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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:
Corby
Photo Method
Other Professional photo taken
Submission Date:
08-12-2024
Date Received:
13-12-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
01-01-2025
Date Received:
08-01-2025
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:
31-12-2024
Date Received:
08-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Excellent service. Kept in touch throughout. Not worth paying for express service.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
03-01-2025
Date Received:
08-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy to do! Really surprised how quick it was given that my old passport arrived at the office on Monday and I have my new passport today (Wednesday)
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Photo shop
Submission Date:
03-01-2025
Date Received:
08-01-2025
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:
04-01-2025
Date Received:
09-01-2025
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:
30-12-2024
Date Received:
08-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Consider 54 page passport instead of 34 pages for only £12 extra fee, it makes more sense especially because now UK passports will be stamped every time in the EU, so generally speaking pages will be used up much sooner. For example, even transiting at an EU airport on separate tickets with get your passport stamped twice for entering and leaving even though you haven’t really left the airport.
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
23-12-2024
Date Received:
08-01-2025
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Delay over Christmas. Damaged passport arrived on 24th and processed on 27th. Application needed identity verified on the 6th Jan, application approved 3 minutes after my friend sorted it and then printed day after, arrived day after that. Overall decent experience.
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Please select
Submission Date:
25-10-2024
Date Received:
30-10-2024
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
passport was done early but they sent the passport back to port morsby with out notifying me of the DHL wey nos
ater chasing my passport they informed my passport was sent on the 30th Oct , after i got the wey ref nos i picked my passport on 23 rd dec
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