Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

Very quick was a renew

Passport delivered 15:28pm on 12 March 2026 Passport printed 4:24pm on 10 March 2026 Application approved 1:32pm on 9 March 2026 Documents received 12:01pm on 27 February 2026 Application received 3:28pm on 26 February 2026 Identity details received 3:28pm on 26 February 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 3:12pm on 26 February 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:54pm on 26 February 2026 Application submitted 2:54pm on 26 February 2026

very quick and easy, I actually renewed both my childrens passports at the same time..one received on 11th and one on 12th. Passport printed 2:59am on 11 March 2026 Application approved 11:00am on 10 March 2026 Documents received 6:37am on 2 March 2026 Application received 11:26pm on 25 February 2026 Identity details received 11:26pm on 25 February 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 8:25pm on 25 February 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:22pm on 25 February 2026 Application submitted 8:22pm on 25 February 2026

post office reported delivery to HMPO on 24Feb, acknowledged received on 27Feb, approved on 9Mar, printed on 10Mar, received on 11Mar.

Documents received 20.02 but scanned on 24.02, was getting a bit nervous as flying beginning of April but that was my fault for applying late.

Very easy and kept up to date every step of the process

Submitted application on 21 Feb Identity confirmed on 21 Feb Sent off old passport on 21 Feb Old passport marked as received 23 Feb Approved on 3 March Delivered on 5 March

Very quick process, I didn’t have father passport details so thought gonna take longer

Took HMPO a week from signing for the birth certificate and old passport at their Corby office to them acknowledging it on their system - I had to chase via live chat and email with the Royal Mail special delivery tracking reference to get them to investigate as it says that documents will be acknowledged as delivered 2 working days after they receive them - this didn't happen. Passport delivered to my home 21 February 2026 Passport printed 10:55am on 20 February 2026 Application approved 9:01am on 20 February 2026 Documents finally acknowledged as received 11:01am on 13 February 2026 Documents delivered to Corby and signed for by HMPO 6 February 2026 Documents send by Royal Mail Special Delivery 5 February 2006 Application received 6:53pm on 4 February 2026 Application submitted 6:53pm on 4 February 2026

Passport application submitted on 4th but passport not received by passport office until 9th (due to weekend). After 9th, didn’t hear anything until 16th when approved and then delivered on 18th. Fast service but have had it faster in the past and those 6 days without an update led to worries of it having been lost.

Passport Received 17 February 2026 Passport printed 1:27pm on 16 February 2026 Application approved 3:28pm on 15 February 2026 Documents received 7:26pm on 9 February 2026 Application received 10:27pm on 3 February 2026 Identity details received 10:27pm on 3 February 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:47pm on 3 February 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:43pm on 3 February 2026 Application submitted 8:43pm on 3 February 2026 Passport documents sent by special delivery on the 4th February

This application was sent by paper form , with a cheque enclosed. Very happy with the service.

Submitted on Thursday - photo good, identity verified straight away . Received at passport office on the Friday , approved on the Monday, printed on the Wednesday and delivered on the Thursday