Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

$44 + optional $37.50 insurance We applied for UK passport renewal from Australia. Online application and photos done at home following guidelines and uploaded to application. Total cost for 2 $525 (return courier delivery charge included) We had to send back old UK passports and chose to send current Aus Passports (rather than photocopied pages) as supporting documentation. Sent express tracked delivery from PO and chose insurance. ($44 + $37.50). Continual updates received regarding delivery of documents/processing and return delivery. New passports received exactly 14 days later and return of supporting documentation 17 days later. So total cost was approx $596 aus for 2 renewal of UK passports with delivery and insurance. Process was very straightforward as we still had old passports to send with application. Hope this is helpful to others.

First Adult Passport after naturalisation. Passport Received 28 January Supporting documents received 27 January Passport printed 9:04am on 27 January 2026 Application approved 11:20am on 25 January 2026 Documents received 3:10am on 22 January 2026 Application received 11:51am on 20 January 2026 Identity details received 11:51am on 20 January 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:46am on 20 January 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:41am on 20 January 2026 Application submitted 11:41am on 20 January 2026

Applied on line 14/1/26 15/1/26 Got passport photos and uploaded to application. 15/1/26 Photocopied each page of my Australian Passport and sent by express mail with expired passport to UK. 20/1/26 Documents received in UK. 22/1/26 Application approved. 23/1/26 Passport printed 30/1/26 Passport received in Australia.

All went really well and much quicker than expected.

Everything was seamless. Much quicker than expected. $40 intl express Aust Post to send old passport plus £31 DHL express to send new passport and return old one

Had to send in another countries passport as dual national, once received process was quick. All items sent by Royal Mail Tracked which is costly but efficient.

Passport printed 1:09pm on 26 January 2026 Application approved 7:43am on 24 January 2026 Documents received 1:16pm on 21 January 2026 Application received 2:57pm on 17 January 2026 Application submitted 2:56pm on 17 January 2026

Applied – 10th Jan Sent documents – 13th Jan Documents arrived – 16th Jan Application approved – 20th Jan Passport printed – 21st Jan Passport received – 27th Jan

Very slow through HH compared to rest of family via Corby

Submitted on Sunday 18th, Documents received on 21st, application approved on Friday 23rd, passport then printed on Monday 26th and delivered 27th. Documents arrived same day, I pay the extra for tracking.

$30 Canada Post Registered

Don't panic! Took just 14 days from the moment we were made aware of the new entry regulations into the UK to receiving the new passport in rural New Zealand

This was a passport renewal with name change

Really quick and efficient. No issues at all.