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ALL Passport Queries take.two. **! Mod-note in post#1288

CelticRambler

Mod-Note: I have just created this, our new Take.Two Passport thread. As stated in post#1288 it is for ease and convenience of our mobile users. Our original thread can be found here.

Thanks,
kerry4sam

:mad: Additional photo ID - quietly going mad ...

Passport office (in London) not answering the phone, e-mail enquiry limited to 250 characters (WTF???) so hoping you good people can help.

DaughterNo.2 has just turned 18. Was previously named on my passport (and her mothers') until those were renewed several years ago, and due to a family break-up was issued with a UK passport in the meantime. She uses this for travel all the time, so can't be without it for a month or two while her application is processed.

Unfortunately, she has no other photo ID, other than a rail card that she also uses all the time and has a "social media" type photo on it, and a few DIY-style crappy laminated badges from previous volunteer work. She doesn't drive, none of her leisure activities require photo id cards, and she's on a gap year so has no student ID.

She can't be the only child-turned-adult with no other photo ID; how have others got around this problem?

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Fatmeathman

Hi there my wife had booked flights for 20th just after travel restrictions lifted. She completed application for our 11 month old early may website indicated estimated delivery date 13jul21. We were told on web chat that it may be another 2-3 weeks. Has anybody any way they can help us. Our baby’s grandmother is 92 and maybe only chance she will get to meet him. Also none of her family has seen the little man. Please help if u can thanks

KattyBY

Thank you! Looks like their webchat is not available now, and phone lines are closed due to a high volume... 😞

sue97

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117614266#Comment_117614266

Yikes, there is a webchat but it's difficult to get on to.

KattyBY

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117613669#Comment_117613669

I've applied on a kid's renewal on June 28th. The estimated issue date was scheduled on July 13th 🙄, BUT an application status is still "Processing application"... No changes from June 29th :(

By any chance do you know how to contact them? 🧐

sue97

Anyone put in a child's straight forward renewal recently and how long did it take please?

stopthevoting

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117610288#Comment_117610288

They didn't mean the title on the first page, They meant an individual title for that particular post, which they did not realise was not visible for some people. I could see it it at the time using a desktop computer, but it seems to be gone now after the site upgrade.

Cookiee

My passport card finally came last week 41 days after application

Boghouse51

J_A_F_A wrote: »

Yes. If you look again you may notice "Straightforward renewal." is the title of my post.

Yeah but you see I viewed it of page 200 apologies for any inconvenience.

Posy

My renewal:

Applied 24th April

Passport book received in the post 28th May

Passport card finally arrived today, 6th July

J_A_F_A

I didn't know that; never use Boards on my mobile. I've edited my original post. Thanks for the info.

Caranica wrote: »

You can't see post titles on mobile/touch version of this site

Caranica

J_A_F_A wrote: »

Yes. If you look again you may notice "Straightforward renewal." is the title of my post.

You can't see post titles on mobile/touch version of this site

J_A_F_A

Yes. If you look again you may notice "Straightforward renewal." is the title of my post.

Boghouse51 wrote: »

Hi good afternoon .
Is that a passport renewal you are referring to ?

Cookiee

davetherave wrote: »

Card arrived in today. From an application from the middle of May, so they seem to be starting up the cards again as well.

That's good to hear, I'm waiting on a card application from may too so maybe it comes soon..

davetherave

Card arrived in today. From an application from the middle of May, so they seem to be starting up the cards again as well.

Boghouse51

J_A_F_A wrote: »

Applied online Friday morning, 2nd July. Passport book arrived Monday 5th July. Can't complain about that.

Hi good afternoon .
Is that a passport renewal you are referring to ?

Naked Lepper

Ps i just got update today, following application submitted 21 may and "pending docs" ever since
it now says processing application :

"The estimated* issue date for your Passport is: 21/06/2021"

this is a big relief, to see some progress even though the issue date has passed.

Naked Lepper

J_A_F_A wrote: »

Applied online Friday morning, 2nd July. Passport book arrived Monday 5th July. Can't complain about that.

wow
its amazing how some are waiting for 8-9 months then others just get it in 3 days.. wtf

J_A_F_A

Applied for a straightforward renewal online Friday morning, 2nd July. Passport book arrived Monday 5th July. Can't complain about that.

damianmcr

I'm waiting on my childs first passport. I've just received back my passport and birth certificate. I was told it had already been scanned on about two weeks ago but are even though they are scanned on are they only sent back when the application is completed? I know a few have said here that they've gotten a passport and it still says application processing but then as well they received the supporting documents after the passport.

Cheers

Boghouse51

Naked Lepper wrote: »

don't mean to go overboard and am not one to criticize the gov or civil service for the sake of it but that is absolutely shocking.

unfortunately not the case.

Backlog in my opinion was avoidable pausing applications in December was totally unnecessary . As for the dfa having the capacity to issue 120 k passports a month I can't see it happening unfortunately.

Naked Lepper

damianmcr wrote: »

Application received
09/11/2020

Still waiting

don't mean to go overboard and am not one to criticize the gov or civil service for the sake of it but that is absolutely shocking.

yenom wrote: »

I suspect that 90,000 includes all the British and that applications made from Ireland would get priority?

unfortunately not the case.

damianmcr

Application received
09/11/2020

Still waiting

yenom

Naked Lepper wrote: »

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Just rang passport office cos application tracker has said pending receipt of docs for six weeks (even tho they were delivered via on post registered post on 21st May). Guy on phone told me it would be at least 12 more weeks from now as they have 90,000 backlog. I said is there any chance it’ll be sooner and his answer was that there was people that applied in November still waiting. That is a shambles

I suspect that 90,000 includes all the British and that applications made from Ireland would get priority?

Boghouse51

rob316 wrote: »

I changed my holiday to the end of the August but even that could be looking dodgy :mad:

Apparently they had a back log of 88 thousand at start of may and were prioritizing all applications they received before the 29/04/21 . Fail to see how they haven't moved forward from then.

johnx

rob316 wrote: »

The average wait time is 40 working days currently (8 weeks). They have capacity to do 120k a month, it really shouldn't take that long.

I donno, I's say that wait time is a bit out of date.

I applied early May and sent in docs two days later. ETA was 14th of June and we're well past that now. OH sent in renewal (expired passport) end of May and docs right after. It took them until middle of June to confirm documents received and also still processing.

Naked Lepper

from "receipt" of documents
sounds like they have a tray with a thousands of unopened envelopes there
i hope you are right though!!

rob316

Naked Lepper wrote: »

i hope the guy was being ultra conservative to avoid setting expectations

i was a bit taken aback by his response being that there were 'people waiting from november' when i asked if any chance of getting it before 12 weeks from now (18+ weeks in total).

its kinda like he was setting the bar of incompetency so high to lower my expectations to the lowest possible point. strange approach but it is a government agency so shouldnt come as much of a surprise.

The average wait time is 40 working days currently (8 weeks). They have capacity to do 120k a month, it really shouldn't take that long.

Naked Lepper

i hope the guy was being ultra conservative to avoid setting expectations

i was a bit taken aback by his response being that there were 'people waiting from november' when i asked if any chance of getting it before 12 weeks from now (18+ weeks in total).

its kinda like he was setting the bar of incompetency so high to lower my expectations to the lowest possible point. strange approach but it is a government agency so shouldnt come as much of a surprise.

rob316

Naked Lepper wrote: »

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Just rang passport office cos application tracker has said pending receipt of docs for six weeks (even tho they were delivered via on post registered post on 21st May). Guy on phone told me it would be at least 12 more weeks from now as they have 90,000 backlog. I said is there any chance it’ll be sooner and his answer was that there was people that applied in November still waiting. That is a shambles

I changed my holiday to the end of the August but even that could be looking dodgy :mad:

Naked Lepper

rob316 wrote: »

I did mine on the 4th of June, tracking says they received docs on the 10th June and mine updated to processing a few days later.

I'd get in contact with them

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Just rang passport office cos application tracker has said pending receipt of docs for six weeks (even tho they were delivered via on post registered post on 21st May). Guy on phone told me it would be at least 12 more weeks from now as they have 90,000 backlog. I said is there any chance it’ll be sooner and his answer was that there was people that applied in November still waiting. That is a shambles