Passport Strike Case Studies 181-190

Passport Strikes

Case Studies

Applicant 181

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
Application submitted (with digital photo) 2 April 2023 5.33pm
Application received 2 April 2023 5.34pm
Documents sent 4 April 2023 special delivery
Documents received 5 April 2023 2.51pm

Update:
Application approved 14 April 2023 13.28

Update:
Passport printed 15 April 08.24am (a Saturday)
Passport received (DHL delivery) Tuesday 18 April 6pm

16 days start to finish

Applicant 182

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
applied online 8/4/23
sent old passport via first class tracked post 09/04/23
Royal Mail delivered passport – signed for 12/04/23
Email received Passport office matched passport – 14/04/23

Update:
Application approved 1:31pm on 27 April 2023
New photo received 1:31pm on 27 April 2023
Photo rejected 4:33pm on 24 April 2023 (this is obviously what the hold-up was)

Applicant 183

Type of Application:
Child Renewal

Update:
Application history

Application approved 11:18am on 15 April 2023
Documents received 11:01pm on 5 April 2023
Application received 12:01pm on 3 April 2023
Identity details received 12:01pm on 3 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:50am on 3 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:09am on 3 April 2023
Application submitted 10:09am on 3 April 2023

Applicant 184

Type of Application:
Child Renewal

Passport Office:
Corby

Update:
Royal Mail confirmed delivery 13 April 2023 (passport status hasn’t updated to reflect it has been received yet)
Posted old passport first class signed for 11 April 2023
Application received: 10 April 2023
Identity details received: 10 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 10 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 10 April 2023
Application submitted: 10 April 2023

Update:
Passport office confirmed receipt of old passport 14/04/2023

Update:
25/04/23 application approved

Update:
25/4/24 passport printed 10:06pm

Update:
2/05/23 new passport received. From start to finish the process took 3 weeks and 1 day.

If it helps, I actually called the passport office about the strikes prior to submitting the application, the lady said there are various unions within the passport office and the strikes will likely only impact people attending appointments for fast track passports.

Applicant 185

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
CORBY OFFICE
Application Submitted 8th April
Application received 8th April
Document sent 10th April
Document arrived 11th April officially marked as received 12th April

Update:
Application approved 22 April

Update:
25/4/23 01.12 am passport printed

Update:
Passport delivered today by TNT
Well done CORBY excellent service

Applicant 186

Awaiting update

Applicant 187

Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport

Update:
Application submitted 10/04/23
Current(damaged) passport received 23/04/23

Update:
Passport application approved 22/04/23

Update:
Passport printed 25/04/23.

Update:
Passport received 26/04/23.

16 days in total from start to finish.

Applicant 188

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
8/4/23- Application submitted
8/4/23- Application received
11/4/23- Passport sent (Next day by 1PM)
13/4/23- Documents received (9:28AM)
13/4/23- Application approved passport being printed (10:08PM)

Update:
13/4/23- Passport printed (22:50pm)

Update:
Passport delivered- 17/4/23 (9:18AM) by TNT
Old passport returned- 17/4/23 (13.05pm)

So all in it only took 6 days from when I sent my passport to receiving
my passport back. Excellent service to be honest this is the quickest I’ve known
for a passport return. During normal times it’s usually 3 weeks.

Applicant 189

Awaiting update

Applicant 190

Type of Application:
First Child Passport

Update:
Passport printed 6:10am on 14 April 2023
Application approved 1:58pm on 13 April 2023
Documents received 8:56am on 5 April 2023
Application received 10:10am on 30 March 2023
Identity details received 10:10am on 30 March 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5:28pm on 29 March 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 5:24pm on 29 March 2023
Application submitted 5:24pm on 29 March 2023