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Feedback, experiences, timelines, tips and useful information from people that have recently been through the UK passport application process. View which passport office has processed the passport and different types of application.
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Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
23-02-2024
Date Received:
01-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied on Friday 23rd February
Posted documents on Saturday 24th February
Received Friday 1st March
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
23-02-2024
Date Received:
01-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very easy and very quick!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
25-02-2024
Date Received:
01-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied for renewal online on Sunday evening and posted old passport on the Monday. New passport received same week by Friday afternoon. Very straightforward and efficient.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
21-02-2024
Date Received:
01-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Really quick- can start to look at going away for the summer!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
20-02-2024
Date Received:
27-02-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Amazing service. Online autocheck initally questioned the photo background as difficult to distinguish but it looked fine and had been done in an approved booth so submitted application anyway. Went through fine no problems, 1 week application to letterbox.
I don’t think HMPO sign for letters so the Royal Mail tracking didn’t work in that sense but was delivered on time.
Passport printed 4:48am on 24 February 2024
Application approved 10:33am on 23 February 2024
Documents received 12:46am on 22 February 2024
Application received 2:37pm on 20 February 2024
Application submitted 2:37pm on 20 February 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Newport
Submission Date:
24-02-2024
Date Received:
02-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
28-02-2024
Date Received:
02-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
The online application process was extremely easy and quick. I got my photos + a code for the digital photo using a photo booth in the local Co-op and uploaded the digital photo when completing the online application. I then posted my old passport using Royal Mail Signed For service (2nd class). It arrived at the passport the next day, was issued the day after that and I received the new passport the day after that! Frequent updates from HMPO and Royal Mail meant I could track its progress. Excellent service!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
26-02-2024
Date Received:
02-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Easy application process. I wasn’t able to send off my old passport until the 28th but they approved my application within 12 hours of receiving it so all in all took less than a week. Very impressed with the turn around.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
21-02-2024
Date Received:
02-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
24-02-2024
Date Received:
02-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
23-02-2024
Date Received:
01-03-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Honestly cannot believe how quick it was. We took the photo ourselves which was my only stressful aspect. We needed quickly as wanted a last minute trip at Easter and old passport expired in May so just short of the 3 month required for France. Submitted on a Friday evening, sent the old passport on a next day guaranteed 1pm from a post office on the Saturday morning which was confirmed delivered on the Monday, marked as received by HMPO on the Tuesday and we had the new passport delivered the Friday morning so all in all less than a week!
StatusDate
Passport printed 12:56am on 1 March 2024 (it was delivered this day so not quite sure the printing time was accurate)
Application approved 10:01am on 29 February 2024
Documents received 3:01pm on 27 February 2024
Application received 7:51pm on 23 February 2024
Identity details received 7:51pm on 23 February 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:42pm on 23 February 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7:40pm on 23 February 2024
Application submitted 7:40pm on 23 February 2024
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