The Home Office has urged UK travellers not to leave passport applications to the last minute as a backlog in applications means that people could be left facing delays of more than two months.
The Passport Office is experiencing significant processing issues following an influx of post-Covid passport applications.
As many as five million Brits are estimated to have delayed applying for a new passport during the coronavirus pandemic. The Passport Office has said that a recent surge in demand now that travel restrictions have lifted is to blame for the backlog.
