April 26, 2024

Recent Applicant Timelines 26/04/24

How Long Are Passports Currently Taking?

Read timelines from recent UK passport applicants to give you a good idea of how quick passports are being processed.

Feedback, experiences, timelines, tips and useful information from people that have recently been through the UK passport application process. View which passport office has processed the passport and different types of application.

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Adult Renewal Passport

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
10-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Comments:
The update on passport portal took a few more days after it was actually received (signed for service recieved on Tuesday by passport office but portal not updated as received until Friday)

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Passport Office:
Corby

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
14-04-2024

Date Received:
24-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Comments:
Old passport received 16 April
Application approved 20 April
New passport printed 23 April
New passport arrived 24 April

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Passport Office:
Corby

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
15-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Passport Office:
Corby

Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth

Submission Date:
14-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
15-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
28-03-2024

Date Received:
12-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Comments:
it worked well.. just need to spend a bit of time making sure the photo is acceptable..
and for me making sure someone was helping at the computer as i hate them…

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
14-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Comments:
Passport received 25 April 2024
Passport printed 4:36am on 24 April 2024
Application approved 7:31am on 23 April 2024
Documents received 9:25pm on 17 April 2024
Application received 11:42pm on 14 April 2024
Application submitted 11:42pm on 14 April 2024

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
06-04-2024

Date Received:
19-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Comments:
Application sent and accepted on Saturday 6 April
Old passport posted on Monday 8 April
Old document received on Thursday 11 April
Application approved on Tuesday 16 April
Printed in Wednesday 17 April
Passport received on Friday 19 April
Total process was 13 days

Old passport received a couple of days later

Very simple online process.

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1st Child Passport

Type of Application:
First Child Passport

Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
15-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Child Renewal

Type of Application:
Child Renewal

Passport Office:
Not Sure

Photo Method
Other Photo service shop

Submission Date:
18-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Type of Application:
Child Renewal

Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead

Photo Method
Other by professional photographer

Submission Date:
15-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Overseas Passport Application

Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)

Passport Office:
Corby

Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone

Submission Date:
10-04-2024

Date Received:
25-04-2024

Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy

Comments:
The hardest part was Chronopost in France not understanding that there was no phone number for the address to send my old passport.

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