Applied for first child passport from Canada. Infant has one British parent, one Canadian, and was born in Canada this spring.
NB: the passport office needed birth certificates and marriage certificates from all grandparents, as well as birth certificate and documents from one parent (despite one parent being a british passport holder). Gathering up these documents took some additional time.
Passport received 4 August 2020
Passport printed and sent 29 July 2020
Application approved 28 July 2020
— ca. 8 July: received a request for a new person to confirm identity and further documentation —
Application being processed 8 June 2020
Documents received 5 June 2020
—Long delay – express mail from Canada to the UK (guaranteed at 3 days) took 3 weeks—
Application received 6 May 2020
Identity details received 6 May 2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5 May 2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity 5 May 2020
Application submitted 5 May 2020