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How Long Are Passports Currently Taking?
Read timelines from recent UK passport applicants to give you a good idea of how quick passports are being processed.
Feedback, experiences, timelines, tips and useful information from people that have recently been through the UK passport application process. View which passport office has processed the passport and different types of application.
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Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
21-04-2024
Date Received:
01-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
24-04-2024
Date Received:
01-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Professional photographer.
Submission Date:
26-04-2024
Date Received:
01-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
22-04-2024
Date Received:
02-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
24-04-2024
Date Received:
02-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Quick and easy, much faster than expected. It took a long time for them to recognise that they had received my passport (4 days) but as it says online this is a manual process.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
26-04-2024
Date Received:
03-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
26-04-2024
Date Received:
02-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very good service, email information every step of the way from passport office, not so good from Royal mail tracking, never updated from the post office receiving letter.
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
24-04-2024
Date Received:
01-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied online and was a very smooth process
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Timpson
Submission Date:
20-04-2024
Date Received:
30-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 3:39am on 29 April 2024
Application approved 2:42pm on 26 April 2024
Documents received 10:06am on 24 April 2024
Application received 3:44pm on 20 April 2024
Identity details received 3:44pm on 20 April 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 3:38pm on 20 April 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 3:36pm on 20 April 2024
Application submitted 3:36pm on 20 April 2024
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
21-04-2024
Date Received:
01-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application history
StatusDate
Passport delivered 11:00am 1st May 2024
Passport printed 5:13am on 30 April 2024
Application approved 12:56pm on 29 April 2024
Documents received 5:53am on 25 April 2024
Application received 9:15pm on 21 April 2024
Identity details received 9:15pm on 21 April 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 3:31pm on 21 April 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 3:10pm on 21 April 2024
Application submitted 3:10pm on 21 April 2024
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
23-04-2024
Date Received:
01-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applying online was incredibly easy and smooth. You get ‘walked’ through the necessary actions at every stage, so it’s hard to get it wrong.
The process for veifying the application was very simple. Just a set of online questions that take maximum 10 minutes to complete via an online link sent directly to the person you nominate.
I was worried about whether the photo I took would ‘pass’, but it gives you an indication as soon as you submit it and mine was 95%.
All done in 8 days from completing the form to receiving the passport.
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
24-02-2024
Date Received:
01-05-2024
Overall Experience:
2 Star – Stressful
Comments:
very stressful took nearly 2 months to get approved made daily phone calls and emails just to be constantly told its with an examiner I originally sent to corby my old passport to be later advised durham was then dealing with my application
StatusDate
Passport printed 1:24pm on 30 April 2024
Application approved 9:54am on 30 April 2024
Documents received 5:00pm on 8 March 2024
Application received 10:23pm on 24 February 2024
Application submitted 10:22pm on 24 February 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
16-04-2024
Date Received:
02-05-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied from overseas on 16 April 2024 and VFS Global sent application to Liverpool
Passport printed 24 April 2024
Collected 2 May 2024
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