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How long did it take to get it back?
Mine expired in Feb but I might need to travel for work in early August. Oops
Could always opt for the express service or whatever it's called.
Although I dare say the passport office isn't particularly overrun if you get on it right away.
Wife did, less than 10 days.
mine took just over 10 days and that included having to submit a second photo
thanks everyone
Yep, similar to above when I did mine last month.
Took about a fortnight last year
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Still not used it
Is it now blue?
Yep- Mrs FB had to renew hers in the last month or two & the new one is blue*. She only knew it expired as she needed it to renew her driving licence.
* I remember when red passports were introduced- gammons could buy covers that looked like the old passport to put the new one in. When I have to get a new passport, I'm tempted to stick my old red cover over the blue one.
Renewed my 10 year one last year. It still says European and is a red one. Just probably not going to use it for awhile. Took a week to arrive.
Passport office received my documents for a renewal over a month ago. Still waiting.
Did mine a couple of weeks ago. Filled out the renewal online and posted my old one back on a Thursday and received the new one back on the following Wednesday. It’s blue (black) and looks cheap and shoddy though!
Renewed the daughters a few months ago. Less than two weeks. All electronic. Go to a local photo place and they can take the photo and send it directly into the passport office and give you a code. Then when you fill out the application on line for the photo you provide the code and its already on their database. Super efficient and super quick.
I renewed mine 2 weeks ago, I received it back after 9 days
Same here, just got mine back - about 2 weeks.
Passport office received my documents for a renewal over a month ago. Still waiting.
You're getting deported in the morning
Do it on the app and you can use a phone photo.
Did mine in 2019 took 10 days, photo taken with phone, form online and sent my old one off. Luckily it’s a Red EU one 👍 used September 2019 been gathering dust since. Here’s hoping for Greece in September
I did mine at the post office at 1pm on Thursday, got a message on the Friday saying it was done and on the way, got home from work on Monday and it had already arrived.
Took 4 days start to finish via the post office.
You’re getting deported in the morning
I'm just glad I kept my old passport.
8 nights start to finish.
Mine took a couple of weeks but there was some kerfuffle as they wanted my Kiwi passport in the post with the application (no chance in hell, unlawful etc) so had to send some more information and pics etc and a bit of to and fro. That was last week so way under the 10 weeks they are saying at the moment. If you application is simple you should be fine.
I applied on Sun 27th and just received an email saying TNT will deliver it (soon)
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Yup, did it online, took about a week, maybe 10 days to get be new one.
Hi, did mine via the local post office a week last Friday (25th). Got an email today saying they've approved my renewal and are sending me new one today. Looks like 10 days is about right at the moment.
Did mine 2 months ago. All online, uploaded a photo and sent the old passport off. Took less than 2 weeks
10 days for me. So easy now I was actually impressed with the service.
About a week via the PO. Looks cheap and flimsy, quite appropriately
I'm as Bremoaner as they come, but the new ones' hard plastic photo page is quite snazzy (and European) and I'll even say I like the colour. Wasn't worth Brexiting for though...
Took about 10 days. The "person swearing they they know you" bit is done through an online form instead of signing the back of the photo now - probably a bit more sensible but the interface didn't work well for either of my witnesses...
Still waiting here. Been eight weeks now.
Used online service to renew mine including digital 'photo - submitted Monday evening, received passport on Friday. Was amazed!
Still waiting here after they received the documents on the 13th May. It's taken them a month to reply to my email and their reply is "we can't discuss passport renewals by email". I have no idea what they actually need, and despite the covering letter having my email address and phone number on it they haven't been bothered to give me the courtesy of explaining what's gone wrong.
You can get hold of a call centre by phone but they can only email the actual office. Four phone calls in the last two months and they've not had a single reply from the Liverpool PO.
Almost certain that I'm going to be put on unpaid leave from next week since there's no chance of it arriving in time.
I travel a lot for work and have multiple passports so I use the express interview service. Pre Covid you could get a passport same day but its now a 7 day service. Went for an interview at the office near London Victoria station, other locations are available, with all of the relevant paperwork and passport arrived by post 7 days later.
Mine needs sorting, how do they deliver them now? Do you need to be in to sign for /physically accept them or do they just put through the door?
It's delivered by hand by a courier
It’s delivered by hand by a courier
So does that mean someone has to be physically there to receive it?
No, mine was just put thru the letterbox
Yup. Few months ago got 3x Australian passports following our Citizenship Ceremony.
not that we're allowed to travel internationally.... Or internally at the moment. WA trying to lock down and close borders from the Delta variant outbreak over East.