Spilt drink over passport photo

xxxpinkladyxxx

So my friend left his son's passport photos and forms to be signed (for his passport!) but my son managed to spill a drink over it and it had to be my diet coke, not something clear like lemonade!

I feel terrible as my friend's son is only 3 and it was probably a nightmare getting him to sit for a photo anyway. So I dried it out and it looks fine but there is a teeny weeny bit of coke stained around the edges of the photo. Do you think this will be ok?

Pollycat

Gov website says photos must be unmarked on both sides.

I think the best bet would be to use Post Office Check & Send service, they should be able to say whether the photos would be acceptable, although there's no guarantee it would be accepted at HM Passport Office even if PO say it would.

Alternatively, there is a Helpline number or email address shown on Gov website that you might try.

https://www.gov.uk/passport-advice-line

InsideInsurance

Where did you get the photo done? If it wasnt a machine can they not do reprints?

smudge56

If was just the certified photo that should be ok. As long as the one that's blank on the back is unmarked as that's the one that will be scanned on to the passport

tyllwyd

Passport photos often come in sets of four - it might be that they have a spare.

xxxpinkladyxxx

Thanks. I plucked up the courage to tell him about the photos and thankfully he has spares! Phew! I felt so bad!

apesxx

He may have more, had mine done at max spielman and they come in 8's. No way I'd use a booth with a child.

Ring him up and ask as the likelihood is that if you can see coke stain then they will just reject it.

Pollycat

apesxx wrote: »

He may have more, had mine done at max spielman and they come in 8's. No way I'd use a booth with a child.

Ring him up and ask as the likelihood is that if you can see coke stain then they will just reject it.

Er....didn't you read the post immediately above yours?

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote: »

Thanks. I plucked up the courage to tell him about the photos and thankfully he has spares! Phew! I felt so bad!

Glad it worked out, pinklady.