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Which picture for my UK passport?

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So.. Which pic should go on my brand-new UK passport? (I'm SO excited!! I'll be a real citizen :)
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Thanks!

For now I'm just sending the application through.. In theory they could reject me :( But I meet all the criteria so I'm pretty sure it'll be fine - I've (mostly) behaved during my 5 years here!! :D:P

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- my boss

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Well I'll keep my fingers crossed for you until you know for sure! :)



Oh dear GOD - don't do that!! You'll be crossing your fingers for about 6 months! Ha ha ha!!
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Thanks!

For now I'm just sending the application through.. In theory they could reject me :( But I meet all the criteria so I'm pretty sure it'll be fine - I've (mostly) behaved during my 5 years here!! :D:P



It's not a matter or behaving, it's getting caught misbehaving... ;)

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Thanks!

For now I'm just sending the application through.. In theory they could reject me :( But I meet all the criteria so I'm pretty sure it'll be fine - I've (mostly) behaved during my 5 years here!! :D:P



It's not a matter or behaving, it's getting caught misbehaving... ;)

I vote right.


Well (knock on wood) I haven't yet been caught :):P
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- my boss

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Left, more color to your complexion and a rounder looking face with fuller hair.

In the right one with bad lighting you look pale (it is England [:/]:P) and your face seems narrower and one dimensional, your hair appears flat and stringy.

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

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Left, more color to your complexion and a rounder looking face with fuller hair.

In the right one with bad lighting you look pale (it is England [:/]:P) and your face seems narrower and one dimensional, your hair appears flat and stringy.



I *totally* agree!! But I'm worried the one on the left is too dark & won't meet the passport standards..
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i'd go for the right hand one just cos the background colour

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Photos must show a plain, uniform, light grey or cream background. 5 - 10% grey is recommended as a background.



full rules here http://www.ips.gov.uk/cps/rde/xchg/ips_live/hs.xsl/36.htm

Congratulations on getting a UK passport btw B|

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Any chance one of your computer savvy friends could lighten it up a bit and still keep it sorta the same?

Hey Geeks, make nice with the lady and get a free smile.B|B|

Just seen Rygons post.[:/]

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

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Also forgot to add that the pic has to line up with this
http://www.ips.gov.uk/cps/files/ips/live/assets/documents/ips_eye_distance_template_trade_v1.pdf

Only know cos i had to get a new passport this week ( £83 robbing bastards grr)

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Also forgot to add that the pic has to line up with this
http://www.ips.gov.uk/cps/files/ips/live/assets/documents/ips_eye_distance_template_trade_v1.pdf

Only know cos i had to get a new passport this week ( £83 robbing bastards grr)




Yeah, I know the requirements, and it's this one I'm not sure about for the pic on the left: "Photos must show both edges of the face clearly"

I had both taken professionally, so they *should* meet the standards, but I do think my face on the left has shadows on it.. I think it's probably too dark, but I like me better in it.. *sigh*.. Decisions, decisions.. It'll be on there for 10 years.. They're both a bit cringe-worthy, I think!!


Edit: £83 sounds like a bargain.. It's gonna cost me £720 for my application..
"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse."
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« Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. »
- my boss

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Don't want to get this put in Speakers Corner but...

"It ensures that there is sufficient distance between the key facial reference points for us to obtain a facial biometric."
“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

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Meh, don't worry about it too much.

NONE of the customs folks care about how you look in the passport photo.
Everyone has butt-ugly passport photos (driver's license too).

Besides, after spending hours going through airport security, being stuck on the plane for more hours (usually with a screaming kid behind you kicking your seat) you'll look a lot closer to a crappy pic than a pretty one.;)

Are you giving up your Canadian citizenship for the Brit? or going dual?

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Don't want to get this put in Speakers Corner but...

"It ensures that there is sufficient distance between the key facial reference points for us to obtain a facial biometric."



I think the new passports can be scanned electronically & it's something to do with software recognising people from a "wanted" database.. Increased security measures, etc.. In a way, it's surprising to me that passports are still so "behind the times" in terms of technology.. But hey.. Some things take time (and money)..
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Besides, after spending hours going through airport security, being stuck on the plane for more hours (usually with a screaming kid behind you kicking your seat) you'll look a lot closer to a crappy pic than a pretty one.;)



Ha ha!! So true!!

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Are you giving up your Canadian citizenship for the Brit? or going dual?



Happily, I don't have to give up my Canadian citizenship, so I will have both :)
"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse."
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Thanks!

For now I'm just sending the application through.. In theory they could reject me :( But I meet all the criteria so I'm pretty sure it'll be fine - I've (mostly) behaved during my 5 years here!! :D:P



Has anyone asked.... why do you want to be a Brit? :P

Is it the fact that Charles will one day be King? [:/]
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