British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[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

[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

[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

[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.

[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

[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: ?

[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: ?

[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: ?

[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!

[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 !!!

[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 : 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 !!

[azer_alexander]

Method- Online
First adult passport after Naturalization
Passport Office - Durham
Application Submitted - 13/12/2023
Document Posted - 13/12/2023
Document Received - 14/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 15/12/2023
Application approved: 18/12/2023
Passport printed- 19/12/2023
Passport delivered- 21/12/2023
Documents delivered : TBD

[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

[Degna]

First passport after naturalisation for an adult

Method: online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
submitted: 12.12.2023
check of identity confirmed: 12.12.2023
posted : 12.12.2023
Confirmation of received documents: 13.12.2023
Approval of documents:15.12.23
Date of print:16.12.2023
Date of delivery: 19.12.2023
Return of documents:19.12.2023

[ST542016]

Applied first British passport for kids after receiving their british citizenship registration..

Application history

Passport printed 4:27am on 18 December 2023
Application approved 9:54am on 16 December 2023
Documents received 5:59pm on 13 December 2023
Application received 4:12pm on 11 December 2023
Identity details received 4:12pm on 11 December 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:39am on 11 December 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:54am on 11 December 2023
Application submitted 9:54am on 11 December 2023

[melovankenobi]

adult 1 -first passport

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 12/12/2023
Document Posted - 12/12/2023
Document Received - 13/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 13/12/2023
Application approved: 14/12/2023
Passport printed- 15/12/2023
Passport delivered- 16/12/2023
I think this is fastest passport approval ever seen on the forum. Thanks tro HM passport team

adult 2 -first passport

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 12/12/2023
Document Posted - 12/12/2023
Document Received - 13/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 13/12/2023
Application approved: 16/12/2023
Passport printed- : 18/12/2023
Passport delivered- 19/12/2023
it is amazingly fast before Christmas. Finaly long and Strestfull journey ended. good luck to everyone.

[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
Documents delivered: 18/12/23
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 18/12/23
Application approved: ?
Passport printed and dispatched: ?
Passport delivered: ?
Supporting documents received: ?

[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
Documents delivered: 18/12/23
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: ?
Application approved: ?
Passport printed and dispatched: ?
Passport delivered: ?
Supporting documents received: ?

[melovankenobi]

adult 1 -first passport

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 12/12/2023
Document Posted - 12/12/2023
Document Received - 13/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 13/12/2023
Application approved: 14/12/2023
Passport printed- 15/12/2023
Passport delivered- 16/12/2023
I think this is fastest passport approval ever seen on the forum. Thanks tro HM passport team

adult 2 -first passport

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 12/12/2023
Document Posted - 12/12/2023
Document Received - 13/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 13/12/2023
Application approved: 16/12/2023
Passport printed- : Pending
Passport delivered- Pending
I think this is fastest passport approval ever seen on the forum

[ahsanali]

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 06/12/2023
Document Posted - 06/12/2023
Document Received - 07/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: 07/12/2023
Application approved: 11/12/2023
Passport printed- 11/12/2023
Passport delivered- 13/12/2023

[azer_alexander]

Method- Online
Passport Office - Durham
Application Submitted - 13/12/2023
Document Posted - 13/12/2023
Document Received - 14/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO: ?
Application approved: ?
Passport printed- ?
Passport delivered- ?

[hamada1092]

Method- Online
Passport Office - Corby
Application Submitted - 05/12/2023
Document Posted - 05/12/2023
Document Received - 06/12/23
Document Receipt Acknowledged by HMPO - 06/12/23
Application approved: 09/12/23
Passport printed- 11/12/2023
Passport delivered- 12/12/2023

[abbott25]

Type: British passport after Naturalization
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 6th December 2023
Identity details verified: 6th December 2023
Documents posted: 6th December 2023
Documents delivered: 7th December 2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 8th December 2023
Application approved: ??
Passport printed and dispatched: ??
Passport delivered:???
Supporting documents received:? ??

[lucilinburhuc]

Type: British passport after Naturalization
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 30 November 2023
Identity details received: 30 November 2023
Application received: 30 November 2023
Documents posted: 30 November 2023
Documents delivered: 1 December 2023
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 1 December 2023
Application approved: 6 December 2023
Passport printed: 7 December 2023
Passport delivered: 8 December 2023
Supporting documents returned: pending