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Has anyone renewed /applied for a passport lately?...how long are they taking?

133 replies

youknowitsnotthesame · 05/07/2022 18:39

I've just renewed last Wednesday.
I'm hoping it doesn't take too long as I have a holiday booked.
Has anyone else renewed etc lately ?

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LunaLoveFood · 05/07/2022 18:44

Dh's was back within about 4 weeks (probably because we weren't desperate for it!)

britneyisfree · 05/07/2022 18:47

We did fast track as kept hearing about it taking longer than the time frame it's meant to be.

youknowitsnotthesame · 05/07/2022 18:50

I just did the post office digital check and send

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hopeishere · 05/07/2022 18:55

We've been waiting since end of May. Additional documents have been requested for both. Both are renewals.

youknowitsnotthesame · 05/07/2022 18:56

@hopeishere hi what other documents have they requested?
I thought a basic renewal was straight forward

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boniday · 05/07/2022 18:57

Did my 3 kids renewals online at start of May, had to send old passports off to 3 different offices. One was back within 10 days, the other two took about 3 and 3 and a half weeks. When's your holiday booked for?

Twinstudy · 05/07/2022 18:59

I think it's a bit of a lottery to be honest. My mum just got hers back, less than 3 weeks after she sent it off. She was panicking because they're going away. In September 😂

youknowitsnotthesame · 05/07/2022 19:00

@boniday not till November 14th
I'm hoping I've gave myself enough time for it to be back

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hopeishere · 05/07/2022 19:01

For some reason they want DS1's birth cert and for DS2 I need a letter to explain why he can't sign the passport (he has SN).

niki26 · 05/07/2022 19:02

Daughters renewal took 3 weeks....other daughters new passport has been 5 weeks but I got an email yesterday confirming it's being printed so not too long I hope

Justyouwaitandseeagain · 05/07/2022 19:03

Sent 2 kids renewals off at the of June and received confirmation that both had been approved today. Will see how long it now takes to receive them!

Monacles · 05/07/2022 19:05

I applied for 4 mid June. One came back last week, one has just been approved, nothing from the other two.

Wheretheskyisblue · 05/07/2022 19:42

I have been waiting for my renewal since 2nd May (Glasgow office). My son's new passport which went to Belfast was sent off on 25th May and received yesterday.

youknowitsnotthesame · 05/07/2022 19:45

When do you think i should chase it up?
Do I have to wait the full 10 weeks ?

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thecurtainsofdestiny · 05/07/2022 19:46

Renewal - sent in May, took 5 weeks.

ChittyChittyBoomBoom · 05/07/2022 19:47

I’ve currently been waiting 9 weeks. Lots of people are still waiting who applied in April/may but June’s applications seem to be going through more quickly 🤷🏽‍♀️.

toomuchfaster · 05/07/2022 19:58

Applied a fortnight ago for mine and it took 10 days. Applied for DH's and its been 5 days so far, but they only received his old one today due to the weekend.

BrassicaBabe · 05/07/2022 20:56

My UK passport is with the Irish Passport Office while my Irish passport application is processed. It's been there since MARCH 😱😱😱

StopDrivingIntoMyFence · 05/07/2022 20:58

Applied online on Friday 17th of June for an adult renewal. Received new passport exactly two weeks later.

sparklystar333 · 05/07/2022 21:03

Renewed my son's from his expired childrens passport to his first adult passport. Took 2.5 weeks including them asking for a better photo to be sent.

fuckboris · 05/07/2022 21:11

I renewed my adult passport and name change on the 2nd June. Docs received on the 4th and new passport received on the 25th. Very impressed.

My child's first passport was sent at the same time and that is not back yet though.

Freddiefan · 05/07/2022 21:14

Mine took about two weeks.

RomainingCalm · 05/07/2022 21:19

Just under a month for DC renewal. The worst bit was waiting for the confirmation that they'd received the old passport. After that it was about a week.

youknowitsnotthesame · 05/07/2022 21:23

Well I did mine last Wednesday.
Friday night I received confirmation they had received my old passport.
Nothing since Friday and tracking still days "old passport received"

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PinkSparklyPussyCat · 06/07/2022 11:52

Mine took just over 3 weeks and part of that was because they rejected my first picture despite it getting a green tick when I applied online. That was the Liverpool office.