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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
25-10-2023
Date Received:
03-11-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Mine was for first adult passport after naturalisation. I had heard from others online in similar circumstances that an interview would be needed but to my surprise mine was approved without an interview.
Timeline below:
Passport received 3 November 2023 in the morning. Supporting documents not received yet.
Passport printed 1:03am on 3 November 2023
Application approved 9:25am on 2 November 2023
Documents received 8:50am on 1 November 2023 (Documents sent on 27 Oct in the morning and arrived at passport office on 30 Oct at 9.59am according to royal mail tracking)
Application received 10:23am on 26 October 2023
Identity details received 10:23am on 26 October 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:22pm on 25 October 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:17pm on 25 October 2023
Application submitted 9:17pm on 25 October 2023
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
28-10-2023
Date Received:
03-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
29-10-2023
Date Received:
03-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Extremely easy to use. Applied on the Sunday sent old passport on the Monday received new passport on Friday. Less than a week!
Passport printed 4:32am on 2 November 2023
Application approved 2:24pm on 1 November 2023
Documents received 8:03pm on 31 October 2023
Application received 2:58pm on 29 October 2023
Application submitted 2:57pm on 29 October 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
31-10-2023
Date Received:
03-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
23-10-2023
Date Received:
04-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
it could have been faster because they wanted me to provide further document of proof of my place of birth.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
01-10-2023
Date Received:
06-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
26-10-2023
Date Received:
03-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied on Thu. Sent docs on Friday27.10. . Checked with Royal mail, they received my them on Monday 30.10.
I received new passports Fri 3.11. , so seven days after i sent them
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
17-10-2023
Date Received:
24-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
30-09-2023
Date Received:
04-11-2023
Overall Experience:
1 Star – Very Stressful
Comments:
I wasn’t aware after 3 lost passports in ten years you are required to have a virtual interview – I lost my holiday through this as expected it to be the usual 1st passport lost time frame. Please fast track if you’ve lost 3 passports!
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
23-10-2023
Date Received:
01-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Submitted 23 October
Documents received 26 October
Application approved 28 October
Passport received 1 November
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
27-10-2023
Date Received:
04-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Excellent turnaround. Still waiting for the backup documentation but received renewed child passports in a week from submission!
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
28-10-2023
Date Received:
04-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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