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Original poster

To ask how long your recent passport renewal took to come back?

38 replies

ohgy · 08/09/2023 13:04

Has anyone recently applied for a passport renewal?

It says online it can take 10 weeks - anyone know if that's what their working to?

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BanditOne · 08/09/2023 13:05

Literally got mine through the post today took less than a week 🙂

BitingKat · 08/09/2023 13:05

DD's came back in just over 3 weeks at the end of August.

Seenandheard · 08/09/2023 13:07

Yep 3 ish weeks here. Maybe less. Got it back last week

Valhalla17 · 08/09/2023 13:08

a matter of days....was pretty amazing 😊

Northernlass99 · 08/09/2023 13:13

Mother just got hers in under a week. She did it via the post office check and send thing.

CranfordScones · 08/09/2023 13:14

I'm told it varies according to which passport office you're dealing with. Mine was the Liverpool office. Took less than a week.

If your current passport hasn't expired, I'd send it by registered post.

Clefable · 08/09/2023 13:18

10 days about two weeks ago. Just doing it the online way, sending old passport back etc.

10HailMarys · 08/09/2023 13:20

Mine took less than a week.

jotunn · 08/09/2023 13:21

DS's came back within 10 days a couple of weeks ago.

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ohgy · 08/09/2023 15:06

This is encouraging- current passport is expired.

Applied online.

Sending old passport back today.

Not sure if they wait to receive old one before issuing new.

Want to book holiday for 4 weeks time

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Clefable · 08/09/2023 15:08

They wait till they get old one before they do anything further, but I can see looking back at correspondence that they acknowledged receipt of the old passport on Aug 16th (I'd sent it about four days earlier but they do say it takes time to get to the correct place and be logged), then approved my application on the 23rd, passport was printed on the 24th and delivered on the 25th.

Nutterjacks · 08/09/2023 15:12

Got mine within 2 weeks of applying.

Yahyahs22 · 08/09/2023 15:13

I paid the extra for it to come much quicker, holiday was in a week, it came two days before the holiday

Greeniscalming · 08/09/2023 15:21

I did my online application on Monday this week and put the old passport in the post the same day. My new one was delivered this morning!

Teaandbiscuits60 · 08/09/2023 16:27

Same as my application-expired passport and the online application, it took a week.

ColonelRhubarbBikini · 08/09/2023 16:42

Not a renewal but applied for a first passport for a child recently and it was so speedy. I was shocked. Applied online on 22nd August and it came on the 5th September. I was prompt at getting the documents sent but thought the bank holiday might slow things down.

NearlyMonday · 08/09/2023 16:45

Yahyahs22 · 08/09/2023 15:13

I paid the extra for it to come much quicker, holiday was in a week, it came two days before the holiday

That must have been stressful?

MsNorris · 08/09/2023 16:46

3 weeks and we are overseas, was quite shocked how fast they were as it took a few days for the docs to arrive in the UK

Botanicaa82 · 08/09/2023 16:47

We did it online and it came back in just over a week - 8 days ish .

musicinspring1 · 08/09/2023 16:48

Renewal - 2 and a half weeks. Sent the old one registered first class post same day as online application

endofthelinefinally · 08/09/2023 16:51

Online. 6 days.

Rounee · 08/09/2023 16:53

They received my passport in the 24th August

And got new one on 2nd September. Was a kids passport

D1Yer · 08/09/2023 16:57

Use the passportwaitingtime website for specific and up to date times

Dontcallmescarface · 08/09/2023 17:15

Sent off for mine on May 3rd, got it back on May 30th. There were strikes going on then so it was better than I expected.

Original poster
ohgy · 08/09/2023 19:50

Wow what a great service - hope it's that quick for us!

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