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Mine was printed on the 24th of March (Thursday), but I still don’t have a TNT tracking number as of mid-day Tuesday. And the application reference number doesn’t produce anything on TNT’s web site.
I’m due to travel for work on Thursday. In theory, I can use my EU ID card + Settled Status. In practice, I tried this last week, and it created all kinds of chaos – with the airlines and with entering and exiting the EU / Schengen border.
The UK border, which I thought would be the diciest part, ended up being the easiest! No queue and through in 30 seconds with a smile. Why the EU had a problem with an EU ID card is beyond me. The airlines, I can understand since settled status is the only exception for travel to the UK, and I imagine very few EU nationals in the UK use ID cards except in situations like this, where their passport is being held by another entity.
I have this sinking feeling that the passport will come just after I leave for the airport….