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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:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Photo Method
Other Timpsons
Submission Date:
17-05-2024
Date Received:
13-06-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
It would have been quicker if HMPO didn’t have to check some of the documentation.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Photography studio
Submission Date:
26-05-2024
Date Received:
13-06-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Passport received: 13 June 2024
Passport printed: 12 June 2024
Application approved: 11 June 2024
Documents received: 6 June 2024
Documents delivered (PO special delivery): 31 May
Identity details received: 28 May 2024
Application submitted : 26 May 2024
Efficient and relatively quick. It took a week for them to acknowledge they received my documents and that’s only after I asked them about it using the online chat service. Overall timeline from submission to receiving passport was 18 calendar days which is within their advised 3-week timeline at the time of writing.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
05-06-2024
Date Received:
13-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
8 days from start to finish
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
10-06-2024
Date Received:
14-06-2024
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:
04-06-2024
Date Received:
13-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Went to snappy snaps
Submission Date:
08-06-2024
Date Received:
14-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Renewed passport online and posted old one 08/06
Old passport sent from post office 10/06
Old passport received 12/06
Passport approved late 12/06
Passport printed early 13/06
Passport received 14/06
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
05-06-2024
Date Received:
15-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Straight forward, I did it on line.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Took it at home with a digital camera and uploaded via the PC
Submission Date:
04-06-2024
Date Received:
13-06-0204
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
The photo approval software has really improved since we used it 5 years ago and again 2 years ago. No issues with it flagging curly hair as headwear this time!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
09-06-2024
Date Received:
15-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
It Take 6 days to received my passport.
Passport delivered 11:03am on 15June 2024
Passport despatched 11:19am on 14 June 2024.
Passport printed. 9:27am on 14 June 2024.
Application approved 1:57am on 14 June 2024
Documents received. 2:27pm on 13 June 2024
Documents delivered 8:35am on 11 June 2024
Documents posted 8:52am on 10 June 2024
Application received 1:27pm on 9 June 2024.
Application submitted 1:26pm on 9 June 2024.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Took it at home with a digital camera and uploaded via the PC
Submission Date:
04-06-2024
Date Received:
15-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Complicated application – child to adult renewal, change of name by deed poll and change of gender. Proof needed was deed poll and official document showing use of the new name (voting card in this case), and doctors letter for change of gender. Documents received by them 3 days after submission and new passport approved a week after that. Printing and delivery within a day! Only took 2 days longer than an uncomplicated renewal sent at the same time.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
05-06-2024
Date Received:
15-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
New and Old Passport Delivered 15 June 2024
Passport printed 2:44am on 14 June 2024
Application approved 10:27am on 13 June 2024
Documents received 9:28am on 10 June 2024
Old passport delivered 7th June 2024
Sent old passport 6th June 2024
Application received 6:58pm on 5 June 2024
Application submitted 6:57pm on 5 June 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
31-05-2024
Date Received:
13-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
– Quick and easy
Application history
Passport Received – 13 June 2024
Passport Printed – 11:58pm on 11 Jun 2024
Application approved – 2:28pm on 11 June 2024
Documents received – 4:57pm on 6 June 2024
Old Passport Sent – 31 May 2024
Application received – 3:31pm on 31 May 2024
Application submitted – 3:30pm on 31 May 2024
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
30-05-2024
Date Received:
13-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Longest part was waiting for application to get approved and to confirm identity
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Photo Method
Other Digital camera
Submission Date:
13-06-2024
Date Received:
15-06-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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