Called today, woman sounded hopeful I’d get my passport before my holiday but can never be sure if they are just fobbing you off. 6 weeks 4 days in, not with an examiner yet, 19 days processing so far, 27 days til flight.
She did say all first passports now require an interview though, can anyone confirm this?
I did see one person say that on twitter last month but most other people said only a small amount get selected for this.