[Garf666]

Sent my wife’s passport and documents on Saturday 22 July to change her name (overseas application). DHL confirmed delivery on 24 July and she already received confirmation today from the PO that they have received her documents.

This is a marked contrast from when she sent her application for her first British passport to the Durham office (i know we could have changed her name at the same time but we wanted to keep it simple). On that occasion it took over 2 weeks to receive the confirmation that her documents had been received.

[Garf666]

Updated, my wife’s timeline for her first UK passport (Overseas application):

Passport printed 5:31am on 12 June 2023
Application approved 2:15pm on 9 June 2023
Documents received 10:26am on 30 May 2023
Application received 8:18am on 16 May 2023
Identity details received 8:17am on 16 May 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:46am on 15 May 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:26am on 15 May 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:28am on 15 May 2023
Application submitted 8:28am on 15 May 2023

Just waiting for DHL to deliver it.

[Garf666]

My wife’s timeline for her first UK passport (Overseas application):

Passport printed 5:31am on 12 June 2023
Application approved 2:15pm on 9 June 2023
Documents received 10:26am on 30 May 2023
Application received 8:18am on 16 May 2023
Identity details received 8:17am on 16 May 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:46am on 15 May 2023
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:26am on 15 May 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:28am on 15 May 2023
Application submitted 8:28am on 15 May 2023

[Garf666]

My wife’s application for her first UK passport was approved on 9 June and printed on 12 June.

[Garf666]

My wife’s documents for her first British passport (overseas application) were confirmed delivered by DHL on 18 May. Still no update on the portal. However she has not been chased to send her documents. Last email received from the Passport office was on 17 May.

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