Passport Wait Time Intelligence
Browse applicant-submitted timelines by application type, office, and photo method to compare current processing patterns.
Based on moderated community-submitted timelines
Showing 884 approved community timelines. Average wait on this page: 15 days.
Showing 24 of 884 community-submitted timelines
Community submitted
10
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date20 Jul 2026
Received date30 Jul 2026
Very good, passport recieved. Awaitings supporting docs.
Community submitted
17
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date13 Jul 2026
Received date30 Jul 2026
Passport printed 10:59am on 29 July 2026 Application approved 4:29pm on 28 July 2026 New photo received 4:27pm on 28 July 2026 Photo rejected 3:49pm on 28 July 2026 Documents received 10:58am on 21 July 2026 Application received 12:13pm on 13 July 2026 Application submitted 12:13pm on 13 July 2026
Community submitted
13
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date3 Jul 2026
Received date16 Jul 2026
Community submitted
9
Total time
Passport officeLondon
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date20 Jul 2026
Received date29 Jul 2026
Extremely easy and fast. They rejected my first photo but approved my next one within 60 seconds of submitting it.
Community submitted
25
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date4 Jul 2026
Received date29 Jul 2026
Country applied fromUnited States
Applied for my 17-year-olds first UK (adult) passport. Sent original birth certificate for him and his father's British birth certificate. Had a friend verify identity in UK on the 4th and then shipped out on the 12th via USPS priority. Item was delivered to Corby on the 15th, marked received on the 20th, approved on the 28th, shipped on the 29th and will be delivered in NYC on the 30th of July. Super quick turnaround!
Community submitted
5
Total time
Passport officeLondon
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date17 Jul 2026
Received date22 Jul 2026
Community submitted
16
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date13 Jul 2026
Received date29 Jul 2026
Easy peasy and quickly in my opinion
Community submitted
10
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date19 Jul 2026
Received date29 Jul 2026
Community submitted
15
Total time
Passport officeNot sure
Photo methodOther
Submitted date13 Jul 2026
Received date28 Jul 2026
Community submitted
15
Total time
Passport officeNot sure
Photo methodOther
Submitted date13 Jul 2026
Received date28 Jul 2026
Applied through post office
Community submitted
16
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date13 Jul 2026
Received date29 Jul 2026
Community submitted
14
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date15 Jul 2026
Received date29 Jul 2026
Community submitted
34
Total time
Passport officeLondon
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date25 Jun 2026
Received date29 Jul 2026
Country applied fromAustralia
Documents received by them 13th July. Christian name on British birth certificate spelt Clive. All paperwork in Australia, and I sent everything I could find including 2 Australian passports, spelt Clyve. 1 webchat after request for childhood records which were unavailable. Ok’d in 2 hours
Community submitted
13
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date5 Jul 2026
Received date18 Jul 2026
Should have been straight forward but accidentally put adopted son’s birth dad’s name on the ‘previous names’ section. Sent old passport off (which was already in his new name) with adoption cert, birth cert and covering letter to explain the mistake and to avoid delays. Had a call from the agent on day 11 to double check what had happened and she approved it straight after the call. Happy with the service and timescales.
Community submitted
20
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date8 Jul 2026
Received date28 Jul 2026
Do not know if it helped but got in touch through web chat after docs still not received a week after they were signed and status changed within a few minutes.
Community submitted
7
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date8 Jul 2026
Received date15 Jul 2026
I am not sure if it helped but I got in touch through web chat after my documents were still not showing as received a week later, a few minutes later, the status changed to “documents received”.
Community submitted
14
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date7 Jul 2026
Received date21 Jul 2026
Community submitted
14
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date7 Jul 2026
Received date21 Jul 2026
Community submitted
3
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date18 Jul 2026
Received date21 Jul 2026
Community submitted
31
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodOther
Submitted date25 Jun 2026
Received date26 Jul 2026
Community submitted
17
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date8 Jul 2026
Received date25 Jul 2026
Community submitted
6
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date16 Jul 2026
Received date22 Jul 2026
Community submitted
22
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodOther
Submitted date4 Jun 2026
Received date26 Jun 2026
I had to have an interview.
Community submitted
15
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date6 Jul 2026
Received date21 Jul 2026
Submitted 06/07/2026 Received 21/07/2026
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