Courier service Vs home delivery for passport

[Mask 7]

Hi guys, hope you're all keeping well. It's become a real toothache this hasn't it? 

 

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions in regards to hopefully receiving the passport. Do you think it's better to have it delivered or does it take the same time to go in and collect it? 

[JFH 12,191]

Picking it up is one day faster than delivery. Depends how far you are from a DX location as to whether it’s worth collecting it. 

Edited June 27, 2020 by JFH

[Mask 7]

4 minutes ago, JFH said:

Picking it up is one day faster than delivery. Depends how far you are from a DX location as to whether it’s worth collecting it. 

This is what I thought. Yes not very far. Thank you! 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

2 minutes ago, Mask said:

Hi guys, hope you're all keeping well. It's become a real toothache this hasn't it? 

 

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions in regards to hopefully receiving the passport. Do you think it's better to have it delivered or does it take the same time to go in and collect it? 

When we had threads for a couple of years keeping up with interview, issue, delivery...the delivery and pick up were the same. People got an email saying either pick up tomorrow or delivery is tomorrow.  Also spouse visas averaged a slightly faster issue but I’m talking a day or two so not a significant difference.  Most visas were in hand one week after interview. Can I just say if one day is significant to you or even one week, you probably need to readjust before you have a mental breakdown. Visas have never been predictable and that applies 100 fold right now.

[Mask 7]

1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:

When we had threads for a couple of years keeping up with interview, issue, delivery...the delivery and pick up were the same. People got an email saying either pick up tomorrow or delivery is tomorrow.  Also spouse visas averaged a slightly faster issue but I’m talking a day or two so not a significant difference.  Most visas were in hand one week after interview. Can I just say if one day is significant to you or even one week, you probably need to readjust before you have a mental breakdown. Visas have never been predictable and that applies 100 fold right now.

I totally understand your last point. Our case was approved In Feb. I checked a spreadsheet on here and some people were being called in for the interview after a week. Others after a month. Even that month seemed daunting but naturally of course, I received the date after a month. Which then got cancelled four times. So here I am, laughing at myself. 

[TriloByte 1,818]

I opted to have mine delivered. I was paranoid that if I went to the depot maybe someone would mug me on the way back and take off with the precious passport/visa. 😅

 

I think you're supposed to sign for it? Anyway, I lived on the top floor of a huge Victorian mansion that had been divided into small flats. I popped out to Sainsbury's and when I came out of my big communal front door, there was my pack sitting on the step. Not inside in a hallway but actually on an outside step where anyone walking past on the street could have swiped it. I was quietly at home, the bloke delivering it just couldn't be bothered to buzz the flat 😲 .The depot was Bristol/Bristol area.

 

 

Edited July 3, 2020 by TriloByte