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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:
12-06-2025
Date Received:
30-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Overall it was a very easy process. It did take slightly longer than the current average time due to a delay on my part sending documents. However once my documents were received it was just 6 days from confirmation of their receipt to my passport being printed.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
15-05-2025
Date Received:
Not Received
Overall Experience:
1 Star – Very Stressful
Comments:
Not yet received anything no updates or passport since 15 of May very terrible no help at all when you call them
Not got anything yet but had to put a date down.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
15-06-2025
Date Received:
28-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Easy. Waited a full week before sending my passport as I forgot and then it took 4 days from them receiving my passport to me having my new passport back.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
22-06-2025
Date Received:
25-06-2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
16-06-2025
Date Received:
27-06-2025
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:
18-06-2025
Date Received:
27-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
It was very straightforward and updates regularly received by sms and email.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
19-06-2025
Date Received:
30-06-2025
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
I was anxious about my passport arrival but I didn’t have to be. It was efficient and in the time scales
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
18-06-2025
Date Received:
28-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Use a proper Photo Booth. I tried with my phone and getting the lighting absolutely perfect is nearly impossible. A Photo Booth is so much easier and the digital code provided makes it simple. Yes, you have to pay (for me it was £10), but it will save you so much time attempting a phone picture that may be rejected
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
06-05-2025
Date Received:
15-05-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
13-06-2025
Date Received:
30-06-2025
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:
20-06-2025
Date Received:
30-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Amazing experience, couldn’t of gone better.
Friday 20th May we started the application, sent on the same day to the Corby office for it to be scanned. The documents arrived in corby on the Monday 23rd which they received.
Approved on Friday 27th by the examiners, quick and smooth process. Printed on the same day.
Arrived today at 11:02am via Royal Mail.
Quick service for a renewal.
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
23-08-2023
Date Received:
26-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Ordered fast track child’s renewal at 10an Liverpool on the Wednesday was here Saturday morning.
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
First UK Passport (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
London
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
29-04-2025
Date Received:
30-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Process was slowed down because HMPO requested additional documents after the initial application. They then scanned the documents to the wrong application and so I had to communicate with them several times by web chat to have them track the documents down.
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