Bad passport photo
Nov 26, 2018, 2:09 pm
#1
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Bad passport photo
So I got my passport renewed recently and when I got my new one I noticed that my photo makes my skin seem very yellow, like I have jaundice. The one I sent did not look like this so they must have modified the photo before printing. Is this going to cause a problem when I try to use it in the automated machines? Is there a way to get this fixed without paying for a new one? I would rather not be stuck with this photo for 10 years.
Nov 27, 2018, 3:39 pm
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Was this a USA passport? Don't they just apply the physical photo that you submit and then laminate the page?
If your photo wasn't printed as a passport photo, I could imagine that the heat and chemicals in the glue and/or laminate might cause the thing to change color, but I'm just guessing here.
If your photo wasn't printed as a passport photo, I could imagine that the heat and chemicals in the glue and/or laminate might cause the thing to change color, but I'm just guessing here.
Nov 27, 2018, 8:50 pm
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Was this a USA passport? Don't they just apply the physical photo that you submit and then laminate the page?
If your photo wasn't printed as a passport photo, I could imagine that the heat and chemicals in the glue and/or laminate might cause the thing to change color, but I'm just guessing here.
If your photo wasn't printed as a passport photo, I could imagine that the heat and chemicals in the glue and/or laminate might cause the thing to change color, but I'm just guessing here.
Nov 27, 2018, 9:31 pm
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Was this a USA passport? Don't they just apply the physical photo that you submit and then laminate the page?
If your photo wasn't printed as a passport photo, I could imagine that the heat and chemicals in the glue and/or laminate might cause the thing to change color, but I'm just guessing here.
If your photo wasn't printed as a passport photo, I could imagine that the heat and chemicals in the glue and/or laminate might cause the thing to change color, but I'm just guessing here.
Nov 30, 2018, 4:39 pm
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So I got my passport renewed recently and when I got my new one I noticed that my photo makes my skin seem very yellow, like I have jaundice. The one I sent did not look like this so they must have modified the photo before printing. Is this going to cause a problem when I try to use it in the automated machines?
Nov 30, 2018, 4:41 pm
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Jul 23, 2019, 3:39 am
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: USA
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This problem has existed since at least 2008 when they rolled out biometric ePassports. When my wife and I received our passports in 2008, her skin was unrealistically yellow and mine was too red. However, when I read the photo from the chip with my phone's NFC, the picture comes out normal. So, I guess the colors are messed up during the printing stage, not scanning.
Jul 26, 2019, 4:32 pm
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I had this happen two passports ago. Crossing the border an agent even made a comment and I told him that if he didn't like it then his colleagues shouldn't have done such a poor job. I certainly wasn't going to pay for a new passport after they screwed it up.
Aug 17, 2021, 6:45 pm
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Passport Photo Has the Skin with Green Tint
Hello,
we received our passports back and had a question on the photos. This is our first one. The photos have the skin with a green tint. The eyes and mouth are ok. The forehead, cheeks, nose and chin looks like we are wearing a face mask. Like a facial. A thick green facial? Is this OK?
we received our passports back and had a question on the photos. This is our first one. The photos have the skin with a green tint. The eyes and mouth are ok. The forehead, cheeks, nose and chin looks like we are wearing a face mask. Like a facial. A thick green facial? Is this OK?
Aug 17, 2021, 6:53 pm
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Hello,
we received our passports back and had a question on the photos. This is our first one. The photos have the skin with a green tint. The eyes and mouth are ok. The forehead, cheeks, nose and chin looks like we are wearing a face mask. Like a facial. A thick green facial? Is this OK?
we received our passports back and had a question on the photos. This is our first one. The photos have the skin with a green tint. The eyes and mouth are ok. The forehead, cheeks, nose and chin looks like we are wearing a face mask. Like a facial. A thick green facial? Is this OK?