Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

We had a delay in the offices receiving our passports as it was the bank holiday weekend so couldn’t actually be posted until the 6th May. Documents were confirmed as received on the 7th May. Application approved on 13 May, printed 14 May and delivered on the 15th.

Received 21/5/26 Passport printed 8:26am on 20 May 2026 Application approved 2:21pm on 19 May 2026 Documents received 7:08pm on 12 May 2026 Application received 1:10pm on 10 May 2026 Application submitted 1:09pm on 10 May 2026

Received 21/5/26 Passport printed 8:24am on 20 May 2026 Application approved 1:28pm on 19 May 2026 Documents received 5:58pm on 12 May 2026 Application received 12:48pm on 10 May 2026 Application submitted 12:48pm on 10 May 2026

Dual nationality. I send color copy of passport. I waited until April 22 for the confirmation of identity, which extended the process a bit.

Received a message stating that the photo wasn't good enough (shadows). Submitted a new photo and the application was approved a couple of minutes later!

I used Snappy snaps to take a photo and provide the code to upload. Very straightforward.

Passport printed 27 March 2026 Application approved 26 March 2026 Documents received 18 March 2026 Application received 14 March 2026

I took my own photo then got it verified with 100% guarantee of acceptance on passport-photo online for £10 which also gave a code.

They first refused my counter signer even though the person in question is a factory director then on the same day and same time they requested me to send deedpoll paperwork to a name of change which never happened and they said my name on the renewal forms doesn’t match their system when I got a call back from management I asked where they got this information from as my name never changed and if they check the two previous applications they will see it’s the same name throughout the fiat to this application the lady manager then went on to tell me that the previous applications only stay on the system for 1 year now passports for a child is 5 years so where they getting their information about the name change when if never happened. Then the lady manager could see I was in the right and then they changed their conversation and said they are requesting my child’s BC and my passport to confirm parental responsibility of my daughter.

07/03 applied online 08/03 identity was confirmed 10/03 old passport received (this could’ve been quicker if identity was confirmed on the day and we could have sent the passport straight away. Identity was confirmed on a Sunday so had to send passport on Monday) 19/03 application approved 20/03 passport printed 21/03 passport delivered.

Application history Passport delivered 2:00pm on 19th March Passport printed 10:58pm on 17 March 2026 Application approved 1:01pm on 16 March 2026 Documents received 7:35pm on 6 March 2026 Application received 9:52pm on 2 March 2026 Identity details received 9:52pm on 2 March 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 6:34pm on 2 March 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 6:31pm on 2 March 2026 Application submitted 6:31pm on 2 March 2026

Very stressful experience, poor service from those working with the passport office. The answer to all your questions is ‘I don’t know’ or ‘that is outside my remit’. The wait times are getting longer so if plan ahead if you can.

Very quick was a renew