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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
03-02-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I applied through post office and experience was ver easy. They sent of documents for me and additional documents I sent in later.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
12-02-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Quick and easy as a newly naturalised British citizen.
Status Date
Received passport 10:42am on 22 February 2024
Passport printed 1:10am on 21 February 2024
Application approved 6:38pm on 19 February 2024
Documents received 11:58am on 16 February 2024
Royal Mail delivered to HO 11:00am on 14 February 202
Application received 1:50pm on 13 February 2024
Identity details received 1:50pm on 13 February 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:53pm on 12 February 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:49pm on 12 February 2024
Application submitted 11:49pm on 12 February 2024
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
16-02-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
They received my old passport on 16 February and I got my new one today, 22 February. Great turnaround and I was kept informed every step.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
11-02-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Posted old passport in on Monday 12th Feb to Hemel Hempstead, Special Delivery, delivered on Tuesday 13th Feb.
They marked as old one received on Monday 19th Feb.
Application approved 1.45pm 20th Feb.
New Passport Printed 10.50pm 21st Feb.
(I had Royal Mail SMS saying they had the passport at 5pm that day at Southampton Mail Centre!)
Delivered to me at 11am 22nd Feb.
Brilliant service.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
27-01-2024
Date Received:
06-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
15-02-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Received 22 February 2024
Passport printed 6:29am on 21 February 2024
Application approved 3:40am on 20 February 2024
Documents received 4:59pm on 19 February 2024
Application received 8:21pm on 15 February 2024
Application submitted 8:20pm on 15 February 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
13-02-2024
Date Received:
20-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Update messages can be a bit delayed ie I sent my documents 13/02 and they were signed for as delivered 14/02 before 1pm but only got an update early morning 16/02 saying documents received. But not bad turnaround, 5 working days. Took my own photo but it took a few days to get it right before I started my application but at least you can try uploading photos to their website to see how acceptable they are.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
15-02-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
12-02-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
12-02-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
First UK Passport (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
06-02-2024
Date Received:
19-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Through VFD Jakaarta for 2 kids. Check forms well before submission appointment.
Surprised when informed ready for collection.
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
30-01-2024
Date Received:
22-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick and easy, would have been quicker if I was able to send my old passport sooner.
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