Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

Passport applied for and countersigned for on 12th October. Old passport sent via RM first class signed for on 13th October. Passport received next day 14th October. At 19:15 on the same day I received confirmation from passport office to confirmed they had recieved the old passport. Approved on 21st October and delivered 23rd October.

Passport printed 10:39am on 20 October 2026 Application approved 6:21pm on 19 October 2026 Documents received 9:26am on 15 October 2026 Application received 10:26pm on 11 October 2026 Identity details received 10:26pm on 11 October 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 3:56pm on 11 October 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 3:49pm on 11 October 2026 Application submitted 3:49pm on 11 October 2026

This was the longest I had to wait for a passport. It used to be quicker in September/October. Other than that, very straightforward. No interviews.

Docs received 7th Oct Application approved 14th Oct Passport Printed 14th Oct (9pm) Received 16th Oct

Had to hurry them along as needed it urgently.

Multiple issues with photos

25 September Application received 29 September Documents received 5 October Application approved 6 October Passport printed 8 October Passport arrived via Royal Mail

Passport recieved: 8 October 2026 Passport printed 3:59pm on 6 October 2026 Application approved 2:52pm on 5 October 2026 Documents received 6:57pm on 29 September 2026 Application received 2:13pm on 25 September 2026 Identity details received 2:13pm on 25 September 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 1:45pm on 25 September 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:27pm on 25 September 2026 Application submitted 1:27pm on 25 September 2026

I posted the passport and birth cert on Saturday19th. The documents were received by the Passport Office on Monday 21st.

Very easy, no problems at all. Old passport and birth certificate received at the same time as the new passport.

Should of fast tracked as had 4 weeks until we went away from realising passport went out of date but ended up sending off standard, soooo relieved we received it well before, so happy with application process, they received our documents 2 days after submitting application form approved application and sent off for printing 11th September printed 14th due to weekend and received today 15th September

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

● 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

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.