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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-24
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Posted old passport with Evri due to royal mail strikes.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-23
Date Received:
2023-01-04
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-06
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-28
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-01-02
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-01
Date Received:
2022-12-19
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-04
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Actually arrived today 10th Jan but wouldn’t let me choose today’s date was really surprised at how quick and easily the whole process was.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-02
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-04
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Absolutely brilliant – no problem at all & lightning fast
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-03
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Passport Delivered 11.10am on 10th January
Passport printed 10:23pm on 9 January 2023
Application approved 4:24pm on 6 January 2023
Documents received 1:11pm on 6 January 2023
Application received 2:58pm on 3 January 2023
Application submitted 2:57pm on 3 January 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-04
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Submitted very early following press stories and fearling long waits. Received in 6 days.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-01-01
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-03
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-27
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-12-31
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-05
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-01
Date Received:
2023-01-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-30
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-01
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Excellent speedy service with regular updates. Would have been even quicker if it wasn’t for the two bank holidays.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-01-03
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2022-12-23
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Glasgow
Submission Date:
2023-01-04
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied on the 4th, They received my existing passport on the 5th, Received new passport on the 10th.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2023-01-03
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick, changed my name after getting married and from dropping my old passport and documents to receiving my new one took 1 week.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-28
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-05
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-28
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Easy and very fast. Great communications.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-29
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-05
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Easy, took photos on phone, filled in form and submitted Wednesday evening, sent old passport Thursday afternoon, had message to say received Friday after noon, then had approval message, then printed message. New passport arrived Tuesday.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-29
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Really easy process and much quicker than I was expecting. The only let down was the lack of communication between the passport being printed and when it was delivered. FYI I sent my old passport via 1st class signed for delivery on the 30th December.
Application history
StatusDate
Passport printed 6:16am on 7 January 2023
Application approved 11:10am on 6 January 2023
Documents received 8:40am on 6 January 2023
Application received 10:12am on 29 December 2022
Application submitted 10:12am on 29 December
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-06
Date Received:
2022-12-07
Overall Experience:
2 Star – Stressful
Comments:
I sent my son passport to passport office in Hempstead since 6th of December 2022 and up till now it’s saying out for delivery. I don’t know what to do. Pls if anybody has similar experience pls do share with me
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-23
Date Received:
2023-01-06
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
Had to get extra identity check. First person who did this for us was rejected (for no discernible reason). The second person noticed that the father’s name was incorrect (somehow an error on HMPO side of things, not us!)
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-13
Date Received:
2022-12-29
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Quick and easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2022-12-31
Date Received:
2023-01-05
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-03
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-01
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
2022-12-28
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Glasgow
Submission Date:
2023-01-10
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-30
Date Received:
2023-01-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-29
Date Received:
2023-01-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
East to apply online. Very fast process despite bank holiday.