How long does it take to get a passport?
We crowd source data to provide you with average passport waiting times for all types of application. If you have applied for your passport and want to know how long it takes you can find all the answers on our PWT news pages. We provide a daily update with the latest average and comments are also open below.
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First Adult Passport : 42.60 days
First Adult Passport (With Interview): 59.44 days
Adult Renewal Passport: 20.05 days
First Child Passport: 31.09 days
Child Renewal Passport: 33.45 days
One Week Fast Track Passport: 6.16 days
Lost/Stolen Passport 59.44 days
First Adult Passport (overseas application): 62.50 days
Adult Renewal Passport (overseas application): 60.93 days
(Crowd sourced data for last 30 days)
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Applied for a renewel, online on the 5th September. I Sent my old passport off the next day, to Bootle. I received notification it had been approved on 17th and received my new passport on 21st Sep.
Applied for 5 passports (2 adult & 3 child renewal) on 7th September. Old passports sent same day. All approved 16th, and all 5 received today, 22nd September.
Do you think my mum will get her passport adult renewal before 31st oct she applied on the 18th september?!
I applied on the 19th September. I am yet to receive the update that it’s been approved. Have you had this for your mother yet . It seems that once this is received the passport should arrive in a few days . Thanks
I applied for mine on the 15th September. Got the documents received notification on 20th September. No updates since.
I think the bank holiday on the 19th has clogged things up a bit. I would except mine at the 3+ mark. Everyone I know who has done it has taken 2-4 weeks.
No still no update it just says the documents have been received on 22nd September I’m hoping this week they get approved because I’m starting to feel like it’s taking longer than most peoples but hopefully some point this week it gets approved ! The passport is at Liverpool bootle
I just got my approved notification last night (04/10) at about 8pm. Exactly 2 weeks after docs received. I suspect yours will be approved at around the same timeframe.
But it does seem to be completely random if it takes 2 weeks or 4. My partners came back in 2 weeks….
Thank you so much for telling me this because getting scared because mums passport still hasent been accepted and we are meant to be going Paris on 1st November early in the morning so hoping it comes back before 31st
Just got my approval message last night (04/10) at about 8pm. Exactly 2 weeks after I got the docs received notification. I think yours will come through soon maybe 2-2.5 weeks after docs received.
Applied for first child passport from abroad (Germany, sent to Durham office) online. They received all documents on 15th August…. Still
Waiting. No update on website since then. My first daughters took 2 weeks using the same service.
Child renewal Application history
StatusDate
Passport printed 7:06am on 28 September 2022
Application approved 10:24am on 27 September 2022
Documents received 2:08pm on 15 September 2022
Application received 4:57pm on 12 September 2022
Application submitted 4:56pm on 12 September 2022