Not everyone applying for first passports requires an interview. I know several people whose application was approved without it. The passport office took 22 days to log the supporting documents. The letter requesting to book an interview date took 13 days to be delivered… it must have sat at the passport office for a while before being posted! I have not been asked for further documentation or been informed of any issues with my application. With a bit of luck I will get the passport before it hits the 3 months mark! Some people seem to get their within a couple of weeks, it seems I was just unlucky.
Application history
StatusDate
Application approved 2:19pm on 19 April 2022
Interview 10:00am 19 April 2022 (earliest date available when I called on the 7th)
Letter received to book interview: 7 April 2022
Application being processed 11:11am on 28 February 2022
Documents received 9:53am on 23 February 2022
Application received 10:10am on 31 January 2022
Identity details received 10:10am on 31 January 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:23pm on 30 January 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7:19pm on 30 January 2022
Application submitted 7:19pm on 30 January 2022