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Has Your Passport Expired?

With most of the travel rules regarding Covid testing, and restrictions being relaxed in the UK, many people are starting to feel confident enough to make travel plans.  However, after such a long time without that being possible, your passport may have expired whilst it was languishing at the back of the drawer.It’s so easy to overlook this – especially as the rules have now changed and your passport now expires ten years from the issue date rather than having the additional 6 months to the expiry date as it did in the pre-Brexit world.  It would be a shame to miss out on your long hoped for holiday plans over something as simple and avoidable as a passport expiry.Most passport applications now take place online and this is being encouraged by the Passport Office as the fast, cheapest, and most efficient way to update your passport.  One of the easiest ways that you can make your application sail through the process with no problems is to take extra care when it comes to your passport photography.Passport Photo SpecificationsAt VisualChaos Studios, all our passport photos go through software that checks them against the biometric requirements of the country in question so you are guaranteed that there will be no hold-ups on account of your images when it comes to receiving your passport back. Our passport software database can check for over 280 different passport and visa types for more than 90 countries so wherever you’re looking to visit, we have you covered.  Also, if you discover that you have more than one passport or visa that needs updating, we can accommodate family groups at a single easy session.You can book your passport photo appointment directly into our online calendar making it easy to find a date and time that suits you, and you’ll also pay online at the same time. You’ll receive your Passport Image Code immediately after your photo is taken along with any printed photos (if you have requested them) so by the time you get home, you’ll have everything you need to get your application prepared and sent off.  It’s as simple as that!#Checkyourpassportexpirydate #ExpiredPassport #PassportExpiryDate #PassportPhotos #UKPassportRenewals
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