The following averages are calculated from data received over the last 30 days.
How long does it take to get a passport?
First Adult: 37.81 days
First Adult (With Interview): 47 days
Adult Renewal: 24.05 days
First Child: 37.87 days
Child Renewal: 25.51 days
One Week Fast Track: 6.86 days
First Adult (overseas application): 52.63 days
Adult Renewal (overseas application): 42.37 days
(Crowd sourced data for last 30 days)
View graphs showing averages over time here
The Adult Renewal Time of 24.05 days is encouraging, but is of no comfort to me. My application was made 48 days ago now. I am very stressed, and my health is being affected with all the worry and lack of sleep. I desperately want to go on my holiday, but I am not very hopeful.
You can go to the office you applied to and wait. They have an appointment queue and a none appointment. It may take a while but you will get seen that day b
Do the days, e.g. 24.05 days, mean working days (5 days per week) or calendar days (7 days per week)? Do the days start from when the application was sent, or when they received it and started processing the application? Thanks in advance for any info.
The day of application