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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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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
12-08-2025
Date Received:
30-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 29 August 2025
Application approved 28 August 2025
Documents received 19 August 2025
(Documents delivered 13 August 2025)
Application received 12 August 2025
Application submitted 12 August 2025
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
15-08-2025
Date Received:
30-08-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
15-08-2025
Date Received:
30-08-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
16-08-2025
Date Received:
03-09-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Application history:
Passport will delivery tomorrow 3 September 3025
Passport printed 5:16am on 2 September 2025
Application approved 2:25pm on 1 September 2025
Documents received 9:57am on 22 August 2025
Application received 9:49pm on 16 August 2025
Identity details received 9:49pm on 16 August 2025
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12:03pm on 16 August 2025
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:41am on 16 August 2025
Application submitted 10:41am on 16 August 2025
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Timpsons
Submission Date:
22-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Bought the basic service on the Friday and was pleasantly surprised that less than a week later (including a bank holiday weekend) I received it the following Thursday. Easy, efficient and stress reducing.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
05-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
I had to send further information explaining a damaged passport which extended the wait time slightly. But once I sent this letter off the passport was approved very quickly.
Passport printed 5:02am on 27 August 2025
Application approved 10:05am on 26 August 2025
Written statement explaining damage requested on 19th August and royal mail lost the first letter I sent so this delayed things by a few days
Documents received 8:50am on 12 August 2025
Application received 3:41pm on 5 August 2025
Application submitted 3:40pm on 5 August 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
15-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Documents received 18th August
Application approved 26th August
Printed 27th August
Delivered 28th August
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
14-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
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:
22-08-2025
Date Received:
29-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
14-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
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:
13-08-2025
Date Received:
27-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Have a flight booked on Aug 29th but was very relived to receive my passport Aug 27th.
Passport printed on 26 August 2025
Application approved on 22 August 2025
Documents received on 15 August 2025
Application received on 13 August 2025
Application submitted on 13 August 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
14-08-2025
Date Received:
27-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
My passport was printed on a Saturday. A Bank Holiday Monday delayed delivery by one day. Royal Mail delivered on Wednesday. My old passport arrived at the same time in a separate envelope.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
21-08-2025
Date Received:
29-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application history
Passport received : 29th August 2025
Passport printed 10:09pm on 28 August 2025
Application approved 10:58pm on 27 August 2025
Documents received 10:34am on 27 August 2025
Application received 5:54pm on 21 August 2025
Application submitted 5:54pm on 21 August 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
15-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
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:
17-08-2025
Date Received:
29-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Two separate applications, passports sent in 1 envelope on 18th August. I extra day, as 25th August was a bank holiday, so 9 working days in total.
Application submitted 10:04pm on 17 August 2025
Application received 10:04pm on 17 August 2025
Documents received 10:15pm on 19 August 2025
Application approved 6:17pm on 27 August 2025
Passport printed 11:17pm on 28 August 2025
Passport received 29th August
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
22-08-2025
Date Received:
30-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
20-08-2025
Date Received:
02-09-2025
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:
30-08-2025
Date Received:
04-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Took photos with Max Spielman (in person not booth) and applied online Saturday 30 Aug. Posted my passport special delivery and it arrived at office Tuesday am, approved during the night Tuesday and postal back to me confirmed Wednesday lunchtime. Documents due Thursday 3 Sept by lunchtime.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
29-08-2025
Date Received:
03-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
20-08-2025
Date Received:
04-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Bank holiday slowed it down as sent on friday, passport was received Tuesday and this Tuesday it was approved and next day was printed and sent Thursday so all in all, very simple process
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
01-09-2025
Date Received:
04-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Definitely not worth paying extra for the one week renewal service which requires in person interview. I applied for the standard passport renewal service and the passport took less than 72 hours from submitting the online application to receiving my passport. I used a Photo Me booth and sent the passport using the Royal Mail Special Delivery (~£8). Wonderfully efficient.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
20-08-2025
Date Received:
04-09-2025
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:
01-09-2025
Date Received:
05-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Great service for Standard processing option
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
21-08-2025
Date Received:
02-09-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
The service was generally very good, however I would’ve appreciated more frequent updates.
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
14-08-2025
Date Received:
27-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
06-08-2025
Date Received:
15-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
18-08-2025
Date Received:
02-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I think it took a day extra because of the bank holiday
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
15-08-2025
Date Received:
02-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy to do, it definitely helped I prepped the person I sent the identification check to so they could do it quickly and had documents ready to send the next day.
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
04-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
14-08-2025
Date Received:
02-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Mines would have been quicker if they hadn’t asked for my sons birth certificate
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
14-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
14-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 3:29am on 27 August 2025
Application approved 11:59am on 25 August 2025
Documents received 9:51pm on 15 August 2025
Application received 11:50am on 14 August 2025
Identity details received 11:50am on 14 August 2025
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:28am on 14 August 2025
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:22am on 14 August 2025
Application submitted 10:22am on 14 August 2025
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Newport
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
03-08-2025
Date Received:
03-09-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
25-08-2025
Date Received:
28-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Durham
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
26-08-2025
Date Received:
29-08-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Photographer shop
Submission Date:
16-08-2025
Date Received:
04-09-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
10-08-2025
Date Received:
01-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
PP sent UPS from Germany, PP would have been received quicker had the incompetent DHL Germany understood the within 1 working day delivery bit…
Passport received 01.09.2025
Passport printed 1:29am on 27 August 2025
Application approved 8:57am on 26 August 2025
Documents received 9:53pm on 15 August 2025
Application received 7:22pm on 10 August 2025
Application submitted 7:21pm on 10 August 2025
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