Recent UK Passport Applicant Timelines

Passport delivered 10:14am on 31 October Passport printed 8:56am on 30 October 2026 Application approved 7:57am on 30 October 2026 Documents received 10:02am on 7 October 2026 Application received 2:09pm on 4 October 2026 Identity details received 2:09pm on 4 October 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 5:32pm on 2 October 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 3:33pm on 2 October 2026 Application submitted 3:33pm on 2 October 2026 First adult passport after naturalisation

Perfect service. 18/10/2026 - Application received 21/10/2026 - Old passport received 27/10/2026 - Application approved 28/10/2026 - New passport printed 29/10/2026 - New passport received

passport received: 28 October 2026 Passport printed 9:46am on 27 October 2026 Application approved 3:05pm on 26 October 2026 Documents received 12:02pm on 21 October 2026 Application received 8:23pm on 17 October 2026 Identity details received 8:23pm on 17 October 2026 Email sent to person confirming your identity 8:06pm on 17 October 2026 Ask someone to confirm your identity 12:39pm on 16 October 2026 Application submitted 12:39pm on 16 October 2026

I sent the documents late, so it was delayed, but overall it took a week to process. Do not forget to send your old/cancelled foreign passport if you have one Passport printed 9:45am on 27 October 2026 Application approved 12:35pm on 26 October 2026 Documents received 5:11pm on 16 October 2026 Application received 9:24am on 10 September 2026 Application submitted 9:24am on 10 September 2026

Passport printed 8:59am on 26 October 2026 Application approved 3:17pm on 23 October 2026 Documents received 5:46pm on 19 October 2026 Application received 10:18pm on 15 October 2026 Application submitted 10:17pm on 15 October 2026

They asked for more documents (address proof) and we made a letter saying our baby was born overseas but his home base will be the UK therefore our proof of address was going to be from both countries (on parents names)

This was an application made by my Canadian/British partner. It wasn't a first application, although it was treated as such because her last UK passport expired in 1989. Like many others this year, my partner, who lives in the UK, was forced to apply for a new UK passport, as she was due to visit relatives in Canada and would not have been allowed to re-enter the UK and return home without a valid UK passport, due to the recent change in rules for dual citizens. We believe the delay in processing her application was possibly partly due to her being adopted by her mother's second husband, resulting in a change of surname, although this happened in the 1960's and all later UK and Canadian passports had the adopted surname on them. The delay has put incredible stress on my partner, who has been desperate to visit both her 90 year old father and her daughter, who reside in Canada. She has also been left severely out of pocket, as she rescheduled her original flight after learning of the change in the rules (she was due to fly to Canada in March), and consequently lost the equivalent of two return flights in value. I had also booked a flight for the both of us to Cork in May, which she also had to miss due to the airline insisting on her having a UK or Irish passport, even though the law does not require one to travel between England and Ireland if you are a citizen of either country.

Additional documents (unenrolled deed poll) requested and sent on 19/10, arrived on 20/10.

Some evidence of paternity was seen as insufficient, had to do DNA test which took an incredibly long time to organise (about 3 months) then delays at lab too.

I’m amazed at how quick it was done. Sent from Abu Dhabi UAE. Sent Monday 5th. Received by them on a Wednesday 7th. sent back the following Thursday 16th. Received Monday 19th. Printed attested birth certificate on thick paper. Used professional photographer. Baby eyes closed.