024 (18:00)
Identity details verified: 03 Apr 2024 (18:18)
Application received: 03 Apr 2024 (18:18)
Documents posted: 04 Apr 2024 (10:49)
Documents delivered: 05 Apr 2024 (09:12)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07 Apr 2024 (08:57)
Application approved: 10 Apr 2024 (14:29)
Passport printed: 11 Apr 2024 (22:47)
Passport delivered: pending
Supporting documents received: Expected [11 Apr 2024 (11:03 - 14:03)]

[pssst__]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03 Apr 2024 (18:00)
Identity details verified: 03 Apr 2024 (18:18)
Application received: 03 Apr 2024 (18:18)
Documents posted: 04 Apr 2024 (10:49)
Documents delivered: 05 Apr 2024 (09:12)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07 Apr 2024 (08:57)
Application approved: 10 Apr 2024 (14:29)
Passport printed: 11 Apr 2024 (22:47)
Passport delivered: 12 Apr 2024 (14:57)
Supporting documents received: Pending

[Chiweshe]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 04/04/24(14:58)
Identity details verified: 04/04/24(17:26)
Documents posted: 04/04/24(17:45)
Documents delivered:08/04/24(9:00)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO:09/04/24(13:29)
Application approved: 13/04/04(12:02)
Royalmail txt delivery from HMPO:15/04/24(13:05)
Passport printed:
Passport delivered:
Supporting documents received:

[TFFreelancer]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 4 April 2024 (12:43 pm)
Identity details verified: 4 April 2024 (2:14 pm)
Application received: 4 April 2024 (2:14 pm)
Documents posted: 5 April 2024 (9:00 AM)
Documents delivered: 8 April 2024 (9:40 am)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 9 April 2024 (6.34 am)
Application approved: 12 April 2024(8.34 am)
Passport printed: 13 Apr 2024 (5:31 am)
Passport delivered: 16 Apr 2024 (9:30 am)
Supporting documents received: 16 Apr 2024 (9:30 am) (Different envelope)

[hrf5b206]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 4 April 2024 (15:52 pm)
Identity details verified: 4 April 2024 (17:42 pm)
Application received: 4 April 2024 (17:42 pm)
Documents posted: 5 April 2024 (9:15 AM)
Documents delivered: 8 April 2024 (8:30 am)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 10 April 2024 (5:19 am)
Application approved: 13 April 2024(15:58 pm)
Passport printed: 15 Apr 2024 (21:45 pm)
Passport delivered: 16 Apr 2024 (9:37 am)
Supporting documents received: 16 Apr 2024 (9:37 am) (separate envelopes)

Text from Royal Mail: 15 April 2024(12:56pm) 'Your HM Passport Office parcel is due Tue 16 April 2024'

[Chiweshe]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 04/04/24(14:58)
Identity details verified: 04/04/24(17:26)
Documents posted: 04/04/24(17:45)
Documents delivered:08/04/24(9:00)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO:09/04/24(13:29)
Application approved: 13/04/04(12:02)
Royal Mail txt about HMPO package:15/04/24(13:05)
Passport printed:15/04/24(21:43)
Passport delivered: 16/04/24(10:32)
Supporting documents received: 19/04/24

[GoldHoliday]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation (First Adult Passport)
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 11/04/24 6:32pm
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 11/04/24
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11/04/24
Identity details received 11/04/24 7:05 pm
Application received : 11/04/24
Documents posted: 12/04/24 (special delivery guaranteed by 1pm)
Documents delivered: 15/04/24 8:31 am
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 16/04/24 1:09pm
Application approved: 22/04/24 9:09 pm
Passport printed: 23/04/24 10:05 pm
Passport send from: Manchester
Passport delivered: 24/04/24
Supporting documents received: Pending

[wgl92]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation (First Adult Passport)
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 05/04/24 2:32pm
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 05/04/24
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 05/04/24 3:06pm
Identity details received 05/04/24 3:21pm
Application received : 05/04/24 3:21 pm
Documents posted: 06/04/24 (sent on Saturday with next-day delivery)
Documents delivered: 08/04/24
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 11/04/24 10:27am
Application approved: 23/04/24 1:49pm
Passport printed: 24/04/24 5:10am
Passport sent from: Southport
Passport delivered: 25/04/24 11:00am
Supporting documents received: 25/04/24 11:00am (same delivery as passport)

[andriyanic]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation (First Adult Passport)
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 9:16am on 6 April 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 9:16am on 6 April 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 9:18am on 6 April 2024
Identity details received: 10:49am on 6 April 2024
Application received: 10:49am on 6 April 2024
Documents posted: 1:23pm on 8 April 2024
Documents delivered: 11:54am on 9 April 2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 2:53pm on 11 April 2024
Application approved: 2:19pm on 16 April 2024
Passport printed: 7:23am on 17 April 2024
Passport delivered: 11:38am on 18 April 2024
Supporting documents received: 19 April 2024 (no tracking)

[rkbadineni]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 14 April 2024 (7:06 PM)
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 14 April 2024 (7:06 PM)
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 14 April 2024 (7:13 PM)
Identity details verified: 14 April 2024 (7:19 PM)
Application received: 14 April 2024 (7:19 PM)
Documents posted: 15 April 2024 (10:15 AM)
Documents delivered: 16 April 2024 (11:30 AM)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 17 April 2024 (8:24 AM)
Application approved: 22 April 2024 (2:25 PM)
Passport printed: 23 April 2024 (5:32 AM)
Passport delivered: 24 April 2024 (11:15 AM)
Supporting documents received: 25 April 2024 ( 10:25 AM)

[trevoronitselec]

Family of four (2 adults, 2 children 12-15)

Type: British passport after Naturalisation (All)
Method: Online

Adult 1
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 16 April 2024 10:51am
Identity details verified: 16 April 2024 11:22am
Documents posted: 17 April 2024 14:50pm
Documents delivered: 18 April 2024 10:09am
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 19 April 2024 16:56pm
Photo rejected: 24 April 2024 12:24pm
New photo received: 24 April 2024 16:42pm
Application approved: 25 April 2024 10:42am
Passport printed: 26 April 2024 2:50am
Passport delivered: 27 April 2024 10:33am
Supporting documents received: 27 April 2024 10:33am


Adult 2
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 16 April 2024 14:10pm
Identity details verified: 16 April 2024 14:30pm
Documents posted: 17 April 2024 14:50pm
Documents delivered: 18 April 2024 10:09am
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 19 April 2024 16:56pm
Application approved: 25 April 2024 10:44am
Passport printed: 26 April 2024 5:24am
Passport delivered: 27 April 2024 10:33am
Supporting documents received: 27 April 2024 10:33am

Child 1 (under 16)
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 16 April 2024 12:29pm
Identity details verified: 16 April 2024 14:19pm
Documents posted: 17 April 2024 14:50pm
Documents delivered: 18 April 2024 10:09am
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 19 April 2024 16:56pm
Application approved: 24 April 2024 12:39pm
Passport printed: 25 April 2024 4:31am
Passport delivered: 26 April 2024 11:43am
Supporting documents received: 27 April 2024 10:33am

Child 2 (under 16)
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 16 April 2024 11:52am
Identity details verified: 16 April 2024 12:19pm
Documents posted: 17 April 2024 14:50pm
Documents delivered: 18 April 2024 10:09am
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 19 April 2024 16:56pm
Application approved: 24 April 2024 12:31pm
Passport printed: 25 April 2024 6:27am
Passport delivered: 26 April 2024 11:43am
Supporting documents received: 27 April 2024 10:33am

Children's application was approved and new passports was delivered 1 day ahead compared to the 2 adults (due to resubmitted photo). However, all documents was delivered on the same day with the 2 adult new passports. Documents of the 2 children were returned and enclosed together with the adult who made their applications (Other adult's documents was returned in a separate envelope).

Thank you for this forum. It was indeed a big help
Goodluck to all.

[Popqwerty1]

Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 7:05pm on 8 April 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7:05pm on 8 April 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:10pm on 8 April 2024
Identity details received 8:21pm on 8 April 2024
Documents posted: 9:25pm on 8 April 2024 (Royal Mail Signed for 1st Class)
Documents delivered: 12:39pm on 10 April 2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 11:02am on 13 April 2024
Application approved: 4:21pm on 17 April 2024
Passport printed: 10:55pm on 18 April 2024
Passport delivered: 10:39am on 20 April 2024
Supporting documents received: 22 April 2024

[Jdf7000]

Passport for: First Adult Passport
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Date of application: 15 April 2024
Date of Referee Endorsement: 15 April 2024
Date of Application received by HMPO: 15 April 2024
Date of Sending Supporting Documents: 15 April 2024
Date of Receipt of Supporting Documents by HMPO: 18 April 2024
Date of request for Interview: 23 April 2024
Date of Confirmation of No Requirement for Interview: 30 April 2024
Date of Confirmation of Passport approval: 30 April 2024
Passport Sent: 01 May 2024
Date of Passport Receipt: 02 May 2024
Date of Receipt of Supporting Documents: TBC

Finally, the journey is over. Thanks to Immigration boards and friends for support provided during the journey.

[Vic20]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 02 May 2024 (15.00)
Identity details verified: 02 May 2024 (15:18)
Application received: 02 May 2024 (15:03)
Documents posted: 02 May 2024 (16:20)
Documents delivered: pending
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport delivered: pending
Supporting documents received: pending

[Timoace1]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 9:48am on 30 April 2024
Identity details verified: 10:08am on 30 April 2024
Documents posted: 30 April 2024
Documents delivered:
Documents acknowledged by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport delivered:
Supporting documents received:

[zuruzu]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 24 April 2024 (12:51pm)
Identity details verified: 25 April 2024 (9:40am)
Application received: 25 April 2024 (9:40am)
Documents posted: 25 April 2024 (1:08pm)
Documents delivered: 26 April 2024 (10:21am)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 30 April 2024 (3:39pm)
Application approved: 2 May 2024 (5:56pm)
Passport printed: 3 May 2024 (9:23pm)
Passport delivered: 4 May 2024 (12:30pm)
Supporting documents received: 4 May 2024 (12:30pm)

[Timoace1]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 9:48am on 30 April 2024
Identity details verified: 10:08am on 30 April 2024
Documents posted: 30 April 2024
Documents delivered: 01 may 2024 (Royalmail Nextday)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 12:12pm on 7 May 2024
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport delivered:
Supporting documents received:

[Timoace1]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 9:48am on 30 April 2024
Identity details verified: 10:08am on 30 April 2024
Documents posted: 30 April 2024
Documents delivered: 01 may 2024 (Royalmail Nextday)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 12:12pm on 7 May 2024
Application approved: 12:11pm on 9 May 2024
Passport printed:
Passport delivered:
Supporting documents received:

[chloecapulet2]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation (First Adult Passport)
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 1:11am on 25 April 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 1:11am on 25 April 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 5:03pm on 25 April 2024
Identity details received: 9:15am on 26 April 2024
Application received: 9:15am on 26 April 2024
Documents received: 10:16am on 2 May 2024
Application approved: 12:53pm on 7 May 2024
Passport printed: 5:17am on 8 May 2024
Passport delivered: 9 Apr 2024
Supporting documents received: 9 Apr 2024 (together with the passport in separate envelopes)

What a journey. Thanks for all the help from this forum!

[imrran2002]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation applied on same day on ceremony
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 01 May 2024 (05:30pm)
Identity details verified: 01 May 2024 (05:47 pm)
Application received: 01 May 2024 (05:47pm)
Documents posted: 02 May 2024 (9:11AM)
Documents delivered: 03 May 2024 (09:21am)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07 may 2024 (5:20pm)
Application approved: 9 May 2024 (1:30pm)
Passport printed:
Passport delivered:
Supporting documents received:

Almost over....

[shazzi123]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation applied on same day of ceremony
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 12:04pm on 30 April 2024
Identity details received: 12:17pm on 30 April 2024
Documents posted: 30 April 2024
Documents acknowledged: 5:20pm on 2 May 2024
Application approved: 1:55pm on 7 May 2024
Passport printed: 12:22am on 8 May 2024
Passport delivered: 9th May 2024
Supporting documents: pending

[Timoace1]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 9:48am on 30 April 2024
Identity details verified: 10:08am on 30 April 2024
Documents posted: 30 April 2024
Documents delivered: 01 May 2024 (Royalmail Nextday)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 12:12pm on 7 May 2024
Application approved: 12:11pm on 9 May 2024
Passport printed: 6:33am on 10 May 2024
Passport delivered:
Supporting documents received:

[imrran2002]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation applied on same day on ceremony
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 01 May 2024 (05:30pm)
Identity details verified: 01 May 2024 (05:47 pm)
Application received: 01 May 2024 (05:47pm)
Documents posted: 02 May 2024 (9:11AM)
Documents delivered: 03 May 2024 (09:21am)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07 may 2024 (5:20pm)
Application approved: 9 May 2024 (1:30pm)
Passport printed:9 May 2024 (10:50pm)
Passport delivered:
Supporting documents received:

[Timoace1]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 9:48am on 30 April 2024
Identity details verified: 10:08am on 30 April 2024
Documents posted: 30 April 2024
Documents delivered: 01 May 2024 (Royalmail Nextday)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 12:12pm on 7 May 2024
Application approved: 12:11pm on 9 May 2024
Passport printed: 6:33am on 10 May 2024
Passport delivered: 9:30 on 11 May 2024
Supporting documents received:

So happy this journey is over

[Timoace1]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 9:48am on 30 April 2024
Identity details verified: 10:08am on 30 April 2024
Documents posted: 30 April 2024
Documents delivered: 01 May 2024 (Royalmail Nextday)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 12:12pm on 7 May 2024
Application approved: 12:11pm on 9 May 2024
Passport printed: 6:33am on 10 May 2024
Passport delivered: 9:30 on 11 May 2024
Supporting documents received: 11:25 on 14/05/2024

So happy this journey is over.