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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
06-10-2023
Date Received:
19-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
04-10-2023
Date Received:
19-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application history
Status Date
Passport printed 4:43am on 18 October 2023
Application approved 12:30pm on 17 October 2023
Documents received 8:45am on 11 October 2023
Application received 1:57pm on 4 October 2023
Identity details received 1:57pm on 4 October 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 1:27pm on 4 October 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:24pm on 4 October 2023
Application submitted 1:24pm on 4 October 2023
The whole process took 16 days, however I never had a passport interview so it was smooth and straightforward.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
03-10-2023
Date Received:
14-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Exceeded all expectations! Within 2 weeks, I got the passport and the original documents sent back to me.
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
12-10-2023
Date Received:
19-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Passport printed 12:00am on 19 October 2023
Application approved 9:01pm on 17 October 2023
Documents received 9:01pm on 17 October 2023
Application received 8:44pm on 12 October 2023
Application submitted 8:44pm on 12 October 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
10-10-2023
Date Received:
19-10-2023
Overall Experience:
Please Rate out of 5
Comments:
Applied on the 10th. Sent documents on 11th. Documents acknowledged on 16th and application approved on 17th.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
13-10-2023
Date Received:
19-10-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
13th Oct – completed online application
14th Oct – sent old passport
17th Oct – passport received by hmpo
18th Oct – application approved
18th Oct – passport printed
19th Oct – passport received
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
07-10-2023
Date Received:
19-10-2023
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Application doesn’t update properly. I knew they had received the documents Wednesday 11th as I had sent them tracked, but they didn’t show as received. Contacted Friday 13th to be told to wait for up to a week after delivery. Finally showed as received Tuesday and then been super quick since there. Although today it says printed and yet I already have the passport at home.
Passport printed 12:26am on 19 October 2023
Application approved 8:27am on 18 October 2023
Documents received 8:14am on 17 October 2023
Application received 2:17pm on 7 October 2023
Application submitted
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