Passport Wait Time Intelligence

Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

Browse applicant-submitted timelines by application type, office, and photo method to compare current processing patterns. Photo problems are a common cause of delay, so check the passport photo rules before you apply.

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Child Renewal Passport

Current average: 12 days

Applicant Outcomes

  • 0%

    within 7 days

    0% of recent Child Renewal Passport applicants received their passport within 7 days.

  • 89%

    within 14 days

    89% of recent Child Renewal Passport applicants received their passport within 14 days.

  • 100%

    within 21 days

    100% of recent Child Renewal Passport applicants received their passport within 21 days.

  • 100%

    within 28 days

    100% of recent Child Renewal Passport applicants received their passport within 28 days.

Past applicant experiences do not guarantee future processing times.

Showing 107 approved community timelines. Faster/slower badges compare each timeline to the published average for its application type.

Recent Child Renewal Passport Timelines

Showing 11 of 107 community-submitted timelines

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

14

Days

Slower than average4/5 rating

Passport officeCorby

Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth

Submitted date4 Feb 2026

Received date18 Feb 2026

SubmittedReceived
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4 Feb 202618 Feb 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.

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

14

Days

Slower than average5/5 rating

Passport officeHemel Hempstead

Photo methodTook it myself on my phone

Submitted date3 Feb 2026

Received date17 Feb 2026

SubmittedReceived
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3 Feb 202617 Feb 2026

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

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

14

Days

Slower than average5/5 rating

Passport officeDurham

Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth

Submitted date3 Feb 2026

Received date17 Feb 2026

SubmittedReceived
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3 Feb 202617 Feb 2026

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

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

10

Days

Faster than average5/5 rating

Passport officeCorby

Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth

Submitted date10 Jan 2026

Received date20 Jan 2026

SubmittedReceived
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10 Jan 202620 Jan 2026

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

8

Days

Faster than average5/5 rating

Passport officeDurham

Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth

Submitted date4 Feb 2026

Received date12 Feb 2026

SubmittedReceived
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4 Feb 202612 Feb 2026

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

10

Days

Faster than average5/5 rating

Passport officeCorby

Photo methodOther

Submitted date31 Jan 2026

Received date10 Feb 2026

SubmittedReceived
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31 Jan 202610 Feb 2026

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

10

Days

Faster than average5/5 rating

Passport officeHemel Hempstead

Photo methodTook it myself on my phone

Submitted date1 Feb 2026

Received date11 Feb 2026

SubmittedReceived
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1 Feb 202611 Feb 2026

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

9

Days

Faster than average5/5 rating

Passport officeCorby

Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth

Submitted date27 Jan 2026

Received date5 Feb 2026

SubmittedReceived
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27 Jan 20265 Feb 2026

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

7

Days

Faster than average5/5 rating

Passport officeHemel Hempstead

Photo methodTook it myself on my phone

Submitted date20 Jan 2026

Received date27 Jan 2026

SubmittedReceived
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20 Jan 202627 Jan 2026

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

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

9

Days

Faster than average5/5 rating

Passport officeHemel Hempstead

Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth

Submitted date11 Jan 2026

Received date20 Jan 2026

SubmittedReceived
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11 Jan 202620 Jan 2026

Community submitted

Child Renewal Passport

9

Days

Faster than average5/5 rating

Passport officeNot sure

Photo methodTook it myself on my phone

Submitted date18 Jan 2026

Received date27 Jan 2026

SubmittedReceived
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18 Jan 202627 Jan 2026

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