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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
03-10-2023
Date Received:
24-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
16-10-2023
Date Received:
24-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied through the postoffice and it was all very quick and efficient only thing would be nice to track the deliveries
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
16-10-2023
Date Received:
25-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Method: Online
Application submitted: 16 October 2023
Application received: 16 October 2023
Identity confirmed: 16 October 2023
Documents posted: 17 October 2023
Documents arrived: 18 October 2023 (9.04 am)
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO Website: 20th October 2023
Application approved: 23rd October 2023
Passport printed: 24th October 2023
Passport received: 25 October 2023
Supporting documents: 31 October 2023
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
23-10-2023
Date Received:
01-11-2023
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Experience in this group has been helpful, it’s nice to know people are in the same boat you’re in. Experience with the passport office was brilliant, their service was fast and they kept me up to date with updates along the way.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
26-10-2023
Date Received:
03-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
18-10-2023
Date Received:
24-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy and intuitive. All done on mobile, including taking my photo. Really impressed with the service.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
20-10-2023
Date Received:
26-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Fantastically fast service!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
24-10-2023
Date Received:
01-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Delivered 1 November 2023
Passport printed 11:43pm on 31 October 2023
Application approved 7:25am on 31 October 2023
Identity details received 9:48pm on 30 October 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:56am on 30 October 2023
Documents received 1:09pm on 27 October 2023
Application submitted 9:01pm on 24 October 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
04-10-2023
Date Received:
13-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very Quick it took 5 days to upload receipt of old passport, and once that was done the passport was issued fairly quick.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
21-10-2023
Date Received:
27-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
7 day turnaround for a renewal
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
17-08-2023
Date Received:
30-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Excellent swift service
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
22-10-2023
Date Received:
27-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very straightforward. Excellent advice re taking acceptable photo. Great job by the passport office.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
27-10-2023
Date Received:
02-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Really easy and can’t believe how quick the turnaround was.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
25-10-2023
Date Received:
01-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
11-09-2023
Date Received:
03-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
12-10-2023
Date Received:
27-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
26-10-2023
Date Received:
02-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Ultra quick
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
26-10-2023
Date Received:
02-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Ultra quick
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
14-10-2023
Date Received:
19-10-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Fast track app booked for sat (lucky one popped up day before) customer service during appointment was poor when explaining we were flying that week. Can’t blame them as they must hear it everyday but still.
Text service on Sunday said nothing would be done that day.
With examiner to be approved Monday
Printed Tues
Delivered Thurs
Used text service but all they say is that it will arrive within given time frame.
Sadly missed holiday but passport did arrive well within time frame
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
28-09-2023
Date Received:
09-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
25-10-2023
Date Received:
01-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
17-10-2023
Date Received:
30-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
17th October 2023-completed online application and posted passport from Spain via Correos with tracking. Application received by HMPO.
23rd October-passport arrived in England.
24th October-passport received by HMPO,Corby.
25th October-Application approved by HMPO.
26th October-New passport printed.
27th October-New passport picked up by DHL.
30th October-New passport delivered. Mission completed 🙂
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