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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
29-05-2023
Date Received:
10-06-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Simple and relatively quick experience. I was expecting it to be a little longer since it was a first adult passport but after they received my documents, it only took 10 days.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
19-05-2023
Date Received:
12-06-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
It was overall a good experience.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
30-05-2023
Date Received:
10-06-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Sent in old passport and then approved within a week of receiving documents.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
07-06-2023
Date Received:
12-06-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Wow, well impressed with how quickly I received my new passport!
Applied 7/6/23
Docs received 8/6/23
Approved 9/6/23
Printed 10/6/23
Received 12/6/23
5 days, and over a weekend!!
Well done UKPA
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
06-06-2023
Date Received:
12-06-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Super quick – I thought would take a lot longer! Great communication about the stage was at throughout. Very impressed.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
29-05-2023
Date Received:
02-06-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 9:44pm on 1 June 2023
Application approved 1:29am on 1 June 2023
Documents received 1:50pm on 31 May 2023
Application received 10:17pm on 29 May 2023
Application submitted 10:16pm on 29 May 2023
Applied at 1016pm on Bank Holiday Monday using the Standard / up to 10 Week Service and had my new passport delivered through my front door before 10am on Friday morning! 3.5 days! Excellent!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
28-05-2023
Date Received:
12-06-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 9:56pm on 9 June 2023
Application approved 5:05pm on 8 June 2023
Documents received 12:49pm on 1 June 2023
Application received 4:09pm on 28 May 2023
Application submitted 4:09pm on 28 May 2023
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Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
27-05-2023
Date Received:
12-06-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Came much quicker than expected and was updated all along. Great service.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
28-05-2023
Date Received:
12-06-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Updates provided via text and email at each stage (application received, documents requested, documents received, application approved, passport printed, passport out for delivery)
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