so did you turn up at your closest one then? sorry to ask so many questions, i fly on sunday the 5th and because of bank holiday will have to go on saturday the 4th. My clostest office is newport but have been told my application is beiing processed at durham. So i can go to newport saturday morning and be able to walk away with my passport that day? (its been in system more than 6 weeks and i do have flight confirmation)