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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
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
08-01-2025
Date Received:
17-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
08-01-2025
Date Received:
21-01-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Overall great, but had to submit proof of address separately after submitting original passport. Would have been easier to do all at once.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Max Spielmann
Submission Date:
10-01-2025
Date Received:
21-01-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
First passport as an adult after naturalisation. Was a fairly straightforward process with decent tracking details on the website.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other SnappySnaps
Submission Date:
13-01-2025
Date Received:
22-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Dual UK/EU citizen applying for first adult UK passport. Had to send my EU passport which was quite unnerving as it’s my only valid travel document.
Submitted on 13th January. Identify verified next day by friend.
Sent documents on 15th January with Royal Mail Guaranteed 1pm.
HMPO marked as received 16th January.
Application approved on 20th January.
Passport printed on 21st January.
Received both UK passport and my supporting documents (EU passport and certificate) on 22nd January.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
07-01-2025
Date Received:
21-01-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
11-01-2025
Date Received:
18-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Good communication from Passport office.
Fast delivery from Royal Mail once passport printed.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
14-01-2025
Date Received:
21-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
My passport was a name change due to marriage.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
13-01-2025
Date Received:
17-01-2025
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:
09-01-2025
Date Received:
20-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick and simple process but they did not update their ‘update page’ until two days after my old passport arrived to them.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
15-01-2025
Date Received:
22-01-2025
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:
14-01-2025
Date Received:
22-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Documents submitted on 15/01
delivered16/1
acknowledged 17/1
Approved 20/1
Printed 21/1
Delivered 22/1
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Other Post office took it and did the application
Submission Date:
09-01-2025
Date Received:
22-01-2025
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
It was quick and easy to do at the Post Office but it took juys under two weeks for the passport office to receive my old passport from the Poast Office
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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:
14-01-2025
Date Received:
22-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy. Sent two birth certificates together for the kids which caused a little confusion when one got approved and the other didn’t but a quick call with no waiting time solved it and 20 mins later the other was approved.
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
14-01-2025
Date Received:
22-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy. Sent two birth certificates together for the kids which caused a little confusion when one got approved and the other didn’t but a quick call with no waiting time solved it and 20 mins later the other was approved.
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