New photos for passport renewal

C_Ronaldo

Would i be right in guessing i would need new photos if im renewing a passport

Shelle

The answer is yes!

Best to update photo anyhow as it is probably looking a bit dated! Whether you apply for first time, renew, or replace you need two passport photos.

floyd

In the small print it says that the picture must have been taken within a month of applying. Also worth noting that you can't have any hint of a smile, I had to get more new ones taken when I turned up at the passport office to get my passport processed because you could see my teeth in the photo!

lynnexxxo

Don't you have a dodgy haircut/shirt on in the old ones! My hair looks green in mine, roll on 2014 when I get a new one !

TimC

My home made ones failed because the flash cast too much of a shadow behind me - they'd been fine for visas, so save the pain and go to a camera shop offering the polaroid service or a booth.

Luckily I was at the passport office, so went in the booth there.

curtlyb

If you've a decent camera then go for it at home, we've replaced two in the last six months, both photo's taken against a fridge door which gave the slightly off-white grey colour background they require (the fridge is white... honest). If you don't print your photo's off regularly then go to a booth or photo shop... there again i saw a guy pump £12 into a machine to get a decent photo of his son and failed miserably ....... in the end he walked away photo-less and penniless :cool:

buckrogers

check here
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/apply-photos-standards.asp

it also says,
be printed professionally. Photographs printed at home are not likely to be of an acceptable quality

espresso

buckrogers wrote: »

check here
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/apply-photos-standards.asp

it also says,
be printed professionally. Photographs printed at home are not likely to be of an acceptable quality

They cannot tell if you paid for your prints and as long as they comply with their standard they are fine.