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 what to know how long it takes to get a passport 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 : 51.33 days
First Adult Passport (With Interview): 57.68 days
Adult Renewal Passport: 25.89 days
First Child Passport: 46.66 days
Child Renewal Passport: 40.94 days
One Week Fast Track Passport: 6.28 days
Lost/Stolen Passport 71.01 days
First Adult Passport (overseas application): 70.57 days
Adult Renewal Passport (overseas application): 41.26 days
(Crowd sourced data for last 30 days)
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Application made from USA: May 02 2022
Type: Child passport renewal.
HMPO website still shows the application to be “in processing”.
I call them weekly, but there is utter lack of empathy at HMPO. I know they are super-busy but they should be able to provide me with useful information rather than give me machine-engineered responses.