PANICKING - HELP! First time Child Passport (within UK)

amirun87 thanks, I was thinking about that but I'm not very desperate for it as we don't travel until 1st August x

We did both my daughters online, one came back in 4 weeks. We’re on week 9 and still waiting but after a 2 hour phone call wait. She told us it is with an examiner and once the additional documents are loaded it will be sorted :) . Found it easy to fill in and to the photos using the online application. Xxx

Got this from my MP today Although we are yet to receive a response to the enquiry we made on your behalf with HMPO yesterday, there has been an update issued to all MPs this morning. ”Since April 2021, Her Majesty’s Passport Office has advised its customers to allow up to ten weeks to get their passport. We cannot expedite a passport application ahead of others simply because a holiday date is approaching, as this would be to the detriment of other customers who have been waiting longer and have no lesser need for these services. Where HM Passport Office has had a UK-based customer’s application for longer than ten weeks, and can evidence they are due to travel within the next fortnight, their application will be expedited. Should a constituent meet this criteria, or if there is an urgent need for passport services on compassionate grounds, an expedited application should be arranged via the Passport Adviceline (0300 222 0000). While it does take longer to speak with a call handler during busier periods, the Passport Adviceline remains the best place for your constituents to discuss any available options for those who need their passport more quickly.” We hope this information is useful and we will be back in touch as soon as we receive any updates regarding your applications and the complaints you have submitted.