Passport Strike Case Studies 21-30

Passport Strikes

Case Studies

Applicant 21

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
Application received 12:49pm on 6 April 2023
Application submitted 12:48pm on 6 April 2023

Sent old passport 6 April but because of Easter Bank Holiday, it won’t get there until 11 April.

Update:
Documents received 8:11am on 12 April 2023
Application received 12:49pm on 6 April 2023
Application submitted 12:48pm on 6 April 2023

Update:
Passport delivered 21 April 2023
Passport printed 1:17am on 21 April 2023
Application approved 9:36am on 20 April 2023

Applicant 22

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
6th April 2023 11.16am Submitted passport application. Posted old passport the same day via Special Delivery. However, won’t be delivered for 4 days due to Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

Update:
20th April 2023 17:18 Passport application approved

Update:
21st April 2023 04:49 Passport printed

24th April 2023 New Passport delivered

Applicant 23

Case Study Number:
23

Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport

Update:
Documents received:
Documents delivered: 11:00 am on 5 April 2023
Application received 11:13am on 4 April 2023
Identity details received 11:12am on 4 April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:56am on 4 April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:48am on 4 April 2023
Application submitted 10:48am on 4 April 2023

Update:
Documents received 8:13pm on 11 April 2023( 6 days delay)

Update:
Passport delivered April 28th

Applicant 24

Update:
Application submitted: 8.10pm 5th April 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity:8.10pm 5th April 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity:8.15 5th April 2023
Identity details received: 9.10pm 5th April 2023
Application received:9.10pm 5th April 2023
Documents posted 6th April
Bank holiday 7th April -weekend – 10th April
Documents received:8.21pm 12th April 2023
Application approved:2.14pm 22nd April 2023
Passport printed:11.10pm 24th April 2023
Passport delivered: 25th April 2023

Applicant 25

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
Application history
StatusDate
Documents received 2:14pm on 5 April 2023
Application received 7:36pm on 3 April 2023
Application submitted 7:35pm on 3 April 2023

Update:
13/04/2023 – No update as yet

Update:
StatusDate
Application approved 1:31pm on 14 April 2023
New photo received 12:32pm on 14 April 2023
Photo rejected 12:01pm on 14 April 2023

Update:
15.04.2023 passport printed

Update:
18.04.2023 Passport Delivered

Applicant 26

Type of Application:
Child Renewal

Update:
Application Submitted online 29/03
Old passport sent 31/03
Confirmation of receipt of old passport 03/04

Update:
Application Approved: 10/04

Update:
Passport Printed 12/04

Update:
Passport received 15/04

Applicant 27

Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service

Update:
Child renewal on Fast Track.

Appointment 4th April 8:15 – application submitted.
Told passport will arrive no later than 14 April.

Update:
Sun 09 April: Passport Approved. HMPO will let me know when the passport is ready for dispatch.

Update:
11 April: Passport Printed

Update:
12 April: Out for Delivery though no live tracking and no time slot or notification. This all had to be chased by ourselves.

Timeframe is 8am-8pm for delivery by FedEx (they’ve taken over TNT so less local – depot further away).

Waiting for call from driver. Flight at 16:15!!!

Update:
Update: 10:43 notification that the passport scheduled for delivery today – 12 April.

No clue as to its whereabouts.

Update:
Update 12 April: 14:30 Passport delivered.

Wife and other child off to the airport for a 16:15 flight by the skin of their teeth!

Applicant 28

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
31 March application submitted
31 March passport posted registered post to Hemel Hempstead
3 April Passport received by passport office (text message and email confirmation (someone must have at least fed in the code on the envelope…)

Update:
Application approve: 11/04/23

Update:
Passport printed: 12/04/2023

Update:
Passport received 14 April, two weeks after application, and with Easter bank holiday Friday and Monday in between. Not too shabby!

Applicant 29

Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport

Update:
Application submitted: 03/04/2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 03/04/2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 05/04/2023
Identity details received: 05/04/2023

Update:
Application approved: 15/04/2023

Applicant 30

Awaiting update

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