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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Used a different photo booth (Not Photo-Me)
Submission Date:
10-04-2024
Date Received:
23-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
First adult passport application following the naturalisation. Very easy, quick and straight forward process, all in all under 2 weeks, amazing service!
Photo taken at Snappy Snaps in Hertford.
Application submitted on the 10th, but sent the documents away on 12th (Friday), Royal Mail tracker showed them delivered on Saturday 13th, HM Office tracker updated on Tuesday 16th, then application approved on Friday 19th and passport arrived on Tuesday 23rd at 9am. Application documents (old passport and naturalisation certificate) arrived at the same time in a separate envelope.
Passport printed 1:44am on 22 April 2024
Application approved 12:10pm on 19 April 2024
Documents received 6:21am on 16 April 2024
Application received 5:35pm on 10 April 2024
Identity details received 5:35pm on 10 April 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5:30pm on 10 April 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 5:19pm on 10 April 2024
Application submitted 5:19pm on 10 April 2024
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
11-04-2024
Date Received:
24-04-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Application Submitted 6:09pm 11/04
Documents Posted 12/04
Documents Received 16/04 – 1:00 pm
Application Aprroved 22/04 -9:00pm
Passport Received 24/04
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Snappy snaps
Submission Date:
05-04-2024
Date Received:
18-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application made on the 5th.
Old passport sent 1st class recorded 8/4/24
Registered as recieved 11/4/24
Approved 16/4/24
Printed 17/4/24
Arrived 18/4/24
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
11-04-2024
Date Received:
18-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Incredibly easy to take the photos in a booth and get an online code to use in the application.
The photo booths provide feedback that the photo is likely to be accepted which was really helpful
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
08-04-2024
Date Received:
20-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
16-04-2024
Date Received:
20-04-2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
12-04-2024
Date Received:
23-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I did it online and it was straight forward. All I can say is be patient but track progress daily in case they say passport has been delivered when it hasn’t.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
15-04-2024
Date Received:
24-04-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 5:28am on 23 April 2024
Application approved 8:57am on 22 April 2024
Documents received 9:56pm on 16 April 2024
Application received 5:27pm on 15 April 2024
Application submitted 5:27pm on 15 April 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Photo Method
Other Post Office Check and Send
Submission Date:
08-04-2024
Date Received:
23-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Used a Photo-Me photo booth
Submission Date:
16-04-2024
Date Received:
24-04-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Easy experience overall, posting the old passport is a bit of a pain but probably can’t be helped.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
12-04-2024
Date Received:
24-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
10-04-2024
Date Received:
23-04-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Application submitted 9:20pm on 10 April 2024
Application received 9:20pm on 10 April 2024
Documents received 5:48pm on 15 April 2024
Application approved 8:13am on 19 April 2024
Passport printed 1:20am on 20 April 2024
Passport Received 23 April 2024
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
London
Photo Method
Took it myself on my phone
Submission Date:
10-04-2024
Date Received:
23-04-2024
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Photo Method
Other Had photo taken at max spielmann
Submission Date:
09-03-2024
Date Received:
19-04-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Took a while for documents to be updated as received but everything else was good.
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