British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Rooftile]

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 5th September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 5th September 2024
Identity details received: 5th September 2024
Documents dispatched: 6th September 2024
Documents delivered (RM signed and tracked): 9th September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 11th September 2024
Application approved: 19th September 2024
Passport printed: 20th September 2024
Passport received: 21st September 2024

[anikris]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 1:31pm on 9th September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 1:59pm on 9th September 2024
Identity details received: 2:38pm on 9th September 2024
Application received: 2:38pm on 9th September 2024
Documents dispatched: 10th September 2024
Documents delivered (RM signed and tracked): 11th September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 12:05pm on 13 September 2024
Application approved: 3:39pm on 20 September 2024
Passport printed: Expected by 21st September 2024
Passport dispatched: Expected by 21st September 2024
Passport received: Expected by 23rd September 2024
Supporting documents received: Expected by 23rd September 2024

[macandersonuche1997]

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 10th September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 10th September 2024
Identity details received: 10th September 2024
Documents dispatched: 11th September 2024
Documents delivered (RM signed and tracked): 12th September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 14th September 2024
Application approved: 23th September 2024
Passport printed: 24th September 2024
Passport received: 25th September 2024
Documents received: Still waiting

3 months from applying for Citizenship to receiving Passport

[SahandJ]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Our lawyers sent the current Colombian passport alongside the other documents to speed up the process, as they apparently almost always ask for the current passport after having received the application documents.

Application submitted: 2:00pm on 19 September 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:00pm on 19 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:04pm on 19 September 2024
Identity details received: 2:15pm on 19 September 2024
Application received: 2:15pm on 19 September 2024
Documents received: 4:26pm on 23 September 2024
Application approved: 2:26pm on 27 September 2024
Passport printed: 4:29am on 28 September 2024
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[ice94]

First adult passport after naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 28 August
Email sent to person confirming identity: 1 September
Identity details received: 2 September
Application received: 2 September
Documents posted: 4 September
Documents delivered: 5 September
Documents acknowledged: 7 September
Application approved: 13 September
Passport printed: 16 September
Passport dispatched: 16 September
Passport received: 17 September
Documents returned: 18 September

((Sent a colour copy of all pages of my passport verified by the Post Office Service and a covering letter explaining I couldn't be without my passport and it was accepted))

[bart_rz]

First adult passport after naturalisation
Applying from abroad — I thought I would post it here as the whole process caused a fair bit of stress especially after reading that there were cases of a revoked citizenship after applying from abroad right after naturalisation. HMPO was not accepting the proof of address for my holiday rental, but finally approved the application when I told them I'm still resident in the UK and just away on an extended holiday.

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 3 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 3 September 2024
Identity details received: 4 September 2024
Application received: 4 September 2024
Documents posted: 6 September 2024 (DHL) (incl. a full colour scan of my other passport)
Documents delivered: 9 September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 10 September 2024
More documents requested: 17 September 2024
Documents posted: 18 September 2024 (Royal Mail)
Documents delivered: 20 September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 24 September 2024
More documents requested: 24 September 2024
Online chat to clarify the situation: 24 September 2024
Application approved: 24 September 2024
Passport printed: 25 September
Passport dispatched: 26 September (DHL)
Passport received: 1 October
Documents returned: 2 October

[MuchAdoAboutNothing]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 25 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 25 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 25 Sept 2024
Application received: 25 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 27 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 30 Sept 2024
Documents acknowledged: 2 Oct 2024
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents returned: Pending

[SahandJ]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Our lawyers sent the current Colombian passport alongside the other documents to speed up the process, as they apparently almost always ask for the current passport after having received the application documents.

Application submitted: 2:00pm on 19 September 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:00pm on 19 September 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:04pm on 19 September 2024
Identity details received: 2:15pm on 19 September 2024
Application received: 2:15pm on 19 September 2024
Documents received: 4:26pm on 23 September 2024
Application approved: 2:26pm on 27 September 2024
Passport printed: 4:29am on 28 September 2024
Passport received: 01 October 2024
Documents received: 02 October 2024

[yasir-ch121]

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 24 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 24 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 24 Sept 2024
Application received: 24 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 24 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 25 Sept 2024
Documents acknowledged: 30 Sep 2024
Application approved: 02 Oct 2024 [9.18pm]
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents returned: Pending

approved too quickly after acknowledged email..approved email got at 9.18pm non office hour

[kikzz77]

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22nd September 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 22nd September 2024
Identity details received: 22nd September 2024
Documents dispatched: 23rd September 2024
Documents delivered (RM signed and tracked): 24th September 2024
Documents acknowledged: 25th September 2024
Application approved: 30th September 2024
Passport printed: 1st October 2024
Passport received: 2nd October 2024
Documents received: Still waiting

[msdntrx]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation. Never changed my name, but Passport Office is not proceeding with my application and requesting to send them previous passports.

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22/09/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 22/09/2024
Identity details received: 23/09/2024
Application received: 23/09/2024
Documents posted: 23/09/2024 (Royal mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 24/09/2024
Documents acknowledged: 26/09/2024
Additional documents requested: 1/10/2024 ("Please provide any earlier foreign passports that you used to travel to the United Kingdom.")
Additional documents sent: 2/10/2024 (Letter explaining that I don't have my previous passport)
Additional documents received: 3/10/2024
Additional documents acknowledged: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents returned: Pending

[yasir-ch121]

First adult passport after Naturalization

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 24 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 24 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 24 Sept 2024
Application received: 24 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 24 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 25 Sept 2024
Documents acknowledged: 30 Sep 2024
Application approved: 02 Oct 2024 [9.18pm]
Passport printed: 04 Oct 2024 [12.39am]
Passport dispatched: 04 Oct 2024
Passport received: 05 0ct 2024
Documents returned: 05 Oct 2024

[Chi19]

First adult passport after Naturalization

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 27 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 27 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 29 Sept 2024
Application received: 29 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 30 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 01 Oct 2024
Documents acknowledged: 04 Oct 2024
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned: pending

[dreamerdreameruk]

First adult passport after Naturalization

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 4th October 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 4th October 2024
Identity details received: 4th October 2024
Application received: 4th October 2024
Documents posted: 4th October 2024 (Royal Mail special tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 7th October 2024 (Delayed because I sent the documents on Friday)
Documents acknowledged: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned: pending

[Chi19]

First adult passport after Naturalization

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 27 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 27 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 29 Sept 2024
Application received: 29 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 30 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 01 Oct 2024
Documents acknowledged: 04 Oct 2024
Additional documents requested: 7 Oct 2024 (most recent passport requested to prove no name change)
Additional documents sent: 07 Oct 2024
Additional documents delivered : 08 Oct
Additional documents acknowledged: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned: pending

[MuchAdoAboutNothing]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 25 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 25 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 25 Sept 2024
Application received: 25 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 27 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 30 Sept 2024
Documents acknowledged: 2 Oct 2024
Application approved: 2 Oct 2024
Passport printed: 4 Oct 2024
Passport dispatched: 7 Oct 2024
Passport received: 8 October 2024
Documents returned: 8 October 2024 (all documents arrived at the same time)

Updates in bold above. Small issues with RM returning my documents, which I will raise with them separately. Good luck everyone!

[pulyka]

First adult passport after naturalisation


Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 11 Sept 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 11 Sept 2024
Identity details received: 11 Sept 2024
Application received: 11 Sept 2024
Documents posted: 13 Sept 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 16 Sept 2024
Documents acknowledged: 17 Sept 2024
Chat with them whats up: 08 Oct 2024 (they confirmed UKVI needs to correct the country I was born in because it does not exists anymore so waiting for them)
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned: pending

[msdntrx]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation. Never changed my name, but Passport Office is not proceeding with my application and requesting to send them previous passports.

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22/09/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 22/09/2024
Identity details received: 23/09/2024
Application received: 23/09/2024
Documents posted: 23/09/2024 (Royal mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 24/09/2024
Documents acknowledged: 26/09/2024
Additional documents requested: 1/10/2024 ("Please provide any earlier foreign passports that you used to travel to the United Kingdom.")
Additional documents sent: 2/10/2024 (Letter explaining that I don't have my previous passport)
Additional documents received: 3/10/2024
Additional documents acknowledged: N/A
Application approved: 07/10/2024
Passport printed: 08/10/2024
Passport dispatched: 08/10/2024
Passport received: Pending
Documents returned: Pending

Updates in bold. Despite some delays, the wait is almost over! Good luck everyone!

[Karinac]

First adult passport after naturalisation


Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 1 October 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 1 October 2024
Identity details received: 1 October 2024
Application received: 1 October 2024
Documents posted: 1 October 2024 (Royal Mail tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 2 October 2024
Documents acknowledged: 7 October 2024
Application approved: 8 October 2024
Passport printed: 9 October 2024
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned: pending

[suyashsrijan]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:00pm
Email sent to person confirming identity: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:04pm
Identity details received: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:11pm
Application received: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:11pm
Documents dispatched: 3rd October 2024 (late evening)
Documents delivered (RM Special Delivery 1pm): 7th October 2024
Documents acknowledged: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending

[dreamerdreameruk]

First adult passport after Naturalization

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 4th October 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 4th October 2024
Identity details received: 4th October 2024
Application received: 4th October 2024
Documents posted: 4th October 2024 (Royal Mail special tracked delivery)
Documents delivered: 7th October 2024 (Delayed because I sent the documents on Friday)
Documents acknowledged: 9th October 2024
Application approved: 9th October 2024
Passport printed: 10th October 2024
Passport dispatched: 10th October 2024
Passport received: 11th October 2024
Documents returned: pending

SO SO SO FAST! Very happy and good luck everyone!

[suyashsrijan]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:00pm
Email sent to person confirming identity: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:04pm
Identity details received: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:11pm
Application received: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:11pm
Documents dispatched: 3rd October 2024 (late evening)
Documents delivered (RM Special Delivery 1pm): 7th October 2024
Documents acknowledged: 10th October 2024 @ 4:19pm
Application approved: 11th October 2024 @ 9:20am
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending

[msdntrx]

First UK adult passport following naturalisation. Never changed my name, but Passport Office is not proceeding with my application and requesting to send them previous passports.

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22/09/2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 22/09/2024
Identity details received: 23/09/2024
Application received: 23/09/2024
Documents posted: 23/09/2024 (Royal mail special delivery)
Documents delivered: 24/09/2024
Documents acknowledged: 26/09/2024
Additional documents requested: 1/10/2024 ("Please provide any earlier foreign passports that you used to travel to the United Kingdom.")
Additional documents sent: 2/10/2024 (Letter explaining that I don't have my previous passport)
Additional documents received: 3/10/2024
Additional documents acknowledged: N/A
Application approved: 07/10/2024
Passport printed: 08/10/2024
Passport dispatched: 08/10/2024
Passport received: 09/10/2024
Documents returned: 10/10/2024

[MDL]

Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: Tuesday 1 October
Email sent to person confirming identity: Tuesday 1 October
Identity details received: Tuesday 1 Octobre
Documents sent: Tuesday 1st October
Documents acknowledged 2:32pm on Friday 4 Octobre
Application approved 6:22pm on Monday 7 Octobre
Passport printed 1:16am on Wednesday 9 October
Passport delivered: Thursday 10 October
Documents delivered: Thursday 10 October

[suyashsrijan]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:00pm
Email sent to person confirming identity: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:04pm
Identity details received: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:11pm
Application received: 2nd October 2024 @ 7:11pm
Documents dispatched: 3rd October 2024 (late evening)
Documents delivered (RM Special Delivery 1pm): 7th October 2024
Documents acknowledged: 10th October 2024 @ 4:19pm
Application approved: 11th October 2024 @ 9:20am
Passport printed: 11th October 2024 @ 9:20am
Passport dispatched: 14th October 2024 @ 12:34 PM (RM 24)
Passport received: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending