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Community submitted
Child Renewal Passport
Faster than average5/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date20 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
20 Aug 20264 Sept 2026
● Passport recieved
4 September 2026
● Passport printed
10:28am on 2 September 2026
● Application approved
3:21pm on 1 September 2026
● Documents received
8:45pm on 24 August 2026
● Application received
6:38pm on 20 August 2026
● Identity details received
6:38pm on 20 August 2026
● Email sent to person confirming your identity
6:03pm on 20 August 2026
● Ask someone to confirm your identity 12:07pm on 20 August 2026
● Application submitted
12:07pm on 20 August 2026
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Faster than average5/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date30 Aug 2026
Received date5 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
30 Aug 20265 Sept 2026
Applied 30 Aug
Old passport sent 1 Sept
Old passport received 2 Sept
Approved and printed 3 Sept
Posted 4 Sept
Received 5 Sept
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Around average4/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date24 Aug 2026
Received date5 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
24 Aug 20265 Sept 2026
[Delivered 5 September 2026]
Passport printed 8:21am on 4 September 2026
Application approved 11:22am on 3 September 2026
Documents received 10:28pm on 25 August 2026
Application received 9:02am on 24 August 2026
Application submitted 9:02am on 24 August 2026
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Around average5/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date23 Aug 2026
Received date5 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
23 Aug 20265 Sept 2026
New passport received 10:14am on 5 September 2026
Passport printed 10:46am on 4 September 2026
Application approved 2:59pm on 3 September 2026
Documents received 9:28pm on 26 August 2026
Application received 11:55am on 23 August 2026
Application submitted 11:54am on 23 August 2026
Community submitted
First Adult Passport Overseas · Overseas
Faster than average5/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date14 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
Country applied fromCanada
SubmittedReceived
14 Aug 20264 Sept 2026
It went super smooth,
Sent by FEDEX on Friday 14th, they received them August 21st, Passport approved on Aug 28th and in my hands Sept 4th.
Community submitted
Child Renewal Passport
Slower than average2/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date25 Jul 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
25 Jul 20264 Sept 2026
Old passport scanned on 29th July. I was told it was going through “standard checks” not additional documents were requested and was advised that the delay was due to an influx of applications in August.
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Around average5/5 rating
Passport officeNot sure
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date23 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
23 Aug 20264 Sept 2026
Application history
Passport printed 8:01am on 3 September 2026
Application approved 2:31pm on 2 September 2026
Documents received 8:00pm on 25 August 2026
Application received 10:11pm on 23 August 2026
Application submitted 10:10pm on 23 August 2026
Community submitted
1st Adult Application
Around average5/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date19 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
19 Aug 20264 Sept 2026
Application history
Passport printed 10:20am on 3 September 2026
Passport Received 12:30pm on 4 September 2026
Application approved 1:32pm on 2 September 2026
Documents received 2:07pm on 25 August 2026
Application received 11:27am on 19 August 2026
Identity details received 11:27am on 19 August 2026
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:07am on 19 August 2026
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:59am on 19 August 2026
Application submitted 10:59am on 19 August 2026
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Around average5/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date24 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
24 Aug 20264 Sept 2026
Community submitted
1st Child Passport
Slower than average2/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date3 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
3 Aug 20264 Sept 2026
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Slower than average5/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date21 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
21 Aug 20264 Sept 2026
Application history
Passport received 12:46pm 4 September 2026
Passport printed 8:03am on 3 September 2026
Application approved 5:17pm on 2 September 2026
Documents received 10:30pm on 25 August 2026
Application received 2:06pm on 21 August 2026
Application submitted 2:05pm on 21 August 2026
Community submitted
1st Adult Application
Slower than average4/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date17 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
17 Aug 20264 Sept 2026
First adult application after naturalisation. 8 calendar days from application received (5 working days after confirmed royal mail delivery at Corby office) to update of 'documents received' and then approval 8 days after documents received.
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Slower than average4/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date15 Aug 2026
Received date3 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
15 Aug 20263 Sept 2026
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Faster than average5/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date26 Aug 2026
Received date3 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
26 Aug 20263 Sept 2026
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Around average5/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date21 Aug 2026
Received date3 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
21 Aug 20263 Sept 2026
Community submitted
First Adult Passport with Interview
Faster than average5/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date14 Aug 2026
Received date3 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
14 Aug 20263 Sept 2026
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Slower than average5/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date19 Aug 2026
Received date2 Sept 2026
SubmittedReceived
19 Aug 20262 Sept 2026
Old Passport received 14:45 on 02 September 2026
New Passport received 14:45 on 02 September 2026
Passport printed 11:01am on 28 August 2026
Application approved 8:14am on 28 August 2026
Documents received 8:31pm on 20 August 2026
Application received 11:10am on 19 August 2026
Application submitted 11:09am on 19 August 2026
Community submitted
One Week Fast Track Passport
Around average5/5 rating
Passport officeDurham
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date20 Aug 2026
Received date27 Aug 2026
SubmittedReceived
20 Aug 202627 Aug 2026
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Slower than average5/5 rating
Passport officeDurham
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date6 Aug 2026
Received date22 Aug 2026
SubmittedReceived
6 Aug 202622 Aug 2026
Took longer as when made application it didn’t ask for identity to be done. When made the application I thought I had the passport but couldn’t find it so had to change it and report it lost.
Community submitted
Child Renewal Passport
Faster than average5/5 rating
Passport officeDurham
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date19 Jun 2026
Received date3 Jul 2026
SubmittedReceived
19 Jun 20263 Jul 2026
Community submitted
1st Child Passport
Faster than average5/5 rating
Passport officeDurham
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date3 Jun 2026
Received date19 Jun 2026
SubmittedReceived
3 Jun 202619 Jun 2026
Community submitted
1st Child Passport
Slower than average1/5 rating
Passport officeLondon
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date31 Jul 2026
Received date28 Aug 2026
SubmittedReceived
31 Jul 202628 Aug 2026
Community submitted
First Adult Passport Overseas · Overseas
Slower than average1/5 rating
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date29 May 2026
Received date13 Aug 2026
Country applied fromNew Zealand
SubmittedReceived
29 May 202613 Aug 2026
Such a frustrating process. Not being able to talk to a human at HMPO made it worse. The best thing that happened was a lovely lady from HMPO gave me a call one night and we had a good conversation but that was a long time after I applied. They really need to look at their operational policies. So much of what was requested was unnecessary, illogical and their rejection of official documents was ridiculous, while placing more value on non-official supporting documents, some of which didn't exist. Expecting a person to have school reports, medical records from several decades ago is just crazy. I had to send three lots of docs to the UK at a huge expense. All up this cost me about $600. HMPO need to get much better at comms. Tell apicants what to send upfront instead of drawing out the process with multiple requests, causing significant delays, ever increasing costs for the applicant and a huge amount of stress. So much could be ironed out in a phone call at the start of the process. Yes there needs to be integrity in the passport process but there are many other ways in which to operate. Sending constant automated emails which can be intimidating is not good, especially when you're in a different part of the world and do not have the same accessibility to government services.
Community submitted
Adult Passport Renewal
Around average5/5 rating
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date6 Aug 2026
Received date19 Aug 2026
SubmittedReceived
6 Aug 202619 Aug 2026
Passport printed 1:38pm on 17 August 2026
Application approved 9:20am on 17 August 2026
Documents received 3:33pm on 7 August 2026
Application received 4:29pm on 6 August 2026
Application submitted 4:28pm on 6 August 2026