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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
10-07-2023
Date Received:
22-07-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 3:26am on 21 July 2023
Application approved 11:00am on 20 July 2023
Documents received 9:37am on 15 July 2023
Application received 9:58pm on 10 July 2023
Identity details received 9:58pm on 10 July 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:57am on 10 July 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:53am on 10 July 2023
Application submitted 10:53am on 10 July 2023
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
04-07-2023
Date Received:
11-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
No issues , very quick – 7 days 🙂
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
16-07-2023
Date Received:
21-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Firstly, thanks to UK passport waiting time for providing this service and for recommended PhotoAI – I got a great pic done with them easily at home.
My timeline:
Application submitted and received: Sunday 16 July
Application approved: Wednesday 19 July
Passport printed: Thursday 20 July
Passport received: Friday 21st July
Incredibly fast!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
13-07-2023
Date Received:
21-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Submitted 13/07
Application Received 13/07
Documents (old passport) received 14/07 (sent special delivery 13/07)
Application Approved 19/07
Passport printed 21/07
Passport received (by TNT) 21/07
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
12-07-2023
Date Received:
21-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
12 Jul Applied
13 Jul Old Passport Recd
14 Jul Old Passport acknowledge as Recd
19 Jul Passport Approved
20 Jul New Passport Printed
21 Passport Recd
Did my own Photo
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
07-07-2023
Date Received:
14-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied late at night on the 7th, I got a notification that the passport was printed at 01:08am on 14th and it was delivered to me before 10:00am on the same day.
Couldn’t be easier or quicker.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
07-07-2023
Date Received:
21-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick service!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
10-07-2023
Date Received:
20-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Documents sent by Royal Mail signed for 11/07/2023
Documents received by passport office 18/07/2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
11-07-2023
Date Received:
22-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy process. Sent my passport in on the 11th of july and received it 11 days later.
Application received: 11th July 2023
Documents received: 14th July 2023
New passport received: 22nd July 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
10-07-2023
Date Received:
20-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I completed my renewal application at the post office and paid for the checking service. My previous passport had expired.
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
07-07-2023
Date Received:
21-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick and easy!
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
10-07-2003
Date Received:
20-07-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 3:36am on 19 July 2023
Application approved 11:58am on 18 July 2023
Documents received 8:16am on 13 July 2023
Application received 1:10pm on 10 July 2023
Identity details received 1:10pm on 10 July 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:46am on 10 July 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:39am on 10 July 2023
Application submitted 10:39am on 10 July 2023
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Belfast
Submission Date:
18-07-2023
Date Received:
21-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
14-07-2023
Date Received:
21-07-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
27-06-2023
Date Received:
21-07-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
04-07-2023
Date Received:
19-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Overseas application from Dubai
application submitted 04/07/2023
application received 04/07/2023
document received 10/07/2023
application approved 13/07/2023
passport printed 14/07/23
New passport received 19/07/23
Old passport received 20/07/23
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