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Passport photos

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MaryPlain59 · 28/02/2017 17:33

When you send your passport renewal application form and they ask for two photos do you send the two photos as a strip of two or do you need to cut them into individual photos, and if so do you need to leave any border? I would be really grateful for any advice.

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WreckTangled · 28/02/2017 17:55

I cut mine into individual photos and leave about 3mm border. Hth

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MaryPlain59 · 28/02/2017 17:58

Great, thank you x

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booellesmum · 28/02/2017 18:00

Yep. I cut them with a slight white border.
You only write on the back of one of them.

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MaryPlain59 · 28/02/2017 18:14

Thank you, do you still need to write on the back of the photos if it is just a renewal? I couldn't see anything about it in the information booklet, sorry for all the questions.

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WreckTangled · 28/02/2017 18:21

You only need it countersigned if you can't tell that it's the same person in the expiring passport and new photos

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MaryPlain59 · 28/02/2017 18:30

Fantastic, thanks so much ☺

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Bleu2 · 28/02/2017 18:35

I've just renewed mine and it didn't need counter signing. That's only if your appearance has changed dramatically in past 10 years.

Also, there was no option to send a paper photo. It was all online 😮 when I did it.
There were 2 photo options:

get someone to take a phone photo of you (selfies not allowed) and follow all the correct guidelines. Upload said photo to passport website.
get a passport photo from somewhere like Timpson, who will email / save image to your stick or a disc. Then upload image as 1.

6 months ago I did the children's passport renewal and had to submit the application online, but sent the photos (which had to be counter-signed) via the post with a hard copy of the online forms.

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MaryPlain59 · 28/02/2017 18:39

Thank you Bleu that's really useful x

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KP86 · 28/02/2017 18:46

A phone photo? That's quite modern. All those snappy snap outlets charging £9/pop will go out of business.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 28/02/2017 18:48

Also, there was no option to send a paper photo. It was all online

There is if you do the paper form. DH has just done his. It was back with on a week.

WreckTangled · 28/02/2017 18:53

I did dd's renewal online but still had to send photos. I wonder if it depends on whether or not it needs counter signing? I assume childrens always do as they change so much in five years.

AnneOfCleavage · 28/02/2017 18:59

Just done mine and DD's. Did check and send at P.O last Wed and they were sent by signed for courier today - v impressed.
Glad I did check and send as had to get DD counter signed as I thought she hadn't changed much so hadn't bothered then when I returned I had to go back and get mine counter signed as I had a small side fringe in my new photo compared with pony tail in old photo - looked same in every other way so annoyed I had to get it counter signed but it got sorted in end.

tinkerbellone · 09/03/2017 21:29

Could I ask how long it took for the passports to come back please?
I've sent off four for my children & have left it a bit late (only four weeks till we go away)

Peterprinciple · 09/03/2017 21:42

About a week

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 09/03/2017 21:49

DH came back on less than a week

Might depend of it is a first application though.

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