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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
14-07-2023
Date Received:
28-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
No problems at all. Can’t fault it
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
27-07-2023
Date Received:
01-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied online and sent my old passport via Royal Mail signed for
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
15-07-2023
Date Received:
01-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted: 15/07
Old passport sent via RM 1st class signed for: 17/07
Old passport received at Corby: 24/07
New passport approved & printed: 29/07
New passport delivered: 01/08
Royal Mail dragging their feet on 1st class post – Corby office very fast!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
19-07-2023
Date Received:
01-08-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Submitted application on 19th.
Posted on 21st.
Passport office received on 24th.
Application approved 28th.
Passport printed 29th.
Passport delivered 1st August.
Just under 2 working weeks from application to delivery.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
23-07-2023
Date Received:
02-08-2023
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Passport printed 4:42am on 1 August 2023
Application approved 1:43pm on 31 July 2023
Documents received 6:50pm on 25 July 2023
Application received 7:39pm on 23 July 2023
Application submitted 7:38pm on 23 July 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
16-07-2023
Date Received:
27-07-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
22-04-2023
Date Received:
08-05-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied 22 April 2023
Confirmation of receipt of old passport 24 April 2023 (first class, signed for service)
Confirmation of passport approved 5 May 2023
Confirmation of passport printed 6 May 2023
Passport received 8 May 2023
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Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
17-07-2023
Date Received:
31-07-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
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