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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-04-28
Date Received:
2023-05-17
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
28.04-Application submitted
28.04-Ask someone to confirm your identity
Application
28.04-Email sent to person confirming your identity
29.04-Identity details received
29.04-Application received
03.05-Documents received
15.05-Application approved
16.05-Passport printed
17.05-pasport delivered
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-04-14
Date Received:
2023-05-16
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
I had to send a couple few more documents but they was received fast. I did a mistake on application that they fixed over the phone was fast considering I had made a mistake
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-05-01
Date Received:
2023-05-17
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied 1st May, documents were shown as received on 3rd May, new passport received 17th May. Very happy, especially considering timeframe included two bank holidays.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Belfast
Submission Date:
2023-05-02
Date Received:
2023-05-05
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Flew from UK to Belfast (!) to hand in the application. Arrived 3 days later!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2023-04-06
Date Received:
2023-05-11
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Despite sending my old passport to be renewed it got lost. However they phoned me up to let me know it had not been received and assured me this would not delay the application in any way
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-03-20
Date Received:
2023-03-31
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied for my passport on the 20th march.
Send documents and old passport on the 21st march these were recieved on the 24th March
Passport confirmed and printed on the 30th March and was delivered on the 31st march
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-04-04
Date Received:
2023-05-11
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
My passport was received by passport office on 4th April and no more information given until 15th May when they said it had been approved and printed. 17th May received update from courier we’ll be delivered on the 18th May
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Newport
Submission Date:
2023-04-27
Date Received:
2023-05-15
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Received passport in just over 2 weeks!
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-04-28
Date Received:
2023-05-17
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Easy peezy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-04-18
Date Received:
2023-05-09
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
However daughter’s passport has not been processed yet
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
2023-05-05
Date Received:
2023-05-13
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
My partner had massive delays of over 10 weeks waiting for his passport, so I was anxious about the same this time (especially as the website advises to allow 10 weeks). To have received my passport in just 8 days was incredible, especially considering the coronation delayed the post by 2 days.
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-14
Date Received:
2023-05-09
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
It took 12-13 days for the documentation to show as having been received. I think the processing may have taken a little longer because this was a child’s passport and neither parent is a British passport holder.
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-04-12
Date Received:
2023-05-02
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Quick and easy.
Timline:
Application submitted 12th april
Documents received 19th april
Application approved 28th april
Passport printed 29th april
Passport received 2nd may
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-04-18
Date Received:
2023-05-11
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Great process, all done online and the updates from the passport office were quick and informative. Great service.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
2023-03-30
Date Received:
2023-04-14
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted: 4:14pm on 30th March
Identify details received: 4:31pm on 30th March
Application received: 4:31pm on 30th March
Documents received: 9:08pm on 3rd April ((after posting recorded special delivery on 31st March arrived at 9:15am on 3rd April – text message came through on 4th April)
Application Approved: 11:55am 11th April
Passport Print: 08:47am 12th April
Passport Delivered at 1:30pm 14th April
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
2023-03-30
Date Received:
2023-04-14
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted: 4:25pm on 30th March
Identify details received: 4:42pm on 30th March
Application received: 4:42pm on 30th March
Documents received: 08:07am on 4th April
Application Approved: 12:10pm on 11th April
Passport Print: 09:15am on 12th April
Passport Delivered at 1:30pm on 14th April
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Glasgow
Submission Date:
2023-04-26
Date Received:
2023-04-29
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Without your help of posting appointments I would never have been able to get an appointment however the glasgow office were great we were the only ones there and were taken before appointment time very good experience
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
Peterborough
Submission Date:
2023-04-19
Date Received:
2023-05-12
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
very easy quick experience, but it took more than a week so make sure you do it in plenty of time even though that defeats the point of fast track
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
2023-05-10
Date Received:
2023-05-15
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Fast Track Service was very quick, only 2 working days. The service at the passport office was quick and professional.
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