Hack of the day: Track your passport dispatch and speed post delivery online

There is a particular kind of anxiety that comes with waiting for a passport. You have done everything right — submitted the application, attended the appointment, cleared the police verification — and then the waiting begins. Days pass. Sometimes weeks. And at some point the question shifts from “when will it be approved” to “where on earth is it right now.” The frustrating part is that the answer is almost always available online, and most people simply do not know where to look. Here is how to find out exactly where your passport is, from the moment it leaves the printing facility to the day it lands at your door.

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