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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
11-01-2024
Date Received:
12-01-2024
Overall Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Comments:
Very quick and easy service i application. Applied after naturalisation. Thought it would take weeks so postponed everything until I got back from a holiday. Only took 10 days all in.
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
12-01-2024
Date Received:
20-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
08-01-2024
Date Received:
18-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application submitted – 08/01
Documents received – 11/01
Application approved – 16/01
Passport received – 18/01
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
14-01-2024
Date Received:
19-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Fast turnaround time, including returning old passport to HMPO and receiving new passport.
Passport Application Received – 14/01/23
Old Passport Posted 15/01/23
Old Passport Delivered 16/01/23
Old Passport Confirmed received by HMPO 17/01/23
New Passport Printed 18/01
New Passport Delivered 19/01
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
14-01-2024
Date Received:
19-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
applied online Sunday
posted old passport first class tracked Monday
new passport arrived Friday
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
17-01-2024
Date Received:
20-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
08-01-2024
Date Received:
17-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
10-01-2024
Date Received:
19-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
12-01-2024
Date Received:
18-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
2 passports submitted on the same day. Both sent to different offices and both back 6 days later
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
15-01-2024
Date Received:
18-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Very quick.
online form submitted Monday and old passport sent .
Application approved Wednesday.
Passport received Thursday.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
14-01-2024
Date Received:
19-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Having the picture taken was annoying but otherwise easy.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
08-01-2024
Date Received:
20-01-2024
Overall Experience:
3 Star – Average
Comments:
Photo was initially rejected despite being taken professionally at a High Street retailer. Repeat photo said (at point of submission) difficult to differentiate image from background- no idea why – submitted and was accepted. This was for my 80yr old Mum – I assisted with everything for her – she would have struggled with the process/ bureaucracy otherwise.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
08-01-2024
Date Received:
16-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
14-01-2024
Date Received:
20-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Filled Application in online Sunday afternoon – 14th Jan
Passport Arrived at my door 10:30 am Sat 20th Jan
Entire process took Less than 6 Days – Sent the old Passport Mon 15th – 2nd CLASS Postage
I was notified by Email or Text at each stage of the process. See Below
(Printed date shown below may be incorrect or it is the Date/Time for when the Passport had finished being “Printed” as I received the new Passport AM of the 20th Jan)
Application history
Status Date
Passport printed 12:36am on 20 January 2024
Application approved 4:20am on 19 January 2024
Documents received 5:50pm on 18 January 2024
Application received 4:41pm on 14 January 2024
Application submitted 4:41pm on 14 January 2024
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
16-01-2024
Date Received:
20-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
11-01-2024
Date Received:
20-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I uploaded my own photo twice and they were both rejected. In a panic I went to a supermarket booth at around 10pm on the evening of the 18th, not even 48 hours later it arrived. Brilliant and fast service.
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Child Renewal
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
11-01-2024
Date Received:
19-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
03-01-2024
Date Received:
10-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
09-01-2024
Date Received:
18-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
10-01-2024
Date Received:
19-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Applied 10th Jan. Identity verification completed later that day.
Old passport sent 11th Jan and acknowledged as received 12th Jan.
Application approved 17th Jan.
Passport received 19th Jan.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
11-01-2024
Date Received:
19-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Amazed, easy and super quick.
Type of Application:
Child Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
09-01-2024
Date Received:
19-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Application history
StatusDate
Passport printed 12:36am on 19 January 2024
Application approved 8:20am on 18 January 2024
Documents received 11:41am on 15 January 2024
Application received 3:01pm on 10 January 2024
Identity details received 3:01pm on 10 January 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:21am on 9 January 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7:46am on 9 January 2024
Application submitted 7:46am on 9 January 2024
1 Week Fast Track Application
Type of Application:
1 Week Fast Track Service
Passport Office:
London
Submission Date:
04-01-2024
Date Received:
09-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Overseas Passport Application
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
09-09-2023
Date Received:
26-09-2023
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Given that there were 3 delays (2 Spanish Bank Holidays, and an extra day on my DHL 24hr delivery due to weather for passport to arrive to UK), quite impressed. The wait for documents to register on the system as received was stressful. I found out the wait from Printed > DHL text > Delivery was due to a 3rd party collecting passport & delivery to the FCO depot for DHL to then take receipt. Overall, great job from Hemel Hempstead but see Corby are on top of their game a bit quicker!
Passport Delivered: 26 September 2023
Passport Printed: 22 September 2023
Application Approved: 21 September 2023
Documents Received: 18 September 2023
Application Received: 9 September 2023
Application submitted 9 September 2023
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
02-01-2024
Date Received:
16-01-2024
Type of Application:
Adult Renewal (Overseas Application)
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
05-01-2024
Date Received:
17-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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