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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-03-27
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-03-25
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Newport
Submission Date:
2023-03-08
Date Received:
2023-04-03
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Submit all of the documents correctly to avoid any delays
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-03-25
Date Received:
2023-04-08
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-03-31
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Paid for a professionally taken photo, with an id code for the passport application on line. Passport office notified me of application receipt, old passport arrival, passport application approval, passport being printed, and passport being sent to DHL for delivery,
DHL advised me of delivery time and date.
Very impressed with the online renewal application, and delivery speed.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
2023-03-30
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very straightforward with SMS alerts for every stage of process
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-28
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
0023-03-28
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I could not believe how quick this was.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2023-03-31
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very impressed. Took less than a week and was updated by email and text on a daily basis.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-20
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-03-27
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
2023-03-27
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-31
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Was fully prepared for a 10 week wait due to strike but less than a week to receive!
Applied online and sent on a next working day before 1pm service – Friday 31/3 at 4pm
Receipt confirmed (email) – Mon 3/4 at 12:09
Application approved (text) – Tue 4/4 at 08:23
Passport printed (text) – Wed 5/4 at 08:29
Passport received – Thu 6/4 before midday
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-24
Date Received:
2023-04-08
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
It was incredibly quick to be approved (8 days) but then the strike started! It was printed 3 days after being approved and arrived 4 days after that. So really very good. The government passport tracking service was not always accurate.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
2023-03-31
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-03-23
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-03-22
Date Received:
2023-04-04
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
i mailed my old passport back same day, once they get that the process really starts.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
2023-03-10
Date Received:
2023-03-14
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
2023-03-27
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Received my passport yesterday
Only qualm is with TNT delivery
1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-24
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I am so impressed with the service, it was beyond easy to do and so quick! I was not expecting it to be such a straight forward process, especially considering the current strikes!
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-27
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-03-24
Date Received:
2023-04-05
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Quick and easy process.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-27
Date Received:
2023-04-06
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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