Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

I had to have an interview.

MS Teams interview two days before passport received

1st adult passport with interview after naturalisation Passport received 17.06.26 Passport printed 16.06.26 Application approved 15.06.26 (less than an hour after interview) Passport interview 15.06.26 Email asking to book an interview 06.06.26 Documents marked as received 01.06.26 Documents sent 28.05.26 Application received 28.05.26 Identity details received 28.05.26 Email sent to person confirming your identity 27.05.26 Application submitted 27.05.26

Passport printed 8:03pm on 9 June 2026 Application approved 11:41am on 9 June 2026 Documents received 8:13pm on 27 May 2026 Application received 5:00pm on 25 May 2026 Identity details received 5:00pm on 25 May 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 4:39pm on 25 May 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 4:27pm on 25 May 2026 Application submitted 4:27pm on 25 May 2026

online application submitted: 18/05/26 documents sent: 19/05/26 documents received: 20/05/26 email scheduling interview: 28/05/26 interview: 03/06/26 passport received: 05/06/26 documents received: 05/06/26

Applied - 1st April Identity confirmed - 2nd April Documents received- 14th April Interview - 22nd April Approved - 22nd April Printed - 24th April Received - 25th April

Documents sent 31st March by Royal Mail Special Delivery Royal Mails confirmed received 1st April updated 4th April on application as received 12th April asked to book interview slot 16th April attend interview at 8:45am 16th April Application approved at 8:55am 18th Passport Received

🔹 Processing office: Corby 🔹 Documents sent: 2 March (tracked, received on 3 March) 🔹 Additional documents requested: 20 March (sent the same day, received on 23 March) 🔹 Interview invitation: 27 March 🔹 Interview booked & completed: Called the same day and had the interview on 30 March 🔹 Application approved: 30 March 🔹 Passport printed: 31 March 🔹 Passport dispatched: 1 April 🔹 Passport & original documents received: 2 April 🎉

The communication was clear, which was helpful. I was not expecting an interview, and the initial date provided was inconvenient as I needed to travel abroad before that date. The officer advised me to call every hour because new slots and cancellations could become available, offering the possibility of an earlier appointment. This process was very stressful. Fortunately, I managed to call within the hour and secured an appointment on the next working day. The entire experience can feel overwhelming. You are required to send your original documents—for example, my passport, which was my first one after naturalisation. Sending original documents via signed-for post cost me around £5. I do feel that obtaining a passport in the UK is quite expensive. Ideally, I would like the option to visit an office in person to complete the application, verification, and other formalities on the spot, without the risk of sending original documents that would be costly to replace if lost.

Additional documents requested (utility bill) and interview required (invited 10th March with earliest available date of 24 March - called repeatedly to get an earlier time slot and got interview on 12 March which would give a misleading view of a normal timeline)

Had to wait for the interview, after the interview I had to wait a long time until the passport was posted, the passport tracker was useless for me as it is stuck on documents received, whilst I have received my passport without any notice. I am still awaiting the return of the posted documents.

Documents were delivered to HMPO on the 9th February Got email inviting me to Interview on Wednesday 18th February. Approved straight after the interview Passport printed 1:42pm on 23 February 2026 Application approved 2:00pm on 21 February 2026 Documents received 6:38pm on 11 February 2026 Application received 5:18pm on 5 February 2026 Identity details received 5:18pm on 5 February 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:08am on 4 February 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:57am on 4 February 2026 Application submitted 8:57am on 4 February 2026

Application submitted: 29 Jan 2026 Identity confirmed: 29 Jan 2026 Documents received: 2 Feb 2026 ( had to send dual nationality passport and Citizenship certificate of UK). Virtual Interview: 12 Feb 2026 (earliest date avail) Application approved: 12 Feb 2026 Passport printed: 12 Feb 2026 Passport and documents received( separately) : 14 Feb 2026

Very good and efficient. Had to send extra documents which were not recorded as logged on the tracker. Information that interview was needed cam on Saturday. The office is open Saturday and Sunday so was able to arrange the interview for the first day available.

Main wait was for the interview to happen.

Application submitted: 29 Jan 2026 Identity confirmed: 29 Jan 2026 Documents received: 2 Feb 2026 ( had to send dual nationality passport and Citizenship certificate of UK). Virtual Interview: 12 Feb 2026 (earliest date avail) Application approved: 12 Feb 2026 Passport printed: 12 Feb 2026 Passport and documents received( separately) : 14 Feb 2026