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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
02-01-2024
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Main “delay” was time taken for me to post old passport and royal mail to deliver it. Application submitted 2nd, posted old passport 3rd, marked recieved 5th. Passport approved 8th, printed 9th.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
03-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Excellent updates on progress via text & email…
3.1.24 Application submitted
4.1.24 Old passport posted
6.1.24 Received at Hemel Hempstead
9.1.24 Approved
10.1.24 New passport printed and posted.
11.1.24 Received new passport.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Simple and very quick
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
03-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
03-01-2024
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Process was quick and easy via the online form and digital photo.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
29-12-2023
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
03-01-2024
Date Received:
09-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
very simple and straight forward application online.
documents sent on 3rd January and received new passport on 9th.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
23-12-2023
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Super easy – applied on 23rd December, posted my passport on 2nd January and I had my new passport within 1 week (including the weekend).
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
31-12-2023
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application history
StatusDate
Passport printed 3:43am on 9 January 2024
Application approved 9:19pm on 8 January 2024
Documents received 9:11pm on 3 January 2024
Application received 9:44pm on 31 December 2023
Application submitted 9:44pm on 31 December
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
06-01-2024
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Super quick turnaound! Very impressed! I sent my passport by special delivery on Saturday. Was received, accepted and printed on Monday (all standard service)
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
06-01-2024
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
01-01-2024
Date Received:
09-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied on 1/1/24
Sent docs on 2/1/24
Docs received 3/1/24
Application approved 5/1/24
Passport printed 7/1/24
Passport received 9/1/24
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Filled the application in on Thursday 4th January 2024, posted my old passport on Friday 5th January, they received my new passport on Monday 8th January, new passport was received on Thursday 11th January.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Filled the application in on Thursday 4th January 2024, posted my old passport on Friday 5th January, they received my new passport on Monday 8th January, new passport was received on Thursday 11th January.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Extremely satisfied with the service and the updates throughout, very good service.
Passport delivered: 10:35am 11 January
Passport printed 2:46am on 10 January 2024
Application approved 10:50am on 9 January 2024
Documents received 1:50pm on 5 January 2024
Application received 1:59pm on 4 January 2024
Application submitted 1:58pm on 4 January 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy process, and I was kept well informed as to the progress of my application
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
05-01-2024
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Quick and easy. Received new passport within 4 working days!!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
02-01-2024
Date Received:
11-01-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Passport service was great. But the postoffice check and send caused my photo to be rejected they didn’t take it correctly so i had to go and get a new one taken. Passport office have said they will issue me a letter that i can use to get a refund from the post office.
Application history:
Passport printed 4:26am on 10 January 2024
Application approved 12:56pm on 9 January 2024
New photo received 12:03pm on 9 January 2024
Photo rejected 8:41am on 9 January 2024
Documents received 9:04am on 5 January 2024
Application received 12:48pm on 2 January 2024
Application submitted 12:47pm on 2 January 2024
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Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
31-12-2023
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
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