British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[kyabaathe3]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Date of Application: 20 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 20 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 20 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 23 November 2020
Date Document received status: 24 November 2020
Date application processing: 25 November 2020
Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport/Doc Received: Pending
Passport Colour: Pending

[toraqa]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Date of Application: 16 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 16 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 17 November 2020
Date Document received status: 19 November 2020
Date application processing: 23 November 2020
Application Approved: 29 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: pending
Date Passport/Doc Received: pending

[Yawboat]

Passport for: Adult/ first passport after naturalisation
Application Type: New
Applied from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Online
HMPO: Newport
Date of application: 25/11/2020
Date application received by IPS: 25/11/2020
Date identity verified: 25/11/2020
Date documents posted : 26/11/2020
Date documents delivered :27/11/2020
Date documents received status: 30/11/2020
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[toraqa]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Date of Application: 16 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 16 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 17 November 2020
Date Document received status: 19 November 2020
Date application processing: 23 November 2020
Application Approved: 29 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 30 November 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: pending

[024601]

Type: First passport after naturalization
Applying from: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 10/11/2020
Identity Verified: 13/11/2020
Documents Sent: 13/11/2020 Tracked and signed for
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 16/11/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 17/11/2020

Application Being processed: 18/11/2020
Application Approved: 25/11/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 25/11/2020
Date Passport arrived: 30/11/2020
Documents Received: still waiting
Passport Colour: Dark Blue

[apostrophe]

Type: First passport after naturalization
From: Poland
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Liverpool - > HMPO Durham

Online Application: 11 Oct 2020
Identity Verified: 11 Oct 2020
Documents Sent: 12 Oct 2020
Date Documents Received Status update by HMPO: 22/10/2020
Application Being processed: 26/10/2020
Application Approved: 17/11/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17/11/2020
Date Passport Received: 24/11/2020
Date Documents Received: 30.11.2020
Passport Colour: Navy Blue (really dark tho)

After almost 3 weeks without any response from HMPO I decided to send them an email asking if everything was fine with my application. I was told that my application had been transferred to HMPO Durham. I received a response on 12/11, on 17/11 they approved my apllication. I was applying from overseas, Poland, and had no interview. Passport was sent yesterday, today morning I had it in my hands. I'd say it's a very efficient service, given I applied from Poland, and it took them around a month to process it. Very pleased.

UPDATE 30.11: Today I've received my supporting documents. They were sent in a separate envelope, using the same service as with my British passport delivery - DHL Express. Overall I'm very happy with the service, no doubt it's light-years better than HO's way of handling our naturalisation applications.

[IrobotZ]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 9 Nov 2020
Date Identity Verified: 9 Nov 2020
Date Documents Sent: 9 Nov 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 Nov 2020
Date Documents Received Status updated: 11 Nov 2020
Application Approved: 26 Nov 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 26 Nov 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 30 Nov 2020
Colour of my passport: Looks black to me

Finally, Good luck to the members who still waiting for their passport, Thanks all the people who helped me here!

[grungium]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham (which freaks me out given what I've seen on other Durham apps)
Date of Application: 19/11/2020
Identity Verified: 20/11/2020
Documents Sent: 21/11/2020 (Special Delivery)
Documents Delivered: 25/11/2020 (was guaranteed 24 Nov arrival!)
Documents Received Status: 30/11/2020 (no idea why 3 working days gap from 25 Nov)
Application Being Processed: 30/11/2020
Application Approved: ...
Passport Printed and Sent: ...
Date Passport Received: ...
Date Documents Received: ...
Colour of my passport: ...

[Asazi]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 9 Nov 2020
Date Identity Verified: 10 Nov 2020
Date Documents Sent: 11 Nov 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 12 Nov 2020
Date Documents Received Status updated: 13 Nov 2020
Application Approved: 26 Nov 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 27 Nov 2020
Supporting documents returned: 30 Nov 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 1 Dec 2020
Colour of my passport: Black. Not navy at all.


My close and at times stressful relationship with UKVI is at its end.
Thank you to the people who started this platform, the helpful moderators and the fellow forumites supporting each other. Long may it continue!

I wish you all well

[Frou01]

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

Online Application: 1 December 2020
Identity verified:1 December 2020
Documents sent: 1 December 2020
Documents received:
Application being processed:
Application approved::
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Colour:
Documents received:

[CheshireKnight]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast

Online Application: 30 November2020
Identity verified: 30 November 2020
Documents sent: 1 December 2020
Documents received:
Application being processed:
Application approved::
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Colour:
Documents received:

[Dorota01]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast
Date of Application: 26 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 27 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 27 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 30 November 2020
Date Document received status: 01 December 2020
Date application processing: 01 December 2020
Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport/Doc Received: Pending
Passport Colour: Pending

[justaquery]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Date of Application: 12 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 12 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 13 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 16 November 2020
Date Document received status: 17 November 2020
Date application processing: 18 November 2020
Application Approved: 26 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 26 November 2020
Date Passport Received: 01 December 2020
Passport Colour: Very dark blue (almost black)
Date supporting docs received: Pending

The journey is finally over. Hopefully my original passport and naturalisation certificate gets returned in the next few days

[kyabaathe3]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Date of Application: 20 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 20 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 20 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 23 November 2020
Date Document received status: 24 November 2020
Date application processing: 25 November 2020
Application Approved: 02.12.2020
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport/Doc Received: Pending
Passport Colour: Pending

[offgreg]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 16 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 16 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 16 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 17 November 2020
Date Document received status: 18 November 2020
Date application processing: 18 November 2020
Application Approved: 27 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 27 November 2020
Date Passport Received: 02 December 2020
Passport Colour: Iconic blue
Date supporting docs received: Pending

[lada23]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Date of Application: 13 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 13 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 13 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 16 November 2020
Date Document received status: 17 November 2020
Date application processing: 18 November 2020
Application Approved: 26 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 26 November 2020
Date Passport Received: 01 December 2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date supporting docs received: Pending

[Vidit32]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Date of Application: 12 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 12 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 12 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 16 November 2020
Date Document received status: 17 November 2020 (8:58 Am)
Date application processing: 17 November 2020 (17:42)
Application Approved: 27 November 2020 (17:54)
Passport Printed and Sent: 27 November 2020 (21:48)

PS: Although passport printed and sent was on friday the 27, it took couple of days time to appear on TNT track and trace I.e. Monday 30th nov, usually TNT picks up the passport on weekdays between 4 to 6. You can track and trace on TNT through postcode and pan number I.e pex number without PEX just numbers

Date Passport Received: 02 December 2020 (13:37)
Passport Colour: blue
Date supporting docs received: Pending

[kyabaathe3]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Date of Application: 20 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 20 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 20 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 23 November 2020
Date Document received status: 24 November 2020
Date application processing: 25 November 2020
Application Approved: 02 December 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 02 December 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: Pending
Passport Colour: Pending

[Lopand]

Passport for: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport

Date of Application: 10 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 10 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 11 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 12 November 2020
Date Document Received Status: 12 November 2020
Date Application Processing: 16 November 2020
Application Approved: 27 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 30 November 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 2 December 2020 (arrived in separate envelopes at the same delivery. After 6pm!)
Passport Colour: Very dark blue

This is extremely emotional to me. I have been on this naturalisation journey since February 2020, waited for 3 months to get approved, then another 4 months for the invitation letter to arrive through the pandemic, then received a citizenship certificate with error that took another 6 weeks for the HO to fix - a true Via Dolorosa! But with a lot of patience and help from the wonderful moderators and members of this forum, I finally reached to the end of this journey. Thank you so much, you have been an amazing support. I wish you all successful outcomes very soon.

[Rusland]

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

Online Application: 04/10/2020
Identity Verified: 04/10/2020
Documents Sent: 05/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 06/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 07/10/2020
Application Being processed: 08/10/2020
Application Approved: 28/11/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 28/11/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 01/12/2020
Passport Colour: Dark Blue

And so it happened! I still remember when I was on my way to do the biometrics the day that the lockdown was about to start. I didn't know then that it would take me more than 9 months to complete this journey. However, it finally happened.
Thanks to all the moderators! You do an amazing job! For those still waiting, good luck to you all!

[HamiltonNZ]

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

Online Application: 13/11/2020
Identity Verified: 13/10/2020
Documents Sent: 14/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 16/11/2020
Application Being processed: 18/10/2020
Application Approved: 30/11/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 1/12/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 3/12/2020
Passport Colour: Dark Blue

Good to get to the end of this and to get it in before the end of the Brexit transition. For all sufferers of citizenship agony, the passport service is truly excellent.

[toraqa]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Date of Application: 16 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 16 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 17 November 2020
Date Document received status: 19 November 2020
Date application processing: 23 November 2020
Application Approved: 29 November 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 30 November 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 2 December 2020

[Frou01]

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

Online Application: 1 December 2020
Identity verified:1 December 2020
Documents sent: 1 December 2020
Documents received: 3 December 2020
Application being processed: 4 December 2020
Application approved::
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Colour:
Documents received:

[kyabaathe3]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Date of Application: 20 November 2020
Date Identity Verified: 20 November 2020
Date Documents Sent: 20 November 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 23 November 2020
Date Document received status: 24 November 2020
Date application processing: 25 November 2020
Application Approved: 02 December 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 02 December 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 04 December 2020 Only Passport Delivered 19:43
Passport Colour: Dark Blue

[Gonzo14]

Passport for: Adult 1st passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast
Date of Application: 3 December 2020
Date Identity Verified: 3 December 2020
Date Documents Sent: 4 December 2020
Date Documents Delivered:
Date Document received status:
Date application processing:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Only Passport Delivered:
Passport Colour: