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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-07
Date Received:
2022-12-20
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-03
Date Received:
2022-12-20
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed on 19 December 2022
Application approved on 17 December 2022
Identity details received on 14 December 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 14 December 2022
Person not eligible on 14 December 2022
Documents received on 13 December 2022
Application received on 5 December 2022
Identity details received on 5 December 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 4 December 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity on 3 December 2022
Application submitted on 3 December 2022
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-09
Date Received:
2022-12-16
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-08
Date Received:
2022-12-20
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy and quick, took less than 2 weeks.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-07
Date Received:
2022-12-20
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-07
Date Received:
2022-12-19
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Ordered on the 7th, didn’t hear anything for 5 days then every day it was advancing to the next step! Easy application all online even my picture was taken from home
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-08
Date Received:
2022-12-20
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Adult renewal with name change.
Passport delivered 20 December 2022
Passport printed 12:43am on 20 December 2022
Application approved 9:10am on 19 December 2022
Documents received 4:38pm on 16 December 2022
—- Documents sent on 8 December 2022, and delivered 7:23am on 9 December 2022
Application received 6:39am on 8 December 2022
Application submitted 6:38am on 8 December 2022
Put as 4 star due to the gap between receiving documents and linking to the application.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-11-02
Date Received:
2022-11-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-11
Date Received:
2022-12-20
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
This is a renewal from abroad so the 9 days in total, included 3 weekend days and 4 courier days! The passport office processed the application within 24 hours of receipt. Was dealt with in Corby which is not on your list of offices
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-16
Date Received:
2022-12-20
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-05
Date Received:
2022-12-07
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-02
Date Received:
2022-12-19
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-12-02
Date Received:
2022-12-19
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-08
Date Received:
2022-12-19
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick, considering there is currently a postal strike.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-12-08
Date Received:
2022-12-14
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2022-12-01
Date Received:
2022-12-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very pleasantly surprised how quick I received my passport. I went to London for appointment on Thursday morning and received my new passport on Tuesday i.e. 5 days and that includes the weekend. I paid for the 1 Week Fast Track because I was concerned about media reports of delays etc..
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
First UK Passport (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2022-10-14
Date Received:
2022-12-14
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Was pleasantly surprised with what turned out to be a rather quick process. Submitting a first time overseas application I expected many months of waiting into the new year however once my documents arrived at HMPO it was a speedy process. The only delay was on my end which was sending the required supporting documents documents after making the initial application which I did not send until 17 November.
Passport arrived – 14 December 2022
Passport printed – 7 December 2022
Application approved – 7 December 2022
Documents received – 6 December 2022
Supporting documents sent – 17 November 2022
Use paper form to confirm identity – 14 October 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity – 14 October 2022
Application submitted – 14 October 2022