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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-09-10
Date Received:
2022-10-04
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport With Interview
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-05-25
Date Received:
2022-10-04
Overall Experience:
1 Star – Very Stressful
Comments:
Complete shambles, missed a wedding and an anniversary trip because of the interview requirement, only for them to later just waive it and proceed to take a number of sweet weeks to send the passport.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2022-08-03
Date Received:
2022-10-04
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
Passport Arrived: 10:50am on 4th October 2022
Passport Printed: 4:49pm on 30th September 2022
Application Approved: 12:21pm on 30th September 2022
Documents Received: 11:37am on 9th August 2022
Application Received: 9:05pm on 3rd August 2022
Identity Details Received: 9:04pm on 3rd August 2022
Email Sent to Person Confirming Identity: 8:48pm on 3rd August 2022
Person Not Eligible: 6:26pm on 3rd August 2022
Email Sent to Person Confirming Identity: 4:32pm on 3rd August 2022
Ask Someone to Confirm Your Identity: 4:18pm on 3rd August 2022
Application Submitted: 4:18pm on 3rd August 2022
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-09-08
Date Received:
2022-10-05
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I had left it till exactly ten weeks before i travel to apply for renewal. Process was very quick and website updated promtly.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-09-06
Date Received:
2022-09-21
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Girlfriend found out her passport was out of the date. Couldn’t get a fast track so we’re sweating but was processed and sent with in 2 and a half weeks. Brilliant service.
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2022-09-14
Date Received:
2022-10-04
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2022-08-18
Date Received:
2022-10-04
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Applied for a first child and child renewal at the same time. The renewal took just 33 days longer to arrive.