Renewed passport - how long from "Dispatched" to receipt?

Milky_Mocha

I applied for a renewed passport online with the official .gov website. Last Friday, when I logged in, the status was dispatched but yesterday (Monday), no passport arrived. I did tick the box and paid the extra £3 for secure delivery and I was wondering, how long, by your experience, from "Dispatched" status till actual receipt? I did get a text from "Her Majesty's Passport" as well, confirming dispatch.

Westin

Perhaps today then.

daveyjp

I received a text and within half an hour it had arrived.

I'm not sure what the £3 gets you. I didn't pay anything but the passport fee and it was a signed for delivery by a specialist courier.

agrinnall

The £3 is for the return of the old passport, it's nothing to do with the new one. My new passport took a couple of days after the text was sent, and the old one arrived several days after that.

Ganga

agrinnall wrote: »

The £3 is for the return of the old passport, it's nothing to do with the new one. My new passport took a couple of days after the text was sent, and the old one arrived several days after that.

I did not pay the extra three pounds and the old passports came in the post on a saturday morning about a hour after a courier had delivered the new passports!The passport office seem to be turning the passports out faster these days.

daveyjp

Looks like the £3 is for secure return of important documents such as birth and marriage certificates where they need sending.

For a renewal these aren't generally required so if none were sent don't pay the £3!

agrinnall

The £3 that I paid was for secure return of the old passport, I did it because as well as my expired UK passport I had to send my NZ passport (also expired, but the only official document I have that shows my NZ citizenship).

bagand96

I renewed the other week, I got the SMS saying my passport had been dispatched and it was delivered the next day.

I did not pay the £3 for secure delivery of my old passport, however it was delivered by DX at the same time as my new passport, in a separate envelope.

Milky_Mocha

Thanks guys. Looks like I was being rather impatient. The new and old passports arrived today.
Also looks like I could've saved myself £3.