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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-09-05
Date Received:
2022-09-26
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Did online application. Sent documents on the 14th Passport received 26th.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2022-09-02
Date Received:
2022-09-24
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Great experience overall.
31/8 submitted online passport application
2/9 documents received by signed mail
6/9 documents accepted by HMPO
21/9 application approved
22/9 passport printed
24/9 passport received
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Glasgow
Submission Date:
2022-09-07
Date Received:
2022-09-23
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Hubby’s passport sent at the same time to Bootle, came back two days earlier.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2022-05-12
Date Received:
2022-09-12
Overall Experience:
1 Star – Very Stressful
Comments:
Live in Spain terrible service., phoned 6 + times, emailed numerous times.
Promised but not delivered!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-09-04
Date Received:
2022-09-26
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Application submitted 1:47pm on 4 September 2022
Application received 1:47pm on 4 September 2022
Documents sent 05/09/2022
Documents received 8:20am on 14 September 2022
Application approved 2:40pm on 22 September 2022
Passport printed 6:36am on 23 September 2022
Passport delivered 8am 26/09/2022
Application was fairly simple, the thing that took the most time was royal mail delivering my old passport to the passport office. I’m aware that there were a few bak holidays so I’m guessing that was the delay.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-09-12
Date Received:
2022-09-26
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Excellent, was a straight forward adult renewal. It took exactly 2 weeks from application submission to receiving the new passport in hand.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2022-09-02
Date Received:
2022-09-22
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-09-16
Date Received:
2022-09-26
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Submission Date:
2022-05-04
Date Received:
2022-05-20
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Actually posted old passport on 4/5/22, they reported receipt on 14/5.
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
First UK Passport (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2022-07-27
Date Received:
2022-09-26
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy