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mumofmadboys Thu 18-Nov-21 07:42:44

Has anyone renewed their passport recently? Just wondered how long it took for the new one to get delivered back to you? TIA

Joesoap Sat 20-Nov-21 15:07:11

If you can get to a Passport Office for examplle Liverpool, and you pay a little extra you can get it done the same day,I think I waited four hours and it saved so much time. Not a long to wait when I was leaving my old Passport in, and even less time when collecting the new one. Great service.

PattyFingers Sat 20-Nov-21 16:22:13

It's a little while ago now, but, in May we renewed ours online and it took about 10 days.

paulinesul Sat 20-Nov-21 16:26:41

Mine took about 3 weeks. I had a photo taken at a photo shop and had a code. However, when I tried submitting the photo, the passport website said it probably wouldn’t be acceptable due to there being not enough of a contrast between the background (which must be a light colour) and my hair (which is pretty much white now). I ticked the box to say I wanted to submit that photo anyway. A dialogue box appeared asking why I felt it should be accepted. My reply was that I could change neither my hair nor the light background. The photo was accepted straight away! The passport arrived 2 days later.

SaraC Sun 21-Nov-21 04:56:58

Received mine in Australia within two months having applied on line and returned my old passport. Cried when I got the new, blue, one. It just brought home the reality of Brexit.

Nanatoone Sun 21-Nov-21 17:09:19

Be recently done mine too, online and all sorted within days. Really impressed with the tracking service too.