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How long to process a passport application?

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jasper · 09/04/2006 09:19

It's a replacement one for ds who has outgrown his first one.
If I post it tommorrow how soon can I expect the passport?

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Spacecadet · 09/04/2006 09:20

usually within 2-3 weeks, but can be longer during busy times, i got ds;s passport back in 2 weeks.

Pruni · 09/04/2006 09:21

It's about the only truly efficient service we have.
Ours took five working days, though they quoted more.

Spacecadet · 09/04/2006 09:29

wow 5 days pruni! i was happy when ds's came back within 2 weeks!

kidstrack2 · 09/04/2006 09:29

up to 3weeks, but it should come a lot quicker as its a renewal not firsttime

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jasper · 09/04/2006 09:35

fab ladies.
shall I risk booking a trip abroad in the middle of May?

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tissy · 09/04/2006 09:47

jasper, if you're really in a hurry you can go up to the Passport Office in Glasgow- it costs more, but we got dd's first passport in about 5 days.

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jasper · 09/04/2006 09:51

thanks tissy

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WigWamBam · 09/04/2006 10:21

I got my renewal back this week, exactly one week after I posted it off. I had it checked by the Post Office though, which (apparently) speeds things up - it cost about £7 for them to check it over though.

Spacecadet · 09/04/2006 10:33

i think the check and send service do process them more quickly, so worth the money.

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jasper · 09/04/2006 14:23

Have just been filling in the form.
Do I need to fill in the supplemental form?
Seems I have to send ds's birth certificate as well as his old passport - is this right?

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Prufrock · 09/04/2006 14:35

Jasper - if you go to www.passport.gov, you can fill it all in online and the application checks it for you. Then they send you back the filled in form for you to sign and add docs to, and when they get that back they can process it v. quickly

Olihan · 09/04/2006 15:28

Check and send at the post office is great. Got all 3 of mine back in about 7 days. Kids ones were new ones, dh's was renewal. WWB's right tho, costs £7 for each application. They check the photo and everything so there's no chance of it getting sent back to you. Definitely worth it I'd say.

lars · 09/04/2006 16:28

Mine have just come back, took a week. larsxx

waterfalls · 09/04/2006 16:37

Domb question, but when you use the check and send service, do you wait there while they check it, or will they contact you if there is a problem?

waterfalls · 09/04/2006 16:37

Dumb.......even

lars · 09/04/2006 16:43

waterfalls, you wait for the post office to check the passport, if it's wrong they will give you a new form to fill in if need be. larsxx

hoxtonchick · 09/04/2006 16:45

send & check is definitely worth it. dd's took less than a week (new not renewal).

Prufrock · 09/04/2006 16:49

The internet service is the same as check and send - but it's free.

desperateSCOUSEstrife · 09/04/2006 16:51

about a week

waterfalls · 09/04/2006 16:51

Mine were the internet ones, but I will use the check and send as well, so they can check the photos, dont want to risk anything as we need them back for middle of May.

hoxtonchick · 09/04/2006 16:54

the internet one doesn't check the photos. and our first lot got rejected as you couldn't see both dd's ears....

waterfalls · 09/04/2006 16:56

I called the passport office and they send I can still use the check and send service.

lars · 09/04/2006 16:57

waterfalls go for the Post office. They are very strict. DH works in this field and the amount of rejections are enormous. Go for PO, well worth it. larsxx

waterfalls · 09/04/2006 16:59

Thanks I will, are they good though, are they guarenteed not to be rejected if you use the check and send service?

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