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Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
10-11-2023
Date Received:
15-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I got my photo and digital code on a Friday lunchtime, and filled out the online application the same afternoon. I bought an envelope to return my old passport on Friday evening, and posted that on Saturday morning, before the collection time. On Monday morning Royal Mail delivered my old passport, that was acknowledged by the passport office in the afternoon. Next morning my application had been approved and my passport was sent to be printed. On Wednesday morning I received the new passport.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
06-11-2023
Date Received:
09-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Amazing experience. Be sure to send your passport off on the same day as you apply.
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1st Child Passport
Type of Application:
First Child Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
07-11-2023
Date Received:
15-11-2023
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
28-10-2022
Date Received:
01-11-2022
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Incredibly fast!
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Durham
Submission Date:
28-10-2022
Date Received:
09-11-2022
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
Passport office was very fast, (only problem was Royal Mail took over a week to deliver the old passport; was posted on the 28th Oct but only arrived on the 6th Nov!).
We thought there wouldn’t be any need to confirm identity as child was over 12 but they still wanted that done.
Also, even though we renewed two child passports we had to post each one to different passport offices.
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
23-10-2023
Date Received:
10-11-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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