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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
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
22-08-2024
Date Received:
03-09-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Online application is hassle free and in todays world anyone can do it easily.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport With Interview
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
29-07-2024
Date Received:
30-08-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
20-08-2024
Date Received:
31-08-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Max speilman took it then printed off and given a code to use online
Submission Date:
14-08-2024
Date Received:
21-08-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied Wednesday and send the old passport the following day next day special delivery
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
24-08-2024
Date Received:
30-08-2024
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:
16-08-2024
Date Received:
30-08-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I did my adult renewal and a childs renewal and a childs first passport. Posted them all individually to seperate addresses.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
19-08-2024
Date Received:
28-08-2024
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:
19-08-2024
Date Received:
28-08-2024
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
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
28-06-2024
Date Received:
02-09-2024
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
05-08-2024
Date Received:
15-08-2024
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
Stressful as the documents that were required Corby office had already received a few weeks before for another application and had lost them. After two face to face appointments in Liverpool they saved the day and managed to sort things.
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
09-08-2024
Date Received:
16-08-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
09-09-2023
Date Received:
26-09-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Given that there were 3 delays (2 Spanish Bank Holidays, and an extra day on my DHL 24hr delivery due to weather for passport to arrive to UK), quite impressed. The wait for documents to register on the system as received was stressful. I found out the wait from Printed > DHL text > Delivery was due to a 3rd party collecting passport & delivery to the FCO depot for DHL to then take receipt. Overall, great job from Hemel Hempstead but see Corby are on top of their game a bit quicker!
Passport Delivered: 26 September 2023
Passport Printed: 22 September 2023
Application Approved: 21 September 2023
Documents Received: 18 September 2023
Application Received: 9 September 2023
Application submitted 9 September 2023
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