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Rules for digital and printed passport photos and how to get one
You need a digital photo to apply for a passport online. You must get a…
You need 2 identical printed photos if you are applying for a passport…
HM Passport Office guidelines for photographers and photographic studios producing photos for UK passports.
Acceptable UK passport photograph standards.
You can change the photo on your driving licence online at any time by renewing your licence - cost, how to pay and apply, applying by post.
Who can sign (countersign) passport photos and application forms and what they need to do
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
Find out how to take photographic evidence to show what you’ve done to complete an SFI action.
Free services and facilities to help you with your passport application if you're disabled
Photographs taken for the Defence Training Estate Cramber Tor survey 2012.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the quality, style and appearance required of passport photographs.
Guidance for 'Shakespeare Lives in Mauritius' photo competition
This template can be used for checking photographs for all passport applicants aged 6 and over.
This notice is aimed at small businesses and individuals who may wish to use digital or photographic images on the web.
Add an image or video to GOV.UK.
Who you can share personal data with and what consent you need to get – for example, when publishing exam results and taking photos in school.
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