Historical waiting times
Child Passport Renewal Waiting Times Over Time
This graph shows how the average waiting time for child passport renewals has changed over time, helping you see whether processing times are going up or down.
Current average
Current average
12 days
Latest published
7 August 2026
Change from previous
3 days faster than previous
Average waiting time over time
Averages are based on crowd-sourced applicant timelines. Individual applications can be faster or slower than the average.
What this graph shows
The line shows the published average waiting time in calendar days for child passport renewal applications. Historical points come from the site’s archived weekly average exports; newer points continue automatically from the platform’s published wait statistics after that historical period ends.
Averages are crowd-sourced from applicant timelines submitted to Passport Waiting Time. They are a guide to typical processing times — not a guarantee for any individual application.