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Read timelines from recent UK passport applicants to give you a good idea of how quick passports are being processed.
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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
02-04-2024
Date Received:
11-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Super quick turnaround – first adult UK passport after naturalisation and had my other passport and this passport within 9 days!
Passport printed 2:34am on 10 April 2024
Application approved 1:42pm on 8 April 2024
Documents received 11:50pm on 4 April 2024
Application received 2:27pm on 2 April 2024
Identity details received 2:27pm on 2 April 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:16pm on 2 April 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:14pm on 2 April 2024
Application submitted 2:14pm on 2 April 2024
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
22-03-2024
Date Received:
03-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
First adult passport no interview. Very easy.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Snappy Snaps
Submission Date:
04-04-2024
Date Received:
16-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
07-04-2024
Date Received:
16-04-2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Had it taken but a professional
Submission Date:
09-04-2024
Date Received:
13-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
02-04-2024
Date Received:
12-04-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
03-04-2024
Date Received:
11-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted – 9:25pm on 3 April 2024
Application received – 9:26pm on 3 April 2024
Documents posted (Signed For 1st) – 8:41am on 4 April 2024
Documents received – 10:45am on 8 April 2024
Application approved – 11:06pm on 8 April 2024
Passport printed – 6:12am on 10 April 2024
Passport received – 1:16pm on 11 April 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Max speillman
Submission Date:
01-04-2024
Date Received:
12-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
25-03-2024
Date Received:
04-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very simple process and speedy delivery.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other
Submission Date:
06-04-2024
Date Received:
13-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied online Saturday morning. Posted old passport back also Saturday. 7 days in total. Good service.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
05-04-2024
Date Received:
13-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy and informative throughout the process
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
28-03-2024
Date Received:
12-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
very straight forward.. most difficult bit was trying to get the background and shadowing acceptable for the photograph
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
28-03-2024
Date Received:
11-04-2024
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:
02-04-2024
Date Received:
16-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Send my old passport recorded, it arrived on the Friday, but not logged on the system until the Monday.
After that, very swift and easy service
Passport printed 5:31am on 13 April 2024
Application approved 9:07am on 12 April 2024
New photo received 5:39pm on 11 April 2024
Photo rejected 5:47pm on 10 April 2024
Documents received 9:08am on 8 April 2024
Application received 6:06pm on 2 April 2024
Application submitted 6:06pm on 2 April 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
06-04-2024
Date Received:
16-04-2024
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:
03-04-2024
Date Received:
16-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Taking the photo was a little tricky on my own, and the time above should start from the time they received the old one, not the time of submission. It should be 7 days turnaround which is excellent.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
10-04-2024
Date Received:
16-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Simple online process, no difficult questions to answer
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
05-04-2024
Date Received:
16-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Photo Method
Other
Submission Date:
23-03-2024
Date Received:
09-04-2024
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
07-04-2024
Date Received:
16-04-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
01-04-2024
Date Received:
10-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
22-03-2024
Date Received:
29-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Photo shop
Submission Date:
30-03-2024
Date Received:
11-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Easy and efficient, reliable and frequent updates.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Tescos
Submission Date:
11-03-2024
Date Received:
27-03-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
01-04-2024
Date Received:
12-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
05-04-2024
Date Received:
17-04-2024
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Easy process, first photo rejected but 2nd one accepted and application approved after a couple of hours
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