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Old 08-04-2011, 11:25 PM
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Question Passport photos
Its funny how most passport photos I've ever seen, the person looks serious.
Why do you think this is? and what do you do personally, smile or look serious?
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same with any official photo ..govt id, drivers license, etc
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Old 08-04-2011, 11:29 PM
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same with any official photo ..govt id, drivers license, etc
Yes
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Old 08-04-2011, 11:33 PM
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Read this at another site :

"If you think having your picture taken for a driver's license is stressful, try having your image captured for passport photos under a new set of rules enacted after the events of September 11th, 2001. Indeed, smiling in passport photos has indeed been banned in a number of countries. Passport applicants can be asked to pose for a new photo if the first one is deemed too distorted by the act of smiling.
A closed mouth smile or grin is generally acceptable, but a smile which exposes the teeth is not.
The reason smiling in passport photos has been strongly discouraged or banned has to do with international security measures and biometric scans."
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but even prior to those measures it was rare to see a smile in an official photo
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Still doesn't make much sense to me why they enforce it. I've seen more people smiling in DL photos but never in passport photos. Don't see why you shouldn't be able to do what you want.
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Still doesn't make much sense to me why they enforce it. I've seen more people smiling in DL photos but never in passport photos. Don't see why you shouldn't be able to do what you want.

Every guy with a smile on their passport will look like Guy Smiley.
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They don't let you smile for passport photos. Even if you did I bet they would screen you with more scrutiny.
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Didnt smile for the passport or license. Never really do
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Renewing it $160, only lasts for 5 years here, pretty stupid they should make it 10 years.
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After waiting for 2 hours at the DMV, who is really in a good enough mood to smile anyway???
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Me too

Renewing it $160, only lasts for 5 years here, pretty stupid they should make it 10 years.
5 years? that is lame...about as lame as uk where if you run out of pages they won't give you more, you have to get a whole new passport
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