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looks like we are going on holiday!
yesterday my passport arrived despite the HMPO website still saying its being printed!
here is my time line but the key facts are
from application to having it in my hand was 36 days or over 5 weeks. with only 10 days till holiday.
using wayback machine and at the time of applying the lead time was 4 weeks so not too late but the lack of reporting on the tracking and media news made this feel far worse than it actually was.
top tip… allow 10 weeks despite whatever the website estimation says i.e. 4 weeks/5 weeks.
yes royal mail can track it as delivered for next day, but HMPO don’t start the clock until its received, and they don’t consider it received until they start work on it. so yes its delivered but HMPO don’t acknowledge it. so don’t treat next day delivery as a given day in the process as it was 11 days for us.
06/03/2022 Application Submitted
06/03/2022 Ask someone to confirm Identity
07/03/2022 email sent to person confirming ID
07/03/2022 identity details received
07/03/2022 Application Received
23/03/2022 Documents Received
31/03/2022 Application Approved
06/04/2022 Passport Printed
11/04/2022 Passport Received
hope its smoother for all of you folk. this is probably my last post so have a good holiday! if you get it in time.