British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[atto_lost]

First adult passport after Naturalization
HMPO : Corby
Applied 17-Dec-23
Sent the docs 18-Dec-23
Ack that docs are received 20-Dec-23
Passport Approved : TBD
Passport printed : TBD
Passport delivered : TBD
Documents delivered : TBD

First adult passport after Naturalization
HMPO : Corby
Applied 17-Dec-23
Sent the docs 18-Dec-23
Ack that docs are received 20-Dec-23
Passport Approved : 21-Dec-23
Passport printed : 22-Dec-23
Passport delivered : TBD
Documents delivered : TBD
Pretty quick approval - only a day !!

[atto_lost]

First adult passport after Naturalization
HMPO : Corby
Applied 17-Dec-23
Sent the docs 18-Dec-23
Ack that docs are received 20-Dec-23
Passport Approved : 21-Dec-23
Passport printed : 22-Dec-23
Passport delivered : TBD
Documents delivered : TBD
Pretty quick approval - only a day !!

First adult passport after Naturalization
HMPO : Corby
Applied 17-Dec-23
Sent the docs 18-Dec-23
Ack that docs are received 20-Dec-23
Passport Approved : 21-Dec-23
Passport printed : 22-Dec-23
Passport delivered : TBD
Documents delivered : 23-Dec-23

Received documents before passport !! Lol !

[atto_lost]

First adult passport after Naturalization
HMPO : Corby
Applied 17-Dec-23
Sent the docs 18-Dec-23
Ack that docs are received 20-Dec-23
Passport Approved : 21-Dec-23
Passport printed : 22-Dec-23
Passport delivered : TBD
Documents delivered : 23-Dec-23

Received documents before passport !! Lol !

First adult passport after Naturalization
HMPO : Corby
Applied 17-Dec-23
Sent the docs 18-Dec-23
Ack that docs are received 20-Dec-23
Passport Approved : 21-Dec-23
Passport printed : 22-Dec-23
Passport delivered : 27-Dec-2023
Documents delivered : 23-Dec-23
Final step in the Citizenship journey completed successfully !!!

[Sun23]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 24/11/23
Identity details verified: 24/11/23
Documents posted: 16/12/23 - 11:30am
Documents delivered: 18/12/23 - 10:05am
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 18/12/23 - 10:03pm
Application approved: 22/12/23 - 10:20am
Passport printed: 23/12/23 - 2:44am
Passport delivered: 28/12/23 - 11:40am
Supporting documents received: 28/12/23 - 12:10pm
Tracking other applications here helped immensely. End of a long journey! All the best. Stay patient, stay distracted!

[CSA2023]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03-Jan-2024
Identity details verified: 03-Jan-2024
Documents posted: 03-Jan-2024
Documents delivered: 04-Jan-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: ?
Application approved: ?
Passport printed and dispatched: ?
Passport delivered: ?
Supporting documents received: ?

[saaji93]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel hampstead
Application submitted: 12-12-2023
Identity details verified: 12-12-2023
Documents posted: 15-12-2023
Documents delivered:18-12-2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 18-12-2023
Application approved: 03-01-2024
Passport printed and dispatched: 04-01-2024
Passport delivered: 05-01-2024
Supporting documents received: ?

[VGY15]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel hampstead
Application submitted: 03-01-2024
Identity details verified: 03-01-2024
Documents posted: 04-01-2024
Documents delivered:05-01-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: ?
Application approved: ?
Passport printed and dispatched: ?
Passport delivered: ?
Supporting documents received: ?

[Ferstergirl]

First passport after naturalisation for an adult

Method: online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Submitted: 21.12.2023
Check of identity confirmed: 21.12.2023
Documents posted : 21.12.2023
Confirmation of received documents: 27.12.2023
Approval of documents: 02.01.2024
Date of print: 03.01.2024
Date of delivery: 04.01.2024
Return of documents: 06.01.2024

[indianbritish1234]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (First Passport after Naturalisation)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20 Dec 2023
Date of ID Check: 20 Dec 2023
Address of HM Passport Office received: 20 Dec 2023 (after ID Check completed)
Date of documents sent to HMPO: 21 Dec 2023
Date of documents delivered to HMPO: 22 Dec 2023
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 27 Dec 2023
Date of Application Approval: 29 Dec 2023
Date of Passport Print: 30 Dec 2023 (3:53AM)
Date of DHL confirming they have the package: 2 Jan 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 3 Jan 2024
Date of documents return: 3 Jan 2024 (Royal Mail)

Side note: Once you receive a message from DHL saying they are expecting a package on behalf of HMPO, you can track the package on their website if you use your Passport application number without “PEX”. I also didn’t receive any tracking code from Royal Mail for the return package.

[CSA2023]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03-Jan-2024
Identity details verified: 03-Jan-2024
Documents posted: 03-Jan-2024
Documents delivered: 04-Jan-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 04-Jan-2024
Application approved: 08-Jan-2024
Passport printed and dispatched: 09-Jan-2024
Passport delivered: 10-Jan-2024
Supporting documents received: 10-Jan-2024

[kp_17]

Method- Online
First adult passport after Naturalisation
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 03/01/24
Document Posted - 03/01/24
Document Received - 04/01/24
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO - 04/01/24
Application approved - 08/01/24
Passport printed - 09/01/24
Passport delivered - 10/01/24 by Royal Mail
Documents delivered - 10/01/24 by Royal Mail

[saaji93]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel hampstead
Application submitted: 12-12-2023
Identity details verified: 12-12-2023
Documents posted: 15-12-2023
Documents delivered:18-12-2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 18-12-2023
Application approved: 03-01-2024
Passport printed and dispatched: 04-01-2024
Passport delivered: 05-01-2024 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked
Supporting documents received: 10/01/24 delivered by Royal mail 48 tracked

[lu21]

Type: Adult British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 13-12-2023
Identity details verified: 18-12-2023
Documents posted: 19-12-2023
Documents delivered:21-12-2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 22-12-2023
Application approved: 28-12-2023
Passport printed and dispatched: 28-12-2023
Passport delivered: 29-12-2023
Supporting documents received: 30/12/23

[nanafo]

Type: British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: London
Naturalisation Ceremony: 29 November 2023
Passport Application submitted: 30 November 2023
Identity details Confirmed: 30 November 2023
Documents posted: 08 Jan 2024
Documents delivered: 09 Jan 2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 10 Jan 2024
Application approved: 12 Jan 2024
Passport printed: 13 Jan 2024
Passport delivered: TBC
Supporting documents returned: TBC

[zik]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 11-01-2023
Identity details verified: 11-01-2023
Documents posted: 11-01-2023
Documents delivered:12-01-2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 15-01-2023
Application approved: 18-01-2024
Passport printed and dispatched: 19-01-2024
Passport delivered: 20-01-2024 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked
Supporting documents received: 20/01/24 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked

And this is it, finally! Thank you to the administrators and all who carved out time to contribute to the timelines. Thus ends 10 years journey to becoming British! All the best everyone!!

[IamTheTick]

Application Type: New First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Jan 2024
Date of ID Check: 24 Jan 2024
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Date of documents sent to HMPO: 25 Jan 2024 (next day 1pm signed)
Date of documents delivered to HMPO:
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents:
Date of Application Approval:
Date of Passport Print:
Date of DHL confirming they have the package:
Date of delivery of Passport:
Date of documents return:

[AJ-London2]

First adult passport after Naturalization
HMPO : Corby
Applied 16-Jan-24
Sent the docs 17-Jan-24
Royal mail advice of delivery: 18-Jan-24 9.45 am
Passport Off confirmation that docs are received 19-Jan-24 10.38 am
Passport Approved : 23-Jan-24 17.22 pm
Passport printed : 24-Jan-24 05.22 am
Passport delivered : 25-Jan-24 10.30 am
Documents delivered : 25-Jan-24 10.30 am

Working very smoothly these days. Timelines similar to other applications
(Business days only - exclude Saturday/Sunday/holidays)
Docs Delivered by Post Office - Day 1
Acknowledged by Passport Office - Day 2
Decision - Day 4
Printed & Despatched - Day 5
Received - Day 6

[IamTheTick]

Application Type: New First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Jan 2024
Date of ID Check: 24 Jan 2024
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Date of documents sent to HMPO: 25 Jan 2024 (next day 1pm signed)
Date of documents delivered to HMPO: 26 Jan 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents:
Date of Application Approval:
Date of Passport Print:
Date of DHL confirming they have the package:
Date of delivery of Passport:
Date of documents return:

[Geneiva]

Adult 1 - Adult British passport after Naturalisation
Method - Online
Passport Office - Hemel Hempstead
Application Submitted - 8 January 2024
Document Posted - 10 January 2024
Document Received - 11 January 2024
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO - 12 January 2024
Interview required - 16 January 2024 (Microsoft Teams)
Interview - 25 January 2024
Application approved - 25 January 2024
Passport printed - 26 January 2024
Passport delivered - 27 January 2024
Documents delivered - 27 January 2024

[SKondeti]

Application Type: New First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online (Hemel Hempstead)

Supporting documents delivered 30 January 2024 (Royal Mail 24hours Tracked)
Passport delivered 30 January 2024 (Royal Mail 24hours Tracked)
Passport printed 11:56pm on 28 January 2024
Application approved 2:22pm on 26 January 2024
Documents received 11:07am on 24 January 2024
Documents delivered by Royal Mail 19 January 2024
Documents posted 18 January 2024
Application received 7:19pm on 17 January 2024
Identity details received 7:19pm on 17 January 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:10pm on 17 January 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 6:05pm on 17 January 2024
Application submitted 6:05pm on 17 January 2024

Application submitted: 17th January 2024
Date of ID Check: 24 Jan 2024
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Date of documents sent to HMPO: 25 Jan 2024 (next day 1pm signed)
Date of documents delivered to HMPO:
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents:
Date of Application Approval:
Date of Passport Print:
Date of DHL confirming they have the package:
Date of delivery of Passport:
Date of documents return:

[indianbritish1234]

Application: First Baby Passport
Application submitted: 20 January 2024
Date of ID Check: 20 Jan 2024
Passport Office: Corby
Date of documents sent to HMPO: 20 Jan 2024 (next day 1pm signed)
Date of documents delivered to HMPO: 23 Jan 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 25 Jan 2024
Date of Application Approval: 26 Jan 2024
Date of Passport Print: 27 Jan 2024 (6:22AM)
Date of dispatch (Royal Mail): 29 Jan 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 30 Jan 2024
Date of documents return: 30 Jan 2024

[Silverstorm]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 18-01-2024
Identity details verified: 18-01-2024
Documents posted: 19-01-2024
Documents delivered: 22-01-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 23-01-2024
Application approved: 29-01-2024
Passport printed and dispatched: 30-01-2024
Passport delivered: 31-01-2024 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked
Supporting documents received: 31/01/24 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked

Side note - additional change of last name, different to Naturalisation certificate. I added a statement letter explaining that a foreign passport has been surrendered due to not supporting dual citizenship, and added unenrolled deed poll confirming new name.

[sytronics]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Photo Used: Code from the photo booth
Application submitted: 23-01-2024
Identity details verified: 23-01-2024
Documents posted: 23-01-2024
Documents delivered: 29-01-2024 (Never got the status from Royal Mail eventhough it was a Special Delivery)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 29-01-2024
Application approved: 31-01-2024 (14:06)
Passport printed and dispatched: 01-02-2024 (06:41)
Passport delivered: 02-02-2024 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked
Supporting documents received: Pending

All done! Pretty decent turnaround.

Best of luck to all!

[Arkgj88]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Photo Used: using mobile phone at home
Naturalisation date: 23-01-24
Application submitted: 23-01-2024
Identity details verified: 23-01-2024
Documents posted: 23-01-2024
Documents delivered: 24-01-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 29-01-2024
Application approved: 31-01-2024
Passport printed : 31-01-24
Passport delivered: 02-02-2024 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked
Supporting documents received: 02-02-24 delivered by Royal mail 24 track

[sytronics]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Photo Used: Code from the photo booth
Application submitted: 23-01-2024
Identity details verified: 23-01-2024
Documents posted: 23-01-2024
Documents delivered: 29-01-2024 (Never got the status from Royal Mail eventhough it was a Special Delivery)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 29-01-2024
Application approved: 31-01-2024 (14:06)
Passport printed and dispatched: 01-02-2024 (06:41)
Passport delivered: 02-02-2024 delivered by Royal mail 24h tracked
Supporting documents received: 03/02/2024 (A4 envelope Royal Mail 24h tracked. Luckily certificate not bent or crumpled)

All done! Pretty decent turnaround.

Best of luck to all!