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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Liverpool (Bootle)
Submission Date:
03-01-2024
Date Received:
18-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
First UK Adult Passport
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
09-01-2024
Date Received:
20-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
I received the royalmail sms saying they had my passport 6 hours before the HMPO portal showed it was printed.
Passport printed 8:06pm on 19 January 2024
Application approved 3:38pm on 18 January 2024
Identity details received 11:39am on 18 January 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:52am on 18 January 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:18am on 18 January 2024
Person not eligible 10:10am on 18 January 2024
Documents received 3:52pm on 15 January 2024
Application received 9:52am on 10 January 2024
Identity details received 9:52am on 10 January 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 3:46pm on 9 January 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 3:42pm on 9 January 2024
Application submitted 3:42pm on 9 January 2024
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Not Sure
Submission Date:
12-01-2024
Date Received:
20-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Hemel Hempstead
Submission Date:
14-01-2024
Date Received:
22-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Longest wait was for application to be updated to ‘passport received’, sent first class post and took 5 days. After that everything was very quick.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Passport Office:
Corby
Submission Date:
18-01-2024
Date Received:
23-01-2024
Overall Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
Comments:
Form submitted online Thursday 18/1/24, Old passports arrived at Office on Friday 19/01/24. New passports despatched on Monday 22/01/2024
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
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