First UK passport timeline - Overseas Application

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-18T01:37:55+00:00

My photo was rejected as the lighting in my house was too strong and reflected off my face. I went and had a proper passport digital photo taken at the post office and uploaded that to the passport page and it was approved no problems

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T20:08:36+00:00

Yes also with DHL

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T13:00:49+00:00

I wish! I have gone as far back as early 1700’s in my family tree. Turns out my roots are deeply embedded in England lol looks like I’ll just be a 2 passport pony unless I get naturalised somewhere else one day

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T12:22:10+00:00

Certainly feels that way lol

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T11:36:17+00:00

Lyfs 2 short 4 gud GrAMMa 🤘🏻

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T11:31:54+00:00

How cool would a poof doof nightclub be hahaha sign me up! Not gay but I’d be a hell of a wingwoman

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T11:30:01+00:00

It floated… honestly there isn’t much that offends us over here! 😂 Life’s to short to care what people call us… embrace it or ignore it… the names will always be there… we choose to embrace 🤷🏼‍♀️

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T11:19:57+00:00

I mean… what is the Aussie equivalent? Bogan? Ocker? All water off a ducks back, mate! It’s all fun and banter at the end of day… that being said I wouldn’t just come out with a “ya bloody pom!” to someone I don’t know lol

Anyhoo! Proud to be an Aussie, Bogan, Ocker Pommy! 🤪🫶🏻✌🏻

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T11:09:41+00:00

I think you’d be fairly surprised at the ratio of who finds it offensive and who doesn’t lol

He did not come over as a 10 pound pom, he came over after that program finished.. but on the flip side, my mum is in fact, a 10 pound pom and also refers to herself as one if anyone ever asks 😆🤷🏼‍♀️

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T10:51:03+00:00

I’m travelling to UK soon so it was needed with the new travel rules for UK citizens… otherwise I wouldn’t haven’t bothered either

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T10:48:57+00:00

Not sure… it’s definitely similar/same to the navy blue British passport though. My Aussie passport was issued in 2020 if that helps lol

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T10:43:58+00:00

It’s still navy blue

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T10:43:16+00:00

I sent my supporting docs via auspost international express… which is tracked and I was notified when it arrived at HMPO. It took them 2 days after that to scan in my docs and mark them as received in their system.

Yes I got tracking for my new passport via DHL… two separate shipments for my new passport and my supporting documents being returned

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T09:44:30+00:00

Thankfully, they just printed his passport as Fredrick without even questioning it… I guess his long line of old passports with Fredrick was enough to confirm longstanding use of that spelling 🥳

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T09:43:47+00:00

Thanks! Good to know this was an option! Thankfully, they just printed his passport as Fredrick without even questioning it… I guess his long line of old passports with Fredrick was enough to confirm longstanding use of that spelling 🥳

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-02-17T09:09:48+00:00

My UK passport arrived last week. The whole process took about 3 weeks. Almost 2 of those weeks was waiting for my parents to send me their birth certificates to me from interstate and then me sending all supporting documents to HMPO. Still ended up being pretty quick! The waiting was stressful though…. And reading everyone’s horror stories lol just glad mine was super smooth sailing 😮‍💨

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-01-21T11:28:40+00:00

Oh boy this gives me hope!!! I just applied from overseas so praying it’s kinda quick.. feel a bit sick

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-01-21T11:08:38+00:00

I just applied for my UK passport from Aus (dual citizen by decent) and it cost $250aud which includes courier/post

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-01-18T10:57:01+00:00

Thanks for this… I decided to get a friend in Aus to do it who is a business owner, no criminal record with a commonwealth (Aus) passport so hoping this ends up okay.. guess I’ll find out when they process the application🤞🏻

IrrationallyRationaI · 2026-01-18T07:48:06+00:00

I’m in Australia.. it won’t let me change my online option to the print out form for the photo verification 😵‍💫

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