Passport Wait Time Intelligence
Browse applicant-submitted timelines by application type, office, and photo method to compare current processing patterns.
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Showing 1100 approved community timelines. Faster/slower badges compare each timeline to the published average for its application type.
Showing 24 of 1100 community-submitted timelines
Community submitted
4
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date8 Sept 2026
Received date12 Sept 2026
Extremely quick and efficient, couldn't have been any quicker.
Community submitted
22
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date18 Aug 2026
Received date9 Sept 2026
Country applied fromCanada
This was a very good experience and I am soooo very excited to have my passport.
Community submitted
20
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date20 Aug 2026
Received date9 Sept 2026
Community submitted
13
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date28 Aug 2026
Received date10 Sept 2026
Community submitted
5
Days
Passport officeNewport
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date7 Sept 2026
Received date12 Sept 2026
Paid for tracked 24 to send there + recieve back
Community submitted
4
Days
Passport officeLondon
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date4 Sept 2026
Received date8 Sept 2026
Community submitted
13
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date28 Aug 2026
Received date10 Sept 2026
Passport Received : 10 September 2026 Passport printed 9:18am on 9 September 2026 Application approved 3:04pm on 8 September 2026 Documents received 12:42pm on 2 September 2026 Application received 11:17am on 28 August 2026 Identity details received 11:17am on 28 August 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:08am on 28 August 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:01am on 28 August 2026 Application submitted 11:01am on 28 August 2026
Community submitted
27
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date13 Aug 2026
Received date9 Sept 2026
The biggest delay was posting the documents from Netherlands to HMPO - Passport recevied 9 September 2026 Passport printed 4 September 2026 Application approved 4 September 2026 Documents received 3 September 2026 Documents signed for 26 August 2026 Documents posted 15 August 2026 Application received 14 August 2026 Identity details received 14 August 2026 Application submitted 13 August 2026
Community submitted
6
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date2 Sept 2026
Received date8 Sept 2026
Received updates and reminders at every point, I applied for the standard turnaround and it came within a week. So impressed and grateful.
Community submitted
6
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date2 Sept 2026
Received date8 Sept 2026
Community submitted
16
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date19 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
Documents sent on 21st August and received on 25th August. The process is very fast
Community submitted
13
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date26 Aug 2026
Received date8 Sept 2026
Community submitted
22
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date11 Aug 2026
Received date2 Sept 2026
Country applied fromGreece
Surprisingly it was very straight forward. We had all documents ready though and translated. The DHL service is very efficient .
Community submitted
5
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date28 Aug 2026
Received date2 Sept 2026
Community submitted
5
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date28 Aug 2026
Received date2 Sept 2026
Community submitted
39
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date29 Jul 2026
Received date6 Sept 2026
Country applied fromEgypt
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeLiverpool
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date22 Aug 2026
Received date5 Sept 2026
No problems, good email updates at each stage of the process
Community submitted
15
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date20 Aug 2026
Received date4 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
6
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date30 Aug 2026
Received date5 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
12
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date24 Aug 2026
Received date5 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
13
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date23 Aug 2026
Received date5 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
21
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date14 Aug 2026
Received date4 Sept 2026
Country applied fromCanada
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
41
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date25 Jul 2026
Received date4 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
12
Days
Passport officeNot sure
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date23 Aug 2026
Received date4 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
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