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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-08-31
Date Received:
2022-10-24
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-10-07
Date Received:
2022-10-24
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Excellent service at Post Office. Thoroughly recommend their Digital Service.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Newport
Submission Date:
2022-10-24
Date Received:
2022-10-27
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-08-14
Date Received:
2022-10-24
Overall Experience:
1 Star – Very Stressful
Comments:
Took 5 weeks to update fact old passport had been received and only after I was told to write in and request they link it?!
Numerous calls and emails made after this as worried passport would not arrive in time.
It arrived just after 10 weeks on the day of the (cancelled) holiday.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2022-10-04
Date Received:
2022-10-21
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Submission Date:
2022-04-13
Date Received:
2022-05-16
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application was handled by the Corby office.
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2022-09-23
Date Received:
2022-10-24
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Status
Application Submitted/Received : 23 Sep 2022
Documents send out from Hong Kong to UK by Hong Kong Speed Post : 24 Sep 2022 AM
Documents Delivered in UK Passport Office : 28 Sep 2022 AM
Documents Received (HMPO Record) : 3 Oct 2022 AM
Application Approved : 18 Oct 2022 AM
Passport Printed : 19 Oct 2022 Midnight
Passport send out from UK by DHL : 21 Oct 2022 Noon
Passport arrived in Hong Kong : 23 Oct 2022 Midnight
Passport delivered : 24 Oct 2022
