Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

Passport printed 4:30pm on 14 August 2026 Application approved 10:00am on 14 August 2026 Documents received 3:43pm on 6 August 2026 Application received 11:18am on 4 August 2026 Identity details received 11:18am on 4 August 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 6:12pm on 3 August 2026 Person not eligible 1:32pm on 3 August 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:24am on 3 August 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:20pm on 31 July 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:15pm on 31 July 2026 Application submitted 9:15pm on 31 July 2026

•First UK Passport application after 5+1 years on EU settlement scheme •Submitted application right after citizenship ceremony •Used idpass biometric photos from Photo-me booth Supporting documents sent to Hemel Hampstead •Naturalization certificate (original) •EU passport color copy (all pages incl. blanks) •No cover letter •Sent documents on 05. August 2026 10:14AM via Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm (arrived on 06. August 2026 08:42AM) •Received passport on 18. August 2026 by Royal Mail 01:58PM •Supporting documents will be returned separately EU passport & National ID card can be used indefinitely for entering the UK as it’s still linked to the UKVI account. (see gov.uk/dual-citizenship)

Passport received 15 August Passport printed 8:35pm on 13 August 2026 Application approved 1:28pm on 13 August 2026 Documents received 4:59pm on 5 August 2026 Application received 2:47pm on 4 August 2026 Identity details received 2:47pm on 4 August 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 12:55pm on 4 August 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 12:00pm on 4 August 2026 Application submitted 12:00pm on 4 August 2026

Submitted my application: night of 1st August Old passport received: afternoon 4th August Application approved: morning of 12th August Passport printed: evening of 12th August New passport received: morning of 14th August This was with the Hemel Hempstead office and using the standard service (not fast track) Also did not need someone to prove my identity or an interview Going off of other people’s first time adult applications it seems that people’s applications are approved 8 calendar days after their old passport is received and receive their new passport 2 working days later

Application history Passport received 6 August 2026 Passport printed 1:39pm on 4 August 2026 Application approved 8:30am on 4 August 2026 Documents received 8:11am on 27 July 2026 Application received 9:32pm on 22 July 2026 Identity details received 9:32pm on 22 July 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:25pm on 22 July 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:22pm on 22 July 2026 Application submitted 9:22pm on 22 July 2026

First adult passport after naturalisation. No interview. 11 days approval from docs received.

Do not know if it helped but got in touch through web chat after docs still not received a week after they were signed and status changed within a few minutes.

I am not sure if it helped but I got in touch through web chat after my documents were still not showing as received a week later, a few minutes later, the status changed to “documents received”.

passport received 18 July 2026 Passport printed 17 July 2026 Application approved 16 July 2026 Identity details received 16 July 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 16 July 2026 Person not eligible 16 July 2026 Documents received 7 July 2026 Application received 3 July 2026 Identity details received 3 July 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 3 July 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 3 July 2026 Application submitted 3 July 2026

Documents delivered on 10th but status changed to received on 15th

Amazing. Was great

HMPO was a mess, no meaningful communication, always template reply.

Photo copy of current passport was accepted. I applied as a naturalized citizen. No further questions asked.