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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.
How This Page Works
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.
Stay Informed
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.
Compare Processing Times
See how different agencies and photo methods impact processing speeds. This can help you choose the best options to potentially reduce your wait time.
Learn from Others
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:
Not Sure
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
10-11-2025
Date Received:
15-11-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
25-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
02-12-2025
Date Received:
09-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport With Interview
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
25-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
28-11-2025
Date Received:
03-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy and shocked at the quick turn over time. I’m glad I didn’t pay for the express service!
Application Submitted and Received: 28th November 2025
Passport Posted (Royal Mail Signed For): 28th November 2025
Passport Delivered by Royal Mail: 1st December 2025
Documents marked as Received: 1st December 2025
Application Approved: 2nd December 2025
Passport Printed: 2nd December 2025
Passport Delivered (Royal Mail Tracked 24): 3rd December 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Photo shop who supplied a code
Submission Date:
24-11-2025
Date Received:
03-12-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Posted using recommended Signed For service (£5.05). Post Office tried to upsell me to a fully Registered service at over £9.00. I politely declined. Documents arrived and signed for at Corby on 25.11.2025, but took until 28.11.2025 to deal with them.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
28-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick with text and email updates.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
28-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
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:
24-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick and great update service. Longest stage was the documents being marked as received.
Applied: 24.11.2025
Documents received: 01.12.2025
Documents approved: 02.12.2025
Passport Printed: 03.12.2025
Passport Received: 04.12.2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
27-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick & easy process for our renewals online.
Full tracking via Royal Mail text.
Thanks to this website, we got a more accurate turnaround time, as we fly Christmas Eve.
Thanks guys
Application history
Passport printed 3:35pm on 2 December 2025
Application approved 6:07am on 2 December 2025
Documents received 8:10pm on 1 December 2025
Application received 6:13pm on 27 November 2025
Application submitted 6:13pm on 27 November 2025
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
27-11-2025
Date Received:
05-12-2025
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
03-12-2025
Date Received:
06-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted: 3rd Dec
Documents posted (Special Delivery): 3rd Dec
Documents received: 4th Dec
Application approved: 5th Dec
Passport printed: 5th Dec
Passport sent: 5th Dec
Passport received (24h Tracked Delivery): 6th Dec
Quick turnaround time may have been helped by sending my old passport in by Special Delivery, and choosing to pay £5 extra for 24h Tracked Delivery for the new passport.
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
20-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
21-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
28-11-2025
Date Received:
05-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
25-11-2025
Date Received:
03-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Professional photo shop overseas
Submission Date:
26-11-2025
Date Received:
04-12-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport received 10:42am on 4 December 2025
Passport printed 10:48am on 2 December 2025
Application approved 6:54pm on 1 December 2025
Documents received 1:09pm on 28 November 2025
Application received 6:47am on 26 November 2025
Application submitted 6:47am on 26 November 2025
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