Tommy Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Decided to renew my passport since it would have been close to being expired by the time of my next holiday. Wed, 14th June, applied online. Thurs, sent my old 1 away. Mon, text saying they have received my old 1. Tues, text saying they have approved my application. Wed, text telling me has been printed and will be transferred to their delivery supplier soon. Thursday, new passport delivered. Wife who applied at the same time got her on Friday. Was told it online it would be up to 10 weeks 😂 Can't believe it i got it so quick just prior to the busy holiday time. Maybe the UK Gov is going something right at the moment 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albanian Buddy Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, Tommy said: Decided to renew my passport since it would have been close to being expired by the time of my next holiday. Wed, 14th June, applied online. Thurs, sent my old 1 away. Mon, text saying they have received my old 1. Tues, text saying they have approved my application. Wed, text telling me has been printed and will be transferred to their delivery supplier soon. Thursday, new passport delivered. Wife who applied at the same time got her on Friday. Was told it online it would be up to 10 weeks 😂 Can't believe it i got it so quick just prior to the busy holiday time. Maybe the UK Gov is going something right at the moment 😜 Nah. They fast tracked your application to get you out the country. One way ticket mate! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky1 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Renewed a couple off year ago online and new passport received within 5 or 6 days. . Renew my driver licence online also and normally have my licence well within time frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Albanian Buddy said: Nah. They fast tracked your application to get you out the country. One way ticket mate! 😂 With the weather forecast for the next 2 weeks not so good, I pray you are right 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Decided to renew my passport since it would have been close to being expired by the time of my next holiday. Wed, 14th June, applied online. Thurs, sent my old 1 away. Mon, text saying they have received my old 1. Tues, text saying they have approved my application. Wed, text telling me has been printed and will be transferred to their delivery supplier soon. Thursday, new passport delivered. Wife who applied at the same time got her on Friday. Was told it online it would be up to 10 weeks [emoji23] Can't believe it i got it so quick just prior to the busy holiday time. Maybe the UK Gov is going something right at the moment [emoji12]But was it blue or black. [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 On the subject of travel........ Another consequence of Brexit, as of 2024. ETIAS Requirements for UK Citizens - SchengenVisaInfo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 I renewed mine at the end of last year and was only about 5 or 6 days from start to finish , nice blue cover on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterian Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 6:29 PM, Tommy said: Decided to renew my passport since it would have been close to being expired by the time of my next holiday. Wed, 14th June, applied online. Thurs, sent my old 1 away. Mon, text saying they have received my old 1. Tues, text saying they have approved my application. Wed, text telling me has been printed and will be transferred to their delivery supplier soon. Thursday, new passport delivered. Wife who applied at the same time got her on Friday. Was told it online it would be up to 10 weeks 😂 Can't believe it i got it so quick just prior to the busy holiday time. Maybe the UK Gov is going something right at the moment 😜 Tommy, I did an application on line and my experience was similar. Civil service efficiency! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted June 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 5 hours ago, Hunterian said: Tommy, I did an application on line and my experience was similar. Civil service efficiency! I was just surprised, since it wasn't that long ago there were a lot of press reports about how long it was taking people to get a new 1. 10 weeks was the time the website said it could take, but with mine only being a renewal that would have speeded things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBIONSAINT Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Once they told everyone working from home to stop watching the kids, walking the dog, going to the gym etc and get back into the passport offices it seems to have had a great impact on productivity funnily enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleySaint Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Staff from the Passport office in Durham were working in our office throughout 2020 and 2021, with, I'm led to believe, less social distancing than a tory party shindig! So it isn't purely down to home/hybrid working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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