Passport photo problems

[JamalNTam 1]

Ok - so i had my photo taken at Mildenhall base - people in the military go there for passport photos, spouses go there for visa photos and I assumed that as it's the us govenment that have these people on the base (an american company) that they would do it right. Everything looked good - got my 2 passport pictures taken for $5.75 and now I've checked the photo spec and it says about having to have 1/2 inch between the top of the photo and the top of my head - but there is just over 1/4 inch space! Does this mean they wont accept this photo? My fiance got his passport picture taken there and his was accepted and when i was there i asked if anyone had been turned away with the photos they take and they said no. What u guys think?

[Ken_Maria 0]

Ok - so i had my photo taken at Mildenhall base - people in the military go there for passport photos, spouses go there for visa photos and I assumed that as it's the us govenment that have these people on the base (an american company) that they would do it right. Everything looked good - got my 2 passport pictures taken for $5.75 and now I've checked the photo spec and it says about having to have 1/2 inch between the top of the photo and the top of my head - but there is just over 1/4 inch space! Does this mean they wont accept this photo? My fiance got his passport picture taken there and his was accepted and when i was there i asked if anyone had been turned away with the photos they take and they said no. What u guys think?

You should be ok as those places get a lot of business and if they were getting rejected, customers would have already said somehting. I took mine on the current base I am at and no rejections... BTW I have a government and civilian passport with pics from the same place. Good luck Payato.

[payxibka 10,048]

Ok - so i had my photo taken at Mildenhall base - people in the military go there for passport photos, spouses go there for visa photos and I assumed that as it's the us govenment that have these people on the base (an american company) that they would do it right. Everything looked good - got my 2 passport pictures taken for $5.75 and now I've checked the photo spec and it says about having to have 1/2 inch between the top of the photo and the top of my head - but there is just over 1/4 inch space! Does this mean they wont accept this photo? My fiance got his passport picture taken there and his was accepted and when i was there i asked if anyone had been turned away with the photos they take and they said no. What u guys think?

My recollection is that is way down the list. The errors that seem to matter include incorrect head position (ears not visible), shadowing and background color.

[Kirsten L 0]

You should be just fine. Don't panic. It's just a guideline, that measurement.

On a personal note, I've spent time at Mildenhall. A friend of mine was stationed at the base as a psychologist. I was on base several times over the last two or three years when I would skip across the Channel from Paris to visit she and her husband for holidays and whatnot. Happy memories...