Passport Strike Case Studies 41-50

Passport Strikes

Case Studies

Applicant 41

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
A complex renewal with a name and gender change – so requiring manual review of supporting documents
Application received 3:22am on 5 April 2023
Application submitted 3:21am on 5 April 2023
Documents required – posted 11th April Special Delivery, received 13th April, not yet shown up on tracking

Update:
14 Apr 2023, 01:19 Documents acknowledged received (someone pulling an all nighter?)

Update:
Passport printed 5:21am on 25 April 2023
Application approved 2:59pm on 24 April 2023

So about 10 days to manually review the supporting letters, name change documents etc.

Update:
Received the passport last week!
Passport printed 5:21am on 25 April 2023
Application approved 2:59pm on 24 April 2023

Applicant 42

Type of Application:
Child Renewal

Update:
Application submitted 6th April
Notification received that application received 6th April

Type of Application:
Child Renewal

Update:
07/04 – Old paper passport requested
08/04 – old paper passport sent recorded delivery

Update:
Monday 24th April – notification that passport has been approved

Update:
26th April – passport received through post

Applicant 43

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
Passport printed 12:39am on 7 April 2023
Application approved 6:35am on 6 April 2023
Documents received 8:28pm on 5 April 2023
Application received 10:10pm on 2 April 2023
Application submitted 10:10pm on 2 April 2023

Applicant 44

Awaiting update

Applicant 45

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
Application submitted 6.4.23
Approved 19.4.23

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Applicant 46

Awaiting update

Applicant 47

Type of Application:
Child Renewal

Update:
Documents received on 6 April 2023
Application received on 1 April 2023
Application submitted on 1 April 2023

Update:
17th April – Your passport application has been approved.
What happens next
Your new passport is being printed. We’ll let you know when it’s ready to dispatch.

19th April – passport printed and with courier for delivery

Update:
20th April – Your HM Passport Office item(s) are scheduled for delivery today

Applicant 48

Awaiting update

Applicant 49

Case Study Number:
49

Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal

Update:
Application submitted: 9:53pm on 2 April 2023
Application received: 9:54pm on 2 April 2023
Documents posted: 9:31am on 3 April 2023 using Royal Mail Special Delivery by 1pm
Royal Mail confirmed delivery at 10:37am on 4 April 2023
Documents received: 9:53pm on 5 April 2023
Application approved: 7:40am on 6 April 2023
Passport printed: 12:41am on 7 April 2023

Update:
New Passport received: 11 April 2023

The whole process from sending my old passport to receiving my new passport took only 5 working days

Applicant 50

Awaiting update