Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

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

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