Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

Photos in the PhotoMe booth, application and old past sent off on the same day (28th October) Old passport returned on 3rd November, and new passport received on 4th November. Paid for the standard application (not the 1 week fast one).

Perfect service. 18/10/2026 - Application received 21/10/2026 - Old passport received 27/10/2026 - Application approved 28/10/2026 - New passport printed 29/10/2026 - New passport received

I sent the documents late, so it was delayed, but overall it took a week to process. Do not forget to send your old/cancelled foreign passport if you have one Passport printed 9:45am on 27 October 2026 Application approved 12:35pm on 26 October 2026 Documents received 5:11pm on 16 October 2026 Application received 9:24am on 10 September 2026 Application submitted 9:24am on 10 September 2026

Passport printed 8:59am on 26 October 2026 Application approved 3:17pm on 23 October 2026 Documents received 5:46pm on 19 October 2026 Application received 10:18pm on 15 October 2026 Application submitted 10:17pm on 15 October 2026

Passport may have arrived on the 20th but I was away so unsure. Make sure you send off your old passport ASAP as they don't start processing your application until they receive the old one. I had to wait a few days to post mine so the process was probably delayed by 3 days or so. Time from receiving my old passport and receiving my new one was 8/9 days. Once my passport was printed I was told I would hear from the delivery service for updates but they never contacted me.

Passport printed 8:47am on 20 October 2026 Application approved 12:40pm on 19 October 2026 Documents received 5:51 pm on 13 October 2026 Application received 11 October 2026

Passport printed 10:52am on 13 October 2026 (arrived 19th because we live abroad) Application approved 9:13am on 13 October 2026 Documents received 6:54am on 7 October 2026 (longer submit time as we sent from abroad) Application received 5:38pm on 29 September 2026 Application submitted 5:38pm on 29 September 2026

Have dual citizenships. No issues. Passport printed 8:43pm on 15 October 2026 Application approved 8:08am on 15 October 2026 Documents received 12:46pm on 9 October 2026 Application received 3:04pm on 6 October 2026 Application submitted 3:03pm on 6 October 2026

The documents were sent out late, which is why they were received late. However, from the time the documents were received to the new passport being delivered, it took only 5 days. This was a very efficient service. I received the old passport 9 days after the receiving the new one. Old passport received: 12 October 2026 New passport received on 3 October 2026 Passport printed 10:34am on 2 October 2026 Application approved 8:26am on 2 October 2026 Documents received 7:25am on 28 September 2026 Application received 11:21am on 12 September 2026 Application submitted 11:20am on 12 September 2026

Excellent speedy on line service - even got old passport back at the same time in separate package .

Application submitted - 11:58am on 5th October Application received - 11:59am on 5th October Documents received - 09:28pm on 8th October (Posted on 5th October after 5pm) Application approved - 07:21am on 9th October 2026 Passport printed - 08:52pm on 9th October 2026 Passport delivered by Royal Mail - 13th October

Passport replaced due to damage (Only 9months old), but treated as a renewal when processed. Very quick turnaround. One they received my old passport, it was actually 8 days. Application history Passport printed 3:13pm on 7 October 2026 Application approved 12:09pm on 6 October 2026 Documents received 12:43pm on 30 September 2026 Application received 1:23pm on 27 September 2026 Application submitted 1:23pm on 27 September 2026 As before, this site was great as a rough guide to turnaround times, thanks!