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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport With Interview
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2022-11-10
Date Received:
2022-12-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very efficient process. Luckily it only took me 7 days since I sent my documents.
I called a couple of times looking for cancellations to get an earlier interview appointment and on my second call they gave me an appointment for 3 days later. 1 day later my passport was with me.
Passport printed 1:21am on 6 December 2022
Application approved 10:48am on 5 December 2022
Documents received 1:50pm on 30 November 2022
Application received 3:22pm on 11 November 2022
Identity details received 3:21pm on 11 November 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:33am on 11 November 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:57am on 10 November 2022
Application submitted 10:57am on 10 November 2022
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-11-16
Date Received:
2022-12-06
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-10-28
Date Received:
2022-12-05
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
They contacted the person confirming my identity for further information.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2022-11-23
Date Received:
2022-12-05
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Online application, handled by Durham office. Passport approved within 30 mins of arrival of old document delayed by postal strikes. New passport arrived 4 days later.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-11-30
Date Received:
2022-12-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Everything was smooth and super quick! (7days including weekend) just that my next day delivery sending my old passport got delayed by a day due to postal strike
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-11-28
Date Received:
2022-12-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2022-11-29
Date Received:
2022-12-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-11-29
Date Received:
2022-12-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very straightforward adult renewal, no name changes, had old passport to send etc.
Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-11-14
Date Received:
2022-12-05
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
The link they sent to the person who had to verify my identity did not work at first so I had to get them to resend it
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-11-07
Date Received:
2022-12-07
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-01
Date Received:
2022-12-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Great – wasn’t expecting it to come so quick. Passport haven’t update as dispatched though.
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
2022-11-23
Date Received:
2022-12-05
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
From passport office receiving passport to be renewed to receiving new passport at home 6days! Amazing!
