Possible damage to passport

MrTorrential

Hey there,

Just went to look at my new passport I've had for a month that has been sat on a corner of my desk and noticed these marks on the photo page. I'm flying in 4 weeks to Germany and I'm not sure if these are going to cause me any problems no Idea what caused them either
It won't allow to post links as I'm a new user so these are the imgur endings.
/XZtpwCB.jpg
/vHMmG5y.jpg
(all identifiable information has been blacked out as well)
Many thanks
Josh

dj1471

http://i.imgur.com/XZtpwCB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vHMmG5y.jpg

Looks like grease or similar. But all of the information is clearly readable so I wouldn't worry about it. They'll barely look at it anyway within the EU, most likely they'll just scan it.

eDicky

It's nothing that could give rise to suspicion of tampering, so I wouldn't worry about it. Just a slight pity that someone dropped oil or something on your pristine book while they were admiring it.

MrTorrential

Thanks for the reassurance guys! appreciate the quickness in your replies.

smudge56

MrTorrential wrote: »

Hey there,

Just went to look at my new passport I've had for a month that has been sat on a corner of my desk and noticed these marks on the photo page. I'm flying in 4 weeks to Germany and I'm not sure if these are going to cause me any problems no Idea what caused them either
It won't allow to post links as I'm a new user so these are the imgur endings.
/XZtpwCB.jpg
/vHMmG5y.jpg
(all identifiable information has been blacked out as well)
Many thanks
Josh[/QUOTE
They are not marks. They are one of the security features of the new passport

eDicky

smudge56 wrote: »

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They are not marks. They are one of the security features of the new passport

Seriously? That's hilarious!

I was wondering how come the splodges are all the same size...

pennylane99

Yes, the round marks are part of the new security features

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473495/HMPO_magazine.pdf