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Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
01-10-2023
Date Received:
16-10-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Very straightforward, the only stressful bit was waiting for the passport office to update when they received my old passport – but that was partially Royal Mail’s fault, as their tracking service went awol on 2nd and 3rd Oct, so no update from them that it had been delivered.
The passport was actually ready for delivery on 12th Oct but I chose to delay until 16th.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
09-10-2023
Date Received:
14-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Outstanding service and rapid processing times !
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
28-08-2023
Date Received:
07-09-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Your waiting times gave us the confidence to apply as we had planned, and your prediction was absolutely spot on! Fantastic service and you will be getting your coffees from us!
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Lost or Stolen Passport Application
Type of Application:
Lost/Stolen Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
05-09-2023
Date Received:
26-09-2023
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
Was stressful as online tracker did not update
Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
28-08-2023
Date Received:
12-09-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
26-09-2023
Date Received:
16-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Great process – Overseas application with change in forenames Very quick and easy – Only 5 days from them receiving documents Passport delivered by DHL this morning
Application history
Status
Date
Passport printed 4:16am on 10 October 2023
Application approved 12:27pm on 9 October 2023
Documents received 10:07pm on 4 October 2023
Application received 3:47pm on 26 September 2023
Application submitted 3:46pm on 26 September 2023
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