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 296 approved community timelines. Average wait on this page: 10 days.
Showing 8 of 296 community-submitted timelines
Community submitted
18
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodOther
Submitted date12 Jan 2026
Received date30 Jan 2026
Only use International Express postage if applying from Australia. Some PO staff might encourage you to use Registered for security but this is aVERY slow option.
Community submitted
9
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date12 Jan 2026
Received date21 Jan 2026
Had to send in another countries passport as dual national, once received process was quick. All items sent by Royal Mail Tracked which is costly but efficient.
Community submitted
11
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date17 Jan 2026
Received date28 Jan 2026
Passport printed 1:09pm on 26 January 2026 Application approved 7:43am on 24 January 2026 Documents received 1:16pm on 21 January 2026 Application received 2:57pm on 17 January 2026 Application submitted 2:56pm on 17 January 2026
Community submitted
15
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date13 Jan 2026
Received date28 Jan 2026
Very slow through HH compared to rest of family via Corby
Community submitted
9
Total time
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date18 Jan 2026
Received date27 Jan 2026
Community submitted
6
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date17 Jan 2026
Received date23 Jan 2026
This was a passport renewal with name change
Community submitted
4
Total time
Passport officeNewport
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date16 Jan 2026
Received date20 Jan 2026
Community submitted
9
Total time
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date31 Dec 2025
Received date9 Jan 2026
Really quick and efficient. No issues at all.
Every timeline helps the community understand current UK passport processing times.