Saturday, 18 January 2020

ink jet - Can photos printed at home be acceptable for UK passport applications?



The UK passport photo guidelines (PDF) state:




Photographs printed at home are unlikely to be of a sufficient quality.



This statement looks very much like it's aimed at a general, uninformed reader (e.g. to deter them from sending a photo printed on unsuitable paper). It also implies that home-printed photos could be of sufficient quality, but provides no further detail.


I'm interested to hear if anyone has experience of successfully submitting a home-printed photo with a UK passport application. Can a photo printed with a colour inkjet printer onto inkjet photo paper be accepted?



Answer



Yes, I have taken photos using a Nikon DSLR, printed them on an HP inkjet printer and successfully submitted them in a UK passport application.


You have to be very careful about background, composition and pose. The rules are very strict.


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