Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

Quick and easy, no extra documents required. Application submitted 11 April Documents (expired uk passports & current Spanish passports) sent 13 April Documents received (via tracking) 22 April Documents received (updated on website) 24 April Passport approved 6 May Passport printed & sent 7 May Passport received 12 May

Application submitted 3:45pm on 2nd May Application recieved 3:45pm on 2nd May Documents recieved 4:38pm on 6th May Application approved 12:43pm on 13th May Passport printed 7:29am on 14th May

I used a Japanese photo-me booth with the i-keep service to receive the image digitally. I paid for the premium service to convert the background from blue to white. It was accepted. I posted the passport via EMS, and it was delivered by Parcelforce via Coventry and Milton Keynes. The new passport was sent via DHL without any tracking information, and I was required to sign for it. Application submitted - 15 April Old passport posted - 16 April Old passport delivered (according to both Parcelforce and UKPA email) - 24 April Application approved - 6 May Passport printed (and shipped) - 6 May Passport arrived - 15 May, exactly one month after application.

Sent documents (old UK passport and photocopy of new Spanish Passport) on 1st May, received by Passport office 6th May, application approved 13th May, printed and dispatched 14th May, received 15th May.

Only docs we needed to send were color copies of US Passport. Would have been nice if we could PDF and email. Passport arrived 4:50pm on 15 May 2026 Passport printed 7:55am on 12 May 2026 Application approved 2:16pm on 11 May 2026 Documents received 12:39pm on 28 April 2026 Docs arrived in Corby on 20 April 2026 Application received 8:53am on 16 April 2026 Identity details received 8:53am on 16 April 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:50pm on 15 April 2026 Application submitted 8:50pm on 15 April 2026

Never had a passport previously and was expecting to need an interview but my application was approved without one. - Application submitted 11:00am on 27 April 2026 - Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:00am on 27 April 2026 - Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:03am on 27 April 2026 - Identity details received 1:21pm on 30 April 2026 - Application received 1:21pm on 30 April 2026 - Documents received 4:06pm on 7 May 2026 - Application approved 2:51pm on 14 May 2026 - Passport printed 8:38am on 15 May 2026 - Passport received next day on 16 May 2026

Application history Passport received 12 May 2026 Passport printed on 24 April 2026 Application approved on 23 April 2026 Documents received on 14 April 2026 Application received on 9 April 2026 Application submitted on 9 April 2026

Application submitted on Sunday night, posted my old passport on Monday afternoon, received by PO on Tuesday. Application approved Wednesday morning, new passport printed in the afternoon and received it Thursday morning! Quicker and cheaper than the 1 week service.

Applied from Saudi Arabia Documents received (KSA): 10 May 2026 Documents returned: 8 May 2026 Passport printed: 5 May 2026 Application approved: 5 May 2026 Documents received (HMPO): 24 April 2026 Documents delivered (UK): 21 April 2026 Documents posted: 15 April 2026 Application received: 14 April 2026 Application submitted: 14 April 2026

Applied from Saudi Arabia Documents received (KSA): 10 May 2026 Documents returned: 8 May 2026 Passport printed: 5 May 2026 Application approved: 5 May 2026 Documents received (HMPO): 24 April 2026 Documents delivered (UK): 21 April 2026 Documents posted: 15 April 2026 Application received: 14 April 2026 Application submitted: 14 April 2026

It included two phone calls from Australia as I was asked why I wasn’t applying for my passport in the UK. I’m an Australian citizen who has lived in Sydney since 1986.

Process took 40days (I applied from Australia) and was easier than I thought it would be. Once the docs were received, they asked a couple of follow up questions (I suspected they might) and provided an email address to send the info to, so not having to post more docs sped things up! Over all, good experience compared to a lot of other people.

Very smooth experience. Most uncertainty was the time between having sent my documents and HMPO declaring them as received, but that's about it. I was in no rush anyway, but I guess plan at least a month for an overseas renewal. Find below my exact timeline as per Website: Received: 7 May around 11:30 AM local time GMT+1 Passport printed 4:41pm on 28 April 2026 Application approved 6:46pm on 27 April 2026 Documents received 7:41am on 18 April 2026 Application received 3:32pm on 10 April 2026 Application submitted 3:32pm on 10 April 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.

10 days from start to finish - even received my old passport the day before my new one arrived ! Excellent!

Application history Passport Received 8 May 2026 Passport printed 5:55pm on 6 May 2026 Application approved 10:33am on 6 May 2026 Documents received 9:28pm on 28 April 2026 Application received 1:57am on 25 April 2026 Application submitted 1:57am on 25 April 2026