Minor's passport photo has little resemblance. Still good for use or needs to be renewed?
Let's say a child's passport was issued when he/she is 6 months old and now this child is 4 years old. Passport is still valid for at least a year. Is the child's passport still acceptable? Though clearly in the passport photo the child has little resemblance, but on the child's visa is his/her most recent photo? Will this be granted access or be accepted by an immigrations officer? Clearly it isn't the child's fault since it is understandable that the child will go through aging process. But such circumstances are, do you think the child's passport is still good for use even if he/she has a most recent photo on his/her visa?
The child's mother/father will be accompanying the child. I have searched some threads/article and found out that some countries accept passport of minors even if they look different on the photo for as long as the passport is valid.
Best Answer
Yes, this will be accepted by the immigration officer since the passport is valid. They also tend to use other means to confirm the kid's identity, such as asking him/her what's their name, and (in some cases) questions like "is this your mommy?" when the kid is old enough.
As a side note, my new passport has a photo which imho has very little resemblance of me. Still went already through like 14 countries with no issues at all.
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You might get a little extra scrutiny when going through immigration control (usually involving a long hard stare at your child, then the picture, then back to your child, repeat a few times until the officer is either convinced or asks a supplementary question), but they aren't going to refuse you just on the photo.
Answer 3
I had "the" photo made when I was 14 old (digital photography was not a thing yet) used for my national ID booklet and a little later my passport as well so when I was 25 I still used that. It was really funny and of course looked absolutely nothing like me.
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