Passport Wait Time Intelligence
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Showing 24 of 1150 community-submitted timelines
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date16 Sept 2026
Received date30 Sept 2026
Passport delivered 30 September 2026 Passport printed 28 September 2026 Application approved 28 September 2026 Documents received 19 September 2026 Application submitted 16 September 2026
Community submitted
5
Days
Passport officePeterborough
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date25 Sept 2026
Received date30 Sept 2026
Really easy process! Application submitted the Friday morning, attended appointment Monday morning and passport received Wednesday morning.
Community submitted
6
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date23 Sept 2026
Received date29 Sept 2026
Community submitted
17
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date4 Sept 2026
Received date21 Sept 2026
Country applied fromCanada
Community submitted
36
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date24 Aug 2026
Received date29 Sept 2026
Country applied fromCanada
Community submitted
19
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date10 Sept 2026
Received date29 Sept 2026
Passport would have been quicker but needed some extra documents. First documents were received 16th September and the second 25th September. Approved 28th and posted 29th
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date15 Sept 2026
Received date29 Sept 2026
Community submitted
15
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date7 Sept 2026
Received date22 Sept 2026
Country applied fromIsrael
The process was extremely fast, the passport was already in the country on the 17th Septemeber but due to the local holidays they delivered it only on the 22nd of September
Community submitted
12
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date14 Sept 2026
Received date26 Sept 2026
Passport printed 6:21pm on 24 September 2026 Application approved 8:00am on 24 September 2026 Documents received 5:59pm on 16 September 2026 Application received 4:43pm on 14 September 2026 Application submitted 4:42pm on 14 September 2026
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date12 Sept 2026
Received date26 Sept 2026
Community submitted
5
Days
Passport officePeterborough
Photo methodUsed a different photo booth
Submitted date20 Sept 2026
Received date25 Sept 2026
Community submitted
4
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date21 Sept 2026
Received date25 Sept 2026
Community submitted
3
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date22 Sept 2026
Received date25 Sept 2026
Passport delivered 1250pm on 25 September 2056 Passport printed 11:03am on 24 September 2026 Application approved 3:39am on 24 September 2026 Documents received 4:39pm on 23 September 2026 Application received 3:29pm on 22 September 2026 Application submitted 3:28pm on 22 September 2026
Community submitted
15
Days
Passport officeNot sure
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date8 Sept 2026
Received date23 Sept 2026
Community submitted
6
Days
Passport officeLondon
Photo methodUsed a Photo-Me photo booth
Submitted date19 Sept 2026
Received date25 Sept 2026
Community submitted
12
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date12 Sept 2026
Received date24 Sept 2026
Community submitted
20
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date28 Aug 2026
Received date17 Sept 2026
Community submitted
5
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date17 Sept 2026
Received date22 Sept 2026
Community submitted
16
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date6 Sept 2026
Received date22 Sept 2026
Community submitted
15
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date7 Sept 2026
Received date22 Sept 2026
Passport was received 22nd September. It is my first adult passport but the process was a passport renewal as I previously had a child passport (I was 15 years old when issued) which I sent in to them. They did not ask for someone to verify my photo. Passport printed on 18 September 2026 Application approved on 17 September 2026 Documents received on 9 September 2026 Application received on 7 September 2026 Application submitted on 7 September 2026
Community submitted
15
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date7 Sept 2026
Received date22 Sept 2026
Passport received 1:30pm on 22 September 2026 Passport printed 1:27pm on 18 September 2026 Application approved 9:41am on 18 September 2026 Documents received 2:56pm on 14 September 2026 Application received 12:27pm on 7 September 2026 Delays in acknowledgment of receipt of old passport (2 days as per HMPO statement) pushed processing over weekend. Passport printed on following Friday then delivery held by Royal Mail over second weekend. No information from Royal Mail that they had the package until actual day of delivery.
Community submitted
14
Days
Passport officeCorby
Photo methodTook it myself on my phone
Submitted date8 Sept 2026
Received date22 Sept 2026
Very easy, no problems at all. Old passport and birth certificate received at the same time as the new passport.
Community submitted
56
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date24 Jul 2026
Received date18 Sept 2026
Country applied fromCanada
timeline was longer due to waiting for documents. Submitted docs were mailed on August 19th and received on September 1st. Approved on September 8th and printed on September 9th. Documents were returned and received on the same day.
Community submitted
59
Days
Passport officeHemel Hempstead
Photo methodUsed a professional photographer
Submitted date24 Jul 2026
Received date21 Sept 2026
Country applied fromCanada
Timeline was longer due to waiting for documents. Submitted docs were mailed on August 19th and received on September 1st. Approved on September 8th and printed on September 9th.
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