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Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
01-08-2023
Date Received:
07-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Had photos taken at a photo lab
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
01-08-2023
Date Received:
07-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Submitted application on a Tuesday and sent old passport Special Delivery the same day. Received new passport the following Monday. Doesn’t get much better than that!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
18-07-2023
Date Received:
04-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Extremely easy and reliable.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
26-07-2023
Date Received:
07-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Take your own photos, it’s very easy and they are checked when processing the online application
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
27-07-2023
Date Received:
05-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Both new passport and old passport received on 5 August 2023 by Royal mail postman through letter box. So sognature was required.
Passport printed 7:05am on 4 August 2023
Application approved 2:14pm on 3 August 2023
Documents received 7:55pm on 28 July 2023
Application received 10:20am on 27 July 2023
Application submitted 10:20am on 27 July 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
26-07-2023
Date Received:
04-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 7:10am on 3 August 2023
Application approved 3:43pm on 2 August 2023
Documents received 10:11pm on 27 July 2023
Application received 2:05pm on 26 July 2023
Application submitted 2:04pm on 26 July 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
22-07-2023
Date Received:
04-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Took 4 days for then to update the application tracker that they had received document. We applied at the same time my husband is still waiting for his. I’ve had my old passport returned but haven’t received my marriage cert back yet
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
24-07-2023
Date Received:
07-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Had to change name on passport, still only took two weeks from posting documents off.
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
29-07-2023
Date Received:
07-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Thankful for the turnaround time on the standard cost. Easy process and notified via text and email at each step.
Passport delivered 7 August 2023
Passport printed 5 August 2023
Application approved 4 August 2023
Identity details received 31 July 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 29 July 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 29 July 2023
Application submitted 29 July 2023
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
14-07-2023
Date Received:
04-08-2023
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
The first picture was rejected, at the same as the rejection there was an additional document request to prove parental responsibility. The tracking for this is not shown online.
Passport was received through letterbox on 4th August before noon.
Application history
StatusDate
Passport printed 6:48am on 3 August 2023
Application approved 4:49pm on 2 August 2023
New photo received 6:39pm on 21 July 2023
Photo rejected 5:33pm on 21 July 2023
Documents received 9:12am on 18 July 2023
Application received 2:34pm on 14 July 2023
Identity details received 2:34pm on 14 July 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 1:18pm on 14 July 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:16pm on 14 July 2023
Application submitted 1:16pm on 14 July 2023
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