I have just received an email to say my daughter’s passport application has been approved (8 weeks after submitting).
I applied for an upgrade 10 days ago and had planned to go to one of the offices in person on Tuesday (we fly Thursday). But now that the application has been approved (nothing to do with the upgrade team), I’ve basically lost that as an option, as they’ve said that it can no longer be printed in person and that I have to wait for it to be delivered to me.
If anyone’s been in this situation and still managed to go and get the passport printed in person I’d love to know. It’s a 2.5 hour drive up to Peterborough, so would be a long day with a 4-month-old baby in tow.
I’d also love to know how long it’s taking people to receive passports once they’ve been a) approved and b)dispatched.