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. Need a passport quickly? Compare Fast Track and Premium. Already applied? Estimate when your passport may arrive.
Current average: 12 days
25%
within 7 days
25% of recent Adult Passport Renewal applicants received their passport within 7 days.89%
within 14 days
89% of recent Adult Passport Renewal applicants received their passport within 14 days.100%
within 21 days
100% of recent Adult Passport Renewal applicants received their passport within 21 days.100%
within 28 days
100% of recent Adult Passport Renewal applicants received their passport within 28 days.Past applicant experiences do not guarantee future processing times.
Showing 388 approved community timelines. Faster/slower badges compare each timeline to the published average for its application type.
Showing 24 of 388 community-submitted timelines
Community submitted
20
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodOther
Submitted date5 Mar 2026
Received date25 Mar 2026
Name change after marriage. I think it was very easy to do and not a bad turnaround.
Community submitted
55
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date4 Feb 2026
Received date31 Mar 2026
Adult renewal with name change, sent my old passport and marriage certificate. No clue why it took so long.
Community submitted
19
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date20 Mar 2026
Received date8 Apr 2026
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date25 Mar 2026
Received date8 Apr 2026
Community submitted
9
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodOther
Submitted date30 Mar 2026
Received date8 Apr 2026
I sent my adult passport renewal application off online with a photo code from the photoshop that I had it taken from on 30/03/2026 but I did not send my old passport until later. The passport office informed me the old passport had arrived 4 days later on 03/04/2026. The day after on the 04/04/2026 the passport office informed me they had approved my passport renewal and had sent it off to the printers. My new passport was delivered in my letterbox on 08/04/2026 via royal mail 24 hour tracked service, no signature required.
Community submitted
15
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date24 Mar 2026
Received date8 Apr 2026
Bog standard adult passport renewal. New passport received 2 weeks after old passport sent (with Easter weekend in the middle). No complaints - but didn’t get the 1-day approval some have experienced. Photo triggered a warning (“your image and the background are difficult to tell apart”) from the automated check on submission but was approved with no issues. Passport received: 8 April 2026 Passport printed: 6 April 2026 Application approved: 2 April 2026 Documents received: 26 March 2026 Documents sent: 25 March 2026 Application received: 24 March 2026 Application submitted: 24 March 2026
Community submitted
17
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date7 Mar 2026
Received date24 Mar 2026
Community submitted
13
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date22 Mar 2026
Received date4 Apr 2026
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date25 Mar 2026
Received date8 Apr 2026
Community submitted
6
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date27 Mar 2026
Received date2 Apr 2026
Community submitted
3
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date22 Mar 2026
Received date25 Mar 2026
I did call to chase my application. I was told no indication on time could be given but it was approved that day.
Community submitted
15
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date17 Mar 2026
Received date1 Apr 2026
Community submitted
18
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date17 Mar 2026
Received date4 Apr 2026
Old passport posted 18th March Old passpot arrived 20th March Old passport logged as received 25th March Application approved 1st April Passport printed 2nd April Royal mail tracking email 3rd April
Community submitted
7
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date26 Mar 2026
Received date2 Apr 2026
Very happy with the speed at which my new passport was issued. One week, for an ordinary application (not fast tracked).
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date17 Mar 2026
Received date31 Mar 2026
Community submitted
19
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date8 Mar 2026
Received date27 Mar 2026
I posted my old passports on the 9th March, the day after submitting my application, using Next Day 1pm Special Delivery. They arrived at the Corby centre on the 10th March according to tracking, but were not acknowledged as having arrived by the passport office until the 14th. My application was approved on the 23rd, and my new passport was printed on the 25th. I received it in the post on the 27th. Overall, it took 3 weeks like the official guidance stated.
Community submitted
6
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodOther
Submitted date27 Mar 2026
Received date2 Apr 2026
Community submitted
13
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date19 Mar 2026
Received date1 Apr 2026
Community submitted
17
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date15 Mar 2026
Received date1 Apr 2026
Sent old passport special delivery, it took 4 days to be registered as ‘documents received’ on passport website. Otherwise process was quick, with updates at each stage; passport was approved on a Saturday and printed early hours of the morning.
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date18 Mar 2026
Received date1 Apr 2026
Community submitted
16
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date16 Mar 2026
Received date1 Apr 2026
Community submitted
15
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date16 Mar 2026
Received date31 Mar 2026
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date17 Mar 2026
Received date31 Mar 2026
Community submitted
4
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date23 Mar 2026
Received date27 Mar 2026
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