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UPDATE from my Peterborough application:

Passport replacement for damaged passport:

Processing: 06/04/2020
Approved: 29/05/2020

This is 7 weeks and 5 days from processing to approved

Adding to the below post regarding success stories from Peterborough, that is consistent with the 8 weeks from processed to approved.

Good luck everyone.

Peterborough office:
kc2000’s application timeline:
Processing from 30/03/2020
Approved: 18/05/2020;

This is exactly 7 weeks from processing to approved.

Bb1212’s PETERBOROUGH application timeline:

First passport after naturalisation

Processing: 24/03/2020
Approved: 14/05/2020

This is 7 1/2 weeks from processing to approved.

BlackpoolNurse’s PETERBOROUGH application:

Standard adult renewal

Processing: 27/03/2020
Approved: 25/05/2020

This is 8 1/2 weeks from processing to approved. Note this had an extra bank holiday compared to the previous two.

Trend from Peterborough suggesting current length between processing and approved for Peterborough is approx. 8 weeks.

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@Luca – which office did you send your documents to? Thanks.

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I’m finding these inconsistencies completely and utterly bizarre. I feel as if we are owed an explanation for them from the HMPO.

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@clairehope please update this if you get any changes. Thanks.

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Thanks @BlackpoolNurse.

Extending this post with regards to success stories:

Peterborough office:
kc2000’s application timeline:
Processing from 30/03/2020
Approved: 18/05/2020;

This is exactly 7 weeks from processing to approved.

Bb1212’s PETERBOROUGH application timeline:

First passport after naturalisation

Processing: 24/03/2020
Approved: 14/05/2020

This is 7 1/2 weeks from processing to approved.

BlackpoolNurse’s PETERBOROUGH application:

Standard adult renewal

Processing: 27/03/2020
Approved: 25/05/2020

This is 8 1/2 weeks from processing to approved. Note this had an extra bank holiday compared to the previous two.

Trend from Peterborough suggesting current length between processing and approved for Peterborough is approx. 8 weeks.

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@BlackpoolNurse – and I see from your earlier post that the date from which it was being processed is 27/3 – and what date was it “approved”? I’m trying to get a fairly accurate picture of processing times for Peterborough, and the “processing to approved” gap is probably the one which matters most for most in the thread.

Thanks.

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Interesting article. Looks as if it’s accurate. They’ve now had nearly 6 weeks to prepare the offices to make them appropriate for social distancing, but I doubt they’ve done anything.

I find this idea of “skeleton staff” very flimsy. Given many here are waiting for a renewal or replacement which takes no more than a week when these offices are processing normally, and those processes are now taking 8+ times longer, “2 metres apart” with “2 furlongs apart”. Only explanation.

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Yes – replace online. So I’m not too sure why it should take so long. I’m wondering if it’s worth another phone call and asking why some take a week and others are taking 8+ times that…

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Interesting. Mine has a missing page but I haven’t been asked to confirm identity. My belief was that this would be done earlier on in the process, much like in the cases of naturalisation etc. in the thread which seem to be done way before the processing stage. So since then I’ve assumed all I’m waiting for is them to say yes/no to my photo.

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Grantham Traveller – I was told via Twitter that replacements for damaged passports take longer because they have a longer process (because they are government documents which have been damaged and so must be checked for something – any other details I don’t know) – this is the process mine is also going through. It does seem strange to me as to why mine is taking so long with this process because the application to replace the damaged passport asks for very little information, but I guess we will never know. Hoping for an update soon as mine just passed 7 weeks since processing started.

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Yes there are some exceptional cases which seem to be taking barely even a week which is confusing, particularly with Grantham Traveller’s application also being a straight forward adult renewal. WWFC, was your adult renewal to Peterborough done via the digital check and send system? I’m trying to figure out if there’s any reason for these wild inconsistencies

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So the child renewal to Peterborough is consistent with current trend at 7 1/2 weeks from processing to approved. But Newport doesn’t seem to have many success stories in the thread so we don’t even have a semi-complete picture for it.

Belfast, I think that might be the first in this thread to mention it.

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@lottiebritt – to where were the other two sent?

Were they standard adult renewals?

What were the dates of them turning to “being processed” and being “approved”?

Newport seems to be one of the slower offices at this point.

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@Ramart81 first passport applications and child renewals seem to be taking the longest. Where did you read the information regarding Newport being closed? I would take everything written by newspapers with a pinch of salt – they are inconsistent with each other and inconsistent with what HMPO have told us.

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Anyone know if those at the passport office will be taking advantage of the bank holiday on Monday? No doubt they will be…

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