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Whether you’re eagerly waiting for your passport or planning to apply soon, this page offers valuable insights from others who have gone through the process.
How This Page Works
Every day, applicants like you share their passport application experiences on our site. They provide:
- Application Date: When they submitted their passport application.
- Receipt Date: When they received their new passport.
- Photo Method: How they obtained their passport photo (e.g., at home, pharmacy, professional service).
- Processing Office: The passport office or centre that handled their application so you can check to see how quick the agency you have been assigned is processing passports.
Additionally, applicants often share helpful tips and observations that can assist you in managing your application or understanding current processing trends.
Stay Informed
Monitor the latest wait times and gain a realistic expectation for when your passport might arrive based on real-world data. Knowing what to expect can ease anxieties and assist in planning your travels.
Compare Processing Times
See how different agencies and photo methods impact processing speeds. This can help you choose the best options to potentially reduce your wait time.
Learn from Others
Benefit from the experiences of fellow applicants. Many share crucial advice, like which agencies are processing faster or tips for avoiding common pitfalls.
Share Your Experience
Help us keep this page accurate and useful by submitting your own passport wait time once you receive your passport. Your contribution will assist others and contribute to a clearer picture of the current processing landscape.
1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Went to a shop that takes passport photos, amongst other things.
Submission Date:
26-02-2025
Date Received:
08-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Absolutely shocked applied for Husbands first passport online on the 26th February. Sent paperwork registered post on the 28th. Was received according to Royal Mail on the 3rd. Passport signed received on the 4th. Everything cleared on the 5th. Printed the 6th and delivered today, 8th. So fast we’re shocked and delighted.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Photo Method
Other Independent photographic business
Submission Date:
21-02-2025
Date Received:
05-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Renewal of adult passport expired 20 years ago. Used the Post Office Paper Check and Send. I got my new photograph signed/certified before posting as my previous photograph was 30 years old.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
24-02-2025
Date Received:
01-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport delivered 9am on Saturday 1 Mar
Passport printed 5am on Thursday 28 Feb
Application approved 10pm on Wednesday 27 Feb
Documents received 10am on Wednesday 27 Feb
Application submitted 10pm on Monday 24 Feb
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
25-02-2025
Date Received:
06-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Impressed how quick it was – I suspect it could have been quicker if I’d have selected a faster service to send my old passport to them and taken it to the post office myself, rather than waiting for it to be collected from my house.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
27-02-2025
Date Received:
06-03-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
24-02-2025
Date Received:
05-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
24 Feb [15:31] – Application started.
28 Feb – [13:57] Old passport received
3 March – [12:01] Application approved
3 March [23:26] – Passport printed
4 March [11:31] – Passport with Royal Mail
5 March [11:36] – Passport Delivered
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
23-02-2025
Date Received:
01-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easily done online I couldn’t believe how quick it came
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
22-02-2025
Date Received:
07-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted – 22 February 2025
Application received – 22 February 2025
Document posted 2nd class – 25 Febuary 2025
Documents received – 3 March 2025
Application approved – 4 March 2025
Passport printed – 5 March 2025
Delivery attmepted – 6 March 2025
Collected from post office – 7 March 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
04-03-2025
Date Received:
08-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
TOTAL 5 DAYS (didnt pay for premium expedited processing)
Tuesday 4th – Took photo in Photo-Me Booth, Completed online application, and send old passport using next day tacked delivery
Wednesday 5th – Royal Mail tracking says passport has arrived
Thursday 6th – HM Passport confirms receiving old passport
Friday 7th – New passport approved, link sent to organise postage
Saturday 8th – Pick up new passport from Post Office
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
15-02-2025
Date Received:
04-03-2025
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:
03-03-2025
Date Received:
08-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted 2:06pm on 3 March 2025
Application received 2:07pm on 3 March 2025
Documents received 9:39pm on 4 March 2025
Application approved 10:57am on 6 March 2025
StatusDate
Passport printed 4:46am on 7 March 2025
Passport Received 11am on 8 March 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
28-02-2025
Date Received:
07-03-2025
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:
21-02-2025
Date Received:
28-02-2025
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:
02-03-2025
Date Received:
08-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very 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:
19-02-2025
Date Received:
06-03-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
08-02-2025
Date Received:
14-02-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
28-02-2025
Date Received:
07-03-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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