Due to coronavirus disruption, it is currently taking up to six weeks to renew or replace a passport online. It can take even longer if you apply by post or if applying for a first adult passport. Passport offices and the premium and fast track services are currently closed.
However, you may be able to get a passport urgently to travel for compassionate reasons or work, or to prove your identity. For example, if you are applying for a job, mortgage or benefits.
Compassionate reasons to travel include:
you or someone you care for needs urgent medical treatment in another country
a family member or friend in another country is seriously ill or has died
Valid reasons for urgent travel to another country could apply if, for example, you work:
for an airline or haulage company
offshore, for example on a rig
for government or local government and you’re doing business abroad
in healthcare
for social services and you need to travel with children
for the armed forces or the police
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