Track your passport application status

Fill in the online form and Her Majesty’s Passport Office will email you the status of your application.

You can’t use this service if you applied online. To track an online application login to the passport application service.

What you need to know

Start now on the track your passport application online form

Before you start

You must wait 3 weeks after you apply before you can track your application.

You’ll need to give your name, address and email and have 1 of the following:

  • the barcode number from your application form
  • the number on your receipt if you used Passport Check and Send or applied at a Passport Customer Service Centre

Get started on the track your passport application online form

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Please don't include any personal or financial information, for example your National Insurance or credit card numbers.

Last updated: 21 March 2014