Desperate holidaymakers travelling hours to queue for new passports
29.04.2022 - 14:23
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Brits looking to jet off in the coming weeks have faced long queues for passport appointments, with travellers concerned that they will miss out on their holidays. Many have travelled hours to passport offices - of which there are just seven in the UK - only to receive no update on their application.
There’s been a huge surge in applications as millions of people delayed applying for a new passport during the pandemic. This huge backlog means many people are struggling to get a new passport in time to go on holiday.
Holidaymakers have been forced to wait for hours at the passport office on Old Hall Street Liverpool. Many had travelled hours to be seen but hadn’t been given an update on their application, The Liverpool Echo reports.
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Those urgently in need of a new passport can make an appointment to visit their local office to have one issued. There are just seven Passport Customer Service Centres dotted around the UK, one of which is based in Liverpool.
The ECHO spoke to people queuing for an appointment on Old Hall Street. Ellie Smith had got up at 6am and travelled four hours from Newcastle to get a passport for her holiday to Greece. She was told to come to the Liverpool passport office but hadn’t been seen, despite arriving when it opened at 9am.
Ellie is due to travel in two weeks’ time. Despite waiting 11 weeks, she hasn’t had an update on her application since March. She said: “I’ve been so stressed I haven’t been sleeping. I can’t concentrate at work or at uni.”
Chloe Dyer, who travelled from South Yorkshire, is also meant to be flying to Greece. She said: “We’ve
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