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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
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
19-11-2024
Date Received:
26-11-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Professional Photographer
Submission Date:
27-11-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Super fast service, I’ve posted my documents on the 27th, but arrived at the post office after last collection, so they didn’t ship until 7pm the next day. RM marked as delivered on the 29th (Friday) in the morning, HMPO marked as received the following Monday.
Passport arrived at lunchtime on 5 December 2024
Passport printed 10:38pm on 4 December 2024
Application approved 1:17pm on 3 December 2024
Documents received 5:08pm on 2 December 2024
Application received 2:17pm on 27 November 2024
Identity details received 2:17pm on 27 November 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12:21pm on 27 November 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:53am on 27 November 2024
Application submitted 11:53am on 27 November 2024
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
29-11-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Everything super fast and accurate. From the moment they received the papers it took them 1 day to print the passport. What takes time is just the delivery times. Specially if a weekend is in the middle. The only downside was that postman mistreated one of the envelopes that contained important documents when delivered back to my house, didn’t know the door and decided to fold it and push it into the letterbox. But this is not the passport service fault.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
London
Photo Method
Other Snappy snaps
Submission Date:
29-11-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
19-11-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
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:
01-12-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy application and I was surprised at how fast it happened.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
28-11-2024
Date Received:
04-12-2024
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:
01-12-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
5th Dec New Passport received
4th Dec Passport printed
4th Dec Application Approved
3rd Dec Documents received
2nd Dec Sent old passport to passport office
1st Dec Application submitted
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
02-12-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very, very quick, posted on Monday, received by passport office on Wednesday and delivered to me on Friday. Standard service used.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Wessex photo in store with digital ID code
Submission Date:
03-12-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied online (Tuesday) and sent passport same day (signed for next day service). Approved day received (Wednesday), printed and despatched day after (Thursday) received Friday
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
03-12-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
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:
02-12-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
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:
02-12-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application received 1:05pm on 2 December 2024
Documents received 12:42pm on 4 December 2024
Application approved 12:43pm on 4 December 2024
Passport printed 4:29am on 5 December 2024
Passport arrived 10:57am on 6 December 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
30-11-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
really fast turnaround. on line application with a photo taken on my phone showing photo as good
2 days later had email saying photo not suitable went to photo booth and sent new one that off that day using the code.. it was showing photo still not suitable but i sent it in anyway . later that day passport was approved. following day went to printers day after recieved my passport through my front door. very impressed
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
26-11-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
30-11-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
04-12-2024
Date Received:
07-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Standard passport renewal online
Max spielman photobooth
Used Royal mail before 1pm to send old passport
Paid £5 for secure send of old passport got it same day as new one
Sent as a group 2 people were given Corby and 1 Hemel sent all 3 to Corby. All three arrived same day back. Separate envelopes.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
01-12-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Applied on Sunday
Sent old passport tracked Monday afternoon
Application approved Tuesday afternoon
Received new passport Thursday morning
Incredible service
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Photo digital code
Submission Date:
30-11-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
24-11-2024
Date Received:
05-12-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Challenging to get a decent photo. Managed outside eventually.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
02-12-2024
Date Received:
06-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Standard service, submitted as family application alongside an adult renewal. Very fast!
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
04-12-2024
Date Received:
07-12-2024
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Applied.l for 7 day fast track on the 4th, appointment 5th at 4pm, approved while at my appointment and message 8:40 on the 6th to say it was printed awaiting dispatch. Royal Mail text later that afternoon to say will be delivered on the 7th
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