It’s a bit like those self service tills at supermarkets they have to have someone on hand all the time as half they time people can’t do it.
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Not that easy to get my photograph authorised. Chief Nurse I volunteer for - refused. Office Manager I volunteer for - refused. A photography technician friend - refused. A priest from the church I used to attend - accepted. Passport Official must be having a bad day in the office.
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Such a PITA !
Take your own photo all you need is a camera and computer. Photograph yourself put it on the computer then follow passport renewal instructions. At the very end just tick saying it is you take took it to confirm
Then a week later they reject your photo and ask for another one
not quite. when the photo is downloaded onto the passport office site it says passed or failed
Not quite that simple. You take your photo download it and send to passport office. You get a link back what you send to certain professionals* to endorse and email back to passport office… *Like nurse, GP, vicar even a chiropodist. I sent to a chief nurse but it got rejected as was the others I tried to use.
I have just done mine and sent it off so they got it yesterday. today I have just got. they may want professioinal endorsement for first time applications or out of date old passports. Our old ones are still current for the next two months. I think you missed the "TAKE YOU OWN PHOTO "bit and self endorse.
Dear,
Application reference: PEX *** *** ***X
We’ve received your old passport.
What happens next
We’ll check your application and your old passport. We’ll contact you if we need more information.
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And
We’ve received your old passport
What happens next
Find out how long your passport application is likely to take(opens in new tab).
We’ll check your application and your old passport. If we need more information, we’ll contact you.
When we’ve finished checking your application, we’ll update this page.
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You should allow up to 10 weeks from when we receive your old passport, any supporting documents, or confirmation of your identity details if needed.
Also not just my passport but Sue’s went together in the same envelope so they have both
Passports approve and being printed, as I said no need to have endorsed
new passports arrived yesterday and old ones to be returned later on