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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
03-08-2023
Date Received:
17-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very simple easy and fast. Had to return to the post office to send more documents the day after sending application but this doesn’t seem to have caused much of a delay.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
30-07-2023
Date Received:
16-08-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Seems that the adult renewal service is inconsistent, as some people received their new passports within days, others within weeks and some people waited months. One would assume that they processed them in the order they came in, but it seems that is not so. Can be a stressful wait for many.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
01-08-2023
Date Received:
12-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application Submitted: 1st August 2023 18:53 (online)
Application Received: 1st August 18:54
Old Passport Sent: 2nd August 17:21 (via Royal Mail Signed for 1st Class)
Old Passport Delivered: 3rd August 11:14 (checked on Royal Mail’s website)
Old Passport Received: 3rd August 18:28
Application Approved: 10 August 08:07
Passport Printed: 11 August 04:00
Passport Despatched: 11 August 13:48
Received in post: 12 August 09:56 (via Royal Mail Tracked 24)
Old Passport Received: (standard Post): 17 August 2023
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
09-08-2023
Date Received:
17-08-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
04-08-2023
Date Received:
17-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
01-08-2023
Date Received:
17-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Quick turnaround. Even sending first class which took a while to get there. No issues. Sent with an adult renewal, no update yet but I’m not travelling for a while and expected to wait up to 10 weeks.
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
29-07-2023
Date Received:
16-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 5:34am on 12 August 2023
Application approved 12:10pm on 11 August 2023
Identity details received 12:08pm on 11 August 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 3:44pm on 10 August 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 3:31pm on 10 August 2023
Documents received 2:13pm on 4 August 2023
Application received 1:46am on 29 July 2023
Application submitted 1:46am on 29 July 2023
Overall a very easy experience for overseas renewal! Just waiting on my old passport back now!
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
03-08-2023
Date Received:
17-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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