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Current passport turnaround time?

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SteaknSalad · 07/08/2023 19:15

Just asking if anyone who has recently renewed their passport could tell me how long it took.

I just sent mine off for renewal today, I’ve been invited to visit a friend abroad in mid-September and am wondering how likely it is I’ll be able to go. Not the end of the world if it’s not possible, I can go another time!

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Stygimoloch · 07/08/2023 19:18

Just renewed mine and was amazed to have it back within 10 days. I did it online and sent my old passport back straightaway. Really quick and simple.

Good luck!

Refrosty · 07/08/2023 19:19

Literally took about 1 week!

AngryBirdsNoMore · 07/08/2023 19:19

Following this - about to apply for a first child passport and hoping to use it in September…

Lund · 07/08/2023 19:20

Mine was back in 10 days last month - would have been a week if I'd sent my old passport sooner! Applied online.

C1N1C · 07/08/2023 19:21

Same for me a few weeks ago
Took a week.

Letsnotargue · 07/08/2023 19:22

I did my renewal online last Friday and posted my old passport off the same
day. New one was delivered on Saturday, so 8 days. I don’t need it particularly
soon but I was amazed at the speed of it.

Original poster
SteaknSalad · 07/08/2023 19:24

Seems like everyone got it back within a week or two - brilliant! Fingers crossed I’ll get mine quickly too.

Thanks for all the responses!

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PleaseGiveMeBackMySummer · 07/08/2023 19:27

My adult DD's took 2 weeks and 3 days in June! They seem to have speeded up (sped up.) ??? Confused

Hope you get yours super fast! Smile

ticketstickets · 07/08/2023 19:28

Still waiting for my sons passport 3 weeks later but I applied from abroad and seems that makes you second class citizens as far as priority 🤔

weegiemum · 07/08/2023 19:46

If you're unlucky and didn't realise that your passport was expired at 10:30am with a flight booked at 5pm, you can turn up begging at the passport office and the nice people there will get you a new one!

At least that's what happened to dh 10 days ago!!

Katrinawaves · 07/08/2023 19:53

I applied online on Friday week before last , didn’t get round to posting my old one back until Tuesday last week just before the Post Office closed for the day and received the new one on Friday afternoon. I was a little bit irked because I had booked a U.K. based holiday knowing my passport was due to expire and in the belief that it would take weeks to renew. If I’d know how quick it would be, I’d be off to the sunshine 😂

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