February 8, 2022

Passport Experiences 8th February 2022

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1st Adult

Adult Renewal

1st Child

Child Renewal

Overseas Application

I got my new passport in 14days and I did a post and check at the post office. I’m still waiting for my supporting documents. Hopefully, I should receive it in a few days.

Applied at the post office using digital check & send. It took a few days for the tracker to say my old passport had been received. When the status was updated to say the old passport was received my application was approved straight away. The new passport was printed & sent out the same day. I received the passport the next day. I think the passport office used was Peterborough – very quick service, I was expecting it to take much longer.

From date of submission to approval was 11 calendar days.  Confirmation of application approval received by email on a Sunday so they don’t just work Monday to Friday.  Approval of my wife’s passport (which had to be sent in separate envelope on same day) also received  within 45 minutes of mine.  All that happens now is the passports have to be printed and then sent to us.  No complaints whatsoever on service like this!

Application history:
Passport received 3rd February
Passport printed and sent 8:24am on 2 February 2022
Application approved 6:37pm on 1 February 2022
Documents received 3:07pm on 25 January 2022
Application received 9:33pm on 14 January 2022
Application submitted 9:33pm on 14 January 2022

(Documents were posted on 15th Jan with royal mail recorded delivery being 18th Jan)

This would have taken 2 weeks, as I sent the passport 1 week after submitting the application. It took 1 week and 4 days for the PO to confirm they had received the passport after sending via Royal Mail Special Delivery

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