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Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-01-30
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-29
Date Received:
2023-02-14
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport arrived via TNT on 14 Feb (got a text that morning) – but never updated on the website to say this.
Passport printed 9:16pm on 11 February 2023
Application approved 5:12pm on 9 February 2023
Documents received 5:12pm on 2 February 2023
Application received 3:52pm on 29 January 2023
Application submitted 3:51pm on 29 January 2023
ype of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-27
Date Received:
2023-02-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-02-01
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I submitted my application on Wednesday 1st and posted my old passport for the next day collection from the local post box.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-27
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-02-01
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Newport
Submission Date:
2023-02-02
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-02-01
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-01-26
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-02-03
Date Received:
2023-02-10
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick. 1 week to the day from posting to getting new passport and old passport arrived 12 days from initally sending it.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-02-01
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy experience, no hassle and in perfect timing. My passport came 1 day after it was printed and I received no notification of it being sent out for delivery, however I was updated with everything else
Passport printed 3:39am on 14 February 2023
Application approved 10:25am on 12 February 2023
Documents received 11:25am on 3 February 2023
Application received 4:04pm on 1 February 2023
Application submitted 4:04pm on 1 February 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-02-01
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2023-01-28
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-01-31
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Simple application, pretty quickly processed and received (though that didn’t stop me worrying about it). Didn’t receive any tracking information or delivery confirmation for the delivery of the new passport, but it did arrive quickly. Timeline is below:
Passport arrived around 4pm on 15 February 2023
Passport printed 3:36am on 14 February 2023
Application approved 11:07am on 11 February 2023
Documents received 7:26pm on 3 February 2023
Application received 10:52am on 31 January 2023
Application submitted 10:52am on 31 January 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-02-02
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2023-01-31
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
received a text from TNT saying passport will be delivered today 15/2/23, posted through letterbox.
StatusDate
Passport printed 12:55am on 12 February 2023
Application approved 2:02pm on 10 February 2023
Documents received 1:04pm on 3 February 2023
Application received 3:01pm on 31 January 2023
Application submitted 3:01pm on 31 January 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-28
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-01-30
Date Received:
2023-02-13
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-01-31
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-01-29
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2023-01-29
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Updates received frequently to advise status of passport. Only delay was the passport office updating the date they received old passports. These were sent next day postage, however updates didnt show up until about 5 days after.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-02-01
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2023-01-17
Date Received:
2023-02-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
It was very quick and easy with updates from HM passport on a regular basis.
Great service