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GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 5:41 pm
by garrypaulbrooks
Hi
I ordered a birth certificate (PDF) and a marriage certificate (paper) from the GRO on 24th Apr. Estimated despatch date was - and still is - 1st May, work is "in progress"
Has anyone else ordered certificates form the GRO lately? If so, how long have they taken to arrive?
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 7:56 am
by rockyfowler
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 12:50 pm
by garrypaulbrooks
I've just heard form a fellow family history enthusiast that she's been waiting for over 5 weeks for some birth certificate PDFs she ordered from the GRO.
I won't be holding my breath in anticipation.
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 9:37 am
by garrypaulbrooks
Today, I finally got he death certificate PDF I ordered on 24th April. Turned out to be a red herring!
Still not received the marriage cert I ordered on the same day. I'm not holding my breath (it still has a "dispatch date" on 1st May)
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:19 am
by garrypaulbrooks
GRO are dispatching certificates now, but take the "Despatch Date (Est)" with a very large pinch of salt. Expect even a PDF to take 3-4 weeks
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:16 am
by garrypaulbrooks
At last! I've received the marriage certificate I ordered on May 30th!
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:27 am
by garrypaulbrooks
HAs anyone ordered any certificates form the GRO lately? If so, what's turnaround time been like?
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:56 pm
by BC Wench
I ordered a marriage certificate (paper) on 23 September it was despatched on 30 September and I received it by post within a couple of days.
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:27 pm
by garrypaulbrooks
BC Wench wrote:I ordered a marriage certificate (paper) on 23 September it was despatched on 30 September and I received it by post within a couple of days.
Thanks BCW. Sounds like it's back to normal then
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:06 pm
by rockyfowler
PDFs copies are like lightening
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 8:03 am
by garrypaulbrooks
rockyfowler wrote:PDFs copies are like lightening
Pleased to hear it.
I'll be delighted when marriage certs are available in PDF form too.
Re: GRO turnaround during Covid-19 crisis
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:24 pm
by garrypaulbrooks
garrypaulbrooks wrote:rockyfowler wrote:PDFs copies are like lightening
Pleased to hear it.
I'll be delighted when marriage certs are available in PDF form too.
I received one aof my PDFSs 2 days BEFOER the estimated dispatch date!
... and another one ahead of schedule, today - yes they seem to be working Sundays now - although lockdown 2 will probably kibosh things for a few weeks now.
