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How to Get a Passport Photo During COVID-19 Closures
By Passport Editorial

You can still apply for your passport during the COVID-19 situation. But how do you get your passport photo? We have great options to safely get your passport photo during the COVID-19 closures and stay-at-home-orders. Applying for your passport or renewing your passport doesn't have to be a difficult task during this time. How to Get a Passport Photo During Closures & Stay-Home Orders The passport photo is required for passport renewals, new passports, child passports, and replacing a lost…

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Passport Photos: Where to Get Them
By Passport Editorial

The passport photo is the number one reason for applications to be denied.  It's important you take the perfect passport photo to avoid costly delays. Routine passport processing takes 6-8 weeks or longer. If your passport photo is rejected, it could take another few weeks before your passport is ready. Our expedited passport services are available for travelers that need their passport fast. Our processing times range from 2 weeks to as fast as 24 hours. We also help make…

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Can You Smile For A Passport Photo?
By Passport Editorial

Did you know you can't wear eyeglasses for a passport photo anymore? Did you know you shouldn't smile in your passport photo? The passport photo is the number one reason passport applications are denied, rejected, or suspended. That's because the government has certain rules about what types of facial expressions are acceptable, and if you break these rules, your passport application could be rejected causing lengthy processing delays. A routine passport takes 6-8 weeks or longer. If you need your…

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How to Take a Passport Photo Like Prince
By Passport Editorial

Prince shared his passport photo on Twitter...and the Internet exploded.  Writers called it "sheer perfection," "game-changing" and even "so aggressively sexual it should be illegal." Mashable writer Jim Roberts tweeted "You'll never have a passport photo like this. So give up." But do you have to give up? Are the rest of us mere mortals doomed to carry around humiliating passport photos for the next decade? We say "No more!"  After analyzing Prince's Internet-famous passport pic to find out what…

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Passport Photo Tips & Common Mistakes to Avoid
By Passport Editorial

Unlike other photos you have taken, your passport photo won’t be about finding your good side or taking the shot from the most flattering angle. Your passport will have to adhere to a very strict set of government regulations to make sure that it will be approved by the State Department. Some of the most important rules for passport photos include: Full color only Final size 2” x 2” with head measuring between 1” and 1 3/8” from bottom of chin…

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Your US Passport Photo: How Close to Reality is It?
By Passport Editorial

A US passport issued to an adult is valid for ten years. A lot can happen in that period of time, especially where your personal appearance is concerned. Weight can be gained or lost, haircuts can change and if you're surgically-inclined, you might even get a new nose or lips. A new photojournalism project by Suren Manvelyan and Biayna Mahari on the Behance Network showcases just how much of a difference a few years can make. The project compares old-but-still-valid…

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A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to Get My Passport Photo…
By Passport Editorial

Getting a passport photo is one of those tasks that never seems to go as planned. It's like school picture day all over again: Blemishes pop up unexpectedly in all the wrong places, carefully styled hair gets blown every which way by the wind on the way into the store, the fluorescent lighting wreaks havoc with your complexion, and the picture that will represent you to foreign immigration officials for the next 10 years ends up looking more like a…

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