Just got through and very worried about what I heard as diff from what many on this site say
1) All applications go to an examiner after multiple automatic checks – i have a couple on my photo but the phone bloke doesn’t see a problem (one I have aged in 10 years!!)
2) No one goes straight to approved in a few days – examiners sign everything off
3) It takes about 5 weeks from documents being received to you getting a passport (if you are lucky)
4) Mine should be with me early May
I am concerned as that is too late for my late April holiday – only had to get passport renewed because brexiting means you now to have less than 10 years on passport not 3/6 months left to run – my expires November but was issued 10 years ago in April!!
I am very stressed and will probably cancel holiday as it seems I have no chance of passport arriving, although he said examiner might sign it off Monday bt unlikely – I dont understand as it seems that many of this site get approved days after documents arrive and he seemed to suggest this isn’t possible as examiner has to sign off them all!!