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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.
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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.
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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
17-01-2025
Date Received:
24-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Friday 17/01 – Posted supporting documents
Monday 20/01 – Documents received by PMO
Wednesday 22/01 – Notification via TXT & email that application was accepted
Friday 24/01 – Received new UK Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
14-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
The process was really easy,
Received 23/01/2025
Passport printed 8:37pm on 22 January 2025
Application approved 2:47pm on 21 January 2025
Documents received 3:37pm on 17 January 2025
Application received 1:17pm on 15 January 2025
Identity details received 1:17pm on 15 January 2025
Email sent to person confirming your identity 6:05pm on 14 January 2025
Ask someone to confirm your identity 5:55pm on 14 January 2025
Application submitted 5:55pm on 14 January 2025
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other
Submission Date:
13-01-2025
Date Received:
25-01-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
20-01-2025
Date Received:
25-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Photo Method
Other Post Office at Canary Wharf, London
Submission Date:
10-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Used the passport service at the Post Office at Canary Wharf in London. Super easy and convenient. Only thing to note is that if you are a dual passport holder, you need to bring your second passport to have it sent off.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
16-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
19-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
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:
16-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Straight forward renewal. Posted old passport after last post Thursday evening.
They received documents Monday
Approved Tuesday
Printed Wednesday
I received in the post Thursday
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Max Spielmann shop
Submission Date:
20-01-2025
Date Received:
24-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed on 22 January 2025
Application approved on 22 January 2025
Documents received on 21 January 2025
Application received on 20 January 2025
Application submitted 10:40am on 20 January 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
20-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Please select
Submission Date:
15-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
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:
19-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very surprised at speed of service
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
16-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
16-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied 16/01/25
Sent old passport 16/01/25
Approved 21/01/25
Printed 22/01/25
Received new passport 23/01/25
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
18-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted: Sat 18th Jan 2025
Old passport posted via RM Special Delivery: Sun 19th Jan 2025
Old passport delivered: Tues 21st Jan
New passport received: Thurs 23rd Jan
Used Passport-Photo.online
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
16-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Snappy Snaps Tonbridge with a digital ID code
Submission Date:
12-01-2025
Date Received:
16-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very pleased overall, the process could not have been easier, quicker or more efficient. I went to Snappy Snaps in Tonbridge High Street on Saturday 11th January to have my new passport photo taken and they gave me my digital id code. I applied online the following morning and requested the standard service. The following Thursday I had my new passport in my hand.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
17-01-2025
Date Received:
24-01-2025
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:
16-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
(Included a name change after divorce). Based on ease, time and updates I’d give it 5 star. Two niggles are that you have to pay extra to have any documents returned by tracked delivery, you’d have thought as a passport office they wouldn’t expect to send things like birth and marriage certificates just in the normal post, so I think the £5 cost I paid should be included in the amount upfront. There was also an error, by one of their staff which now means I have to continue the contact and inconvenience, despite having received my passport and documents back.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Timpsons
Submission Date:
10-01-2025
Date Received:
17-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Easy enough. Just not impressed the covers on the new ones are a third of the thickness of the old. Paid for quicker delivery of my old passport and they both arrived on the same day
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
27-11-2024
Date Received:
25-01-2025
Overall Experience:
1 Star – Very Stressful
Comments:
After hearing nothing for 5 weeks it took 3 live chats, 1 complaint and 5 phone calls to get very little information
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other
Submission Date:
13-01-2025
Date Received:
24-01-2025
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:
19-01-2025
Date Received:
24-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
amazing, so easy and quick
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
19-01-2025
Date Received:
25-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Photo Method
Other Max speillman
Submission Date:
13-01-2025
Date Received:
25-01-2025
Overall Experience:
2 Star – Stressful
Comments:
Done through post office check and send and had to constantly chase where my documents were that had been sent. They are sent special delivery via post office but had been redirected and then no further tracking.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
19-01-2025
Date Received:
25-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Submitted application online on Sunday Evening, sent off old passports on Monday, new passport arrived Saturday. Sent my wife’s application at the same time but that had the Corby address and we have not had that one back yet (assume we’ll get it on Monday or Tuesday as we’ve had the “its been printed email).
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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:
13-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
20-01-2025
Date Received:
22-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
03-12-2024
Date Received:
11-12-2024
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:
15-01-2025
Date Received:
23-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy to do online much better and cheaper then check and send at the post office
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