Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is for HM Passport Office to process passport applications.
The table below show the median average processing time in working days for passport applications:
Year | UK | International |
2018 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
For paper applications, the processing time starts on receipt of the application form. Online applications commence on receipt of the signed declaration or supporting documents, depending upon the service used.
Passport processing ends at the point that a passport is printed, and does not include the time taken for delivery.