Overview
- The agency posted a five-week reminder on X urging UK travellers to confirm their passport is valid well before festive trips.
- New passports usually arrive within three weeks, but processing can take longer if extra information or an interview is required and applicants will be told within that timeframe.
- Replacing a lost, stolen, damaged or expired passport costs £94.50 online or £107 by paper, and travellers are advised not to book trips until the new passport arrives because it will have a different number.
- A one-day Premium service for adult renewals only requires surrendering the current passport at an appointment, offers collection four hours later, opens appointments two days after applying, and costs £222 or £235 for a 54-page passport.
- A one-week Fast Track service allows an appointment as soon as the day after applying, delivers by courier one week after the appointment, costs £178 for adults or £145 for children (£191/£158 for 54-page), and urgent medical or bereavement cases should call the Passport Advice line.