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Whether you’re eagerly waiting for your passport or planning to apply soon, this page offers valuable insights from others who have gone through the process.
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Every day, applicants like you share their passport application experiences on our site. They provide:
- Application Date: When they submitted their passport application.
- Receipt Date: When they received their new passport.
- Photo Method: How they obtained their passport photo (e.g., at home, pharmacy, professional service).
- Processing Office: The passport office or centre that handled their application so you can check to see how quick the agency you have been assigned is processing passports.
Additionally, applicants often share helpful tips and observations that can assist you in managing your application or understanding current processing trends.
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Monitor the latest wait times and gain a realistic expectation for when your passport might arrive based on real-world data. Knowing what to expect can ease anxieties and assist in planning your travels.
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See how different agencies and photo methods impact processing speeds. This can help you choose the best options to potentially reduce your wait time.
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Benefit from the experiences of fellow applicants. Many share crucial advice, like which agencies are processing faster or tips for avoiding common pitfalls.
Share Your Experience
Help us keep this page accurate and useful by submitting your own passport wait time once you receive your passport. Your contribution will assist others and contribute to a clearer picture of the current processing landscape.
1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
16-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Other Post Office service
Submission Date:
09-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Excellent service from HMPO.
Post Office check and send was OK but confusing as wrrorveith tracking receipt.
09/06 Applied online via Post Office, all docs sent and ID confirmed
17/06 Docs marked as received
23/06 Application Approved
24/06 Passport Printed
25/06 supporting Docs received back
26/06 Passport received (would’ve been 25/06 but rearranged as thought it needed a signature).
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Newport
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
09-06-2025
Date Received:
28-06-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Postal check and send by post office on 9th June text from passport office on 19th June to confirm application received. Approved 26th printed 27th due to be delivered tomorrow 28th
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
22-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport received 12:58pm on 26 June 2025
Passport printed 10:55pm on 25 June 2025
Application approved 1:43am on 25 June 2025
Documents received 2:08pm on 24 June 2025
Old passport posted 13:08 on 23 June 2025
Application received 10:52am on 22 June 2025
Application submitted 10:52am on 22 June 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
20-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
19-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
03-06-2025
Date Received:
20-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Timeline From the tracking site
(sent passport via Royal Mail on the 3rd, was delivered on the 5th)
Passport printed on 19 June 2025
Application approved on 18 June 2025
Documents received on 9 June 2025
Application received. on 3 June 2025
Application submitted on 3 June 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
19-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
16-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Max Spielmann (photo shop)
Submission Date:
11-06-2025
Date Received:
25-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
08-06-2025
Date Received:
10-06-2025
Overall Experience:
2 Star – Stressful
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
15-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport received 26th June 2025
Passport printed 10:56pm on 25 June 2025
Application approved 6:09pm on 24 June 2025
Documents received 5:56pm on 18 June 2025
Application received 12:02pm on 15 June 2025
Application submitted 12:01pm on 15 June 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other SnappySnaps
Submission Date:
21-06-2025
Date Received:
27-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied online. SnappySnaps had loaded photo onto government website so I could include it in my application easily. Posted old passport (signed-for delivery) same day. Old passport returned 26 June. No need to be in when Royal Mail delivered old and new passports
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
15-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
22-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
22-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
22-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
22-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
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:
06-06-2025
Date Received:
12-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
17-06-2025
Date Received:
26-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Submitted the application on the Sunday, identity verified same day.
Documents delivered on the Tuesday, marked as received the same day.
Approved on 23rd, contacted them 24th and was told it was printed and given tracking number.
Delivered 26th
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
13-06-2025
Date Received:
16-06-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
27-03-2025
Date Received:
20-06-2025
Overall Experience:
1 Star – Very Stressful
Comments:
Application history
Passport printed 11:20pm on 19 June 2025
Application approved 6:59am on 19 June 2025
Documents received 4:11pm on 2 April 2025
Application received 7:20pm on 27 March 2025
Identity details received 7:20pm on 27 March 2025
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:00am on 27 March 2025
Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:58am on 27 March 2025
Application submitted 9:58am on 27 March 2025
The whole process was/is a joke. Only got approved once I took a complaint higher after they’d repeatedly lied to me on the phone. Still attempted to lie when they wrote to me and ‘apologised’ for their mess up!
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
08-06-2025
Date Received:
27-06-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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