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<\/a><\/div>\nMy new UK Passport <\/b>arrived in the post yesterday, and today,
\nmy soon to expire old passport, was also delivered by Royal Mail.<\/b> The latter
\nwas just a week after returning the document, whilst the actual application took
\njust 9 days<\/b> from filling out the online application, attaching the electronic
\nphotos and paying the fee, prior to approval. Three days later, my shiny new
\npassport arrived in the post, as advised via email, from HM Passport Office.<\/b><\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nI have to say I was really impressed with both the speed of
\nthe service, plus the ease of the renewal process itself. I remember talking to
\nsome friends about this process, back in the late summer whilst on a CAMRA<\/b> \u2013
\norganised day out in Broadstairs.<\/b> They said how easy and straightforward the
\nprocess was, and I am delighted to discover they were right, despite my
\nreservations that the run up to Christmas<\/b> might not be the best time for dealing
\nwith renewal applications.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\n <\/span>So, no more hunting So now, I am the proud holder of a new UK Passport,<\/b> and whilst
\naround for a \u201cperson of character\u201d<\/i><\/b> \u2013 doctor, lawyer, priest etc to verify my
\nphoto, and no more struggling to position the photo onto my application (Cunard
\n& DVLA<\/b> please take note). And for anyone looking to do the same, then nip
\nalong to your nearest branch of Snappy Snaps,<\/a><\/u><\/b> and they\u2019ll take care of the photographic
\nprocess for you. Not only will they take a photo with the right posture, they
\nwill frame in for you, cut the sheet into four, and then email a unique, time-bound code which when inputted onto your electronic n form, will upload the photo directly
\nonto your application. Easy, peasy, as the saying goes!<\/p>\n
\nit does have the blue<\/b> cover that Johnson <\/b>and the rest of the Brexiteer loons <\/b>were
\ngetting all het up about, the colour used is such a dark shade of navy blue,
\nthat to all intents and purposes, it might as well be black! Finally, full marks
\nto HM Passport Office<\/b> who, after many years of criticism, have finally got their
\nact together, and come up with a system that works, as well as being user friendly. I know it goes against established wisdom, but sometimes, government departments, can get things right!!<\/p>\n