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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-05
Date Received:
2023-01-11
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Straightforward process and very efficient.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-06
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-14
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
Documents signed for on 16/12/2022, then nothing till 11/01/2023 when it said documents received. After that very quick through to receiving passport.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-28
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
smooth sailing, no issues
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-10
Date Received:
2023-01-16
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
2023-01-04
Date Received:
2023-01-16
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-07
Date Received:
2023-01-17
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick and easy. It took a few days for them to log receipt of my old passport but once that happened, it progressed really quickly. I nearly went for the 1 week fast track renewal but glad I did standard online process (easier and cheaper).
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Glasgow
Submission Date:
2022-01-08
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Recieved in 10 days with standard application, very quick, ashame the quality of the passport is not great compared to the old red version.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-07
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-08
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-01-07
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-10
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-24
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied on 24/12 but forgot to send old passport off… Sent this on 13/1 and passport arrived on 18/1
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2023-01-06
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
06/01/2023 Application Submitted
07/01/2023 Old passport sent
13/01/2023 Old Passport received
16/01/2023 Application approved
18/01/2023 New passport arrived
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-01-01
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy to apply on line, took photo on mobile and uploaded this to site. Sent off old passport in the post next day. Just over 2 weeks from application to receipt of passport.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2022-12-31
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-05
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very impressed with how quick it was as thought it might be up to a 10 week wait.
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-03
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-06
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2023-01-07
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 11:50pm on 17 January 2023
Application approved 9:10am on 16 January 2023
Documents received 12:49pm on 13 January 2023
Application received 12:49pm on 13 January 2023
Identity details received 6:17pm on 7 January 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:27pm on 7 January 2023
Ask someone to confirm vour identity 2:24pm on 7 January 2023
Application submitted 2:17pm on 7 January 2023
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-07
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2023-01-05
Date Received:
2023-01-16
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-08
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
So easy and quick to do an online application.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-12
Date Received:
2022-12-20
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Easy apply on line making it easy to track and send off
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-02
Date Received:
2023-01-18
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Logged as received on 11/01/2023 and printed on 14/11/2023
