passports

[nannon]

Hi -
Just wondering roughly how long renewal passports take to come through?? Does it make a difference where you live? My boyf lives in London and hasnt had his back yet (sent 3 weeks ago) i sent off for a new one at the same time and mine is here!!!

Thanks

[Buenchico]

It will probably turn up very soon (unless there's some sort of a problem). Three weeks is the time quoted by the Passport Service:
http://www.passport.gov.uk/faqs-topten-process time.asp

You can check on the process of a passport application, online or by phone:
http://www.passport.gov.uk/faqs-topten-passpor t-progress.asp

Chris

[nannon]

thats great - thank you!!
xxx

[dzug]

It will vary a little by where you live - but if one office gets really overwhelmed they will farm the work out to others to catch up.

As Chris says, your friend's will probably arrive any day.

[munchie63]

Your local post office do a check and send service.
It costs �7, but when I used it, I had the passport back 8 days later.

[mark01]

my children have just renewed theirs over the last couple of months. one took 12 days the other 16 days - pretty impressive!