I have just looked at my registered receipt from the Correos and it shows I sent off my old passport for renewal on 25th February 2014. The package arrived at The passport office in Ireland 5 days later. I have just checked my application on their website and it is still showing "Declaration form received, being processed " The service is appalling I am sure most civil service type departments have targets if this is an example of their service running to plan the lot of them should be sacked. I know they just check it and send it over to the UK but allowing for the Easter "Rush" I am to say the least very very cross. I have reported my dealings in person with the jobsworth above it just beggars belief.

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Rant over now here is a VIDEO to calm me and all of you other good citizens waiting for various items of officialdom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-wmbM6EpZU

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