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The beard has swung back into fashion in recent years. While once upon a time facial hair was mainly seen on men of a certain age, it\u2019s now common to see it sported by a whole range of ages and demographics. This might have you asking the question: is it acceptable to have a beard on your passport photo?<\/strong> It\u2019s understandable that you\u2019ll want to know the answer, especially since the rules surrounding passport photos can be a bit of a minefield if you\u2019re not familiar with the guidelines.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you need to know about sporting a beard on your passport picture.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yes. There\u2019s nothing to stop you from keeping \u2013 or growing \u2013your facial hair just because you need a passport photo<\/a>. This isn\u2019t just the case for beards, but also goatees, mustaches, and stubble. You will still have to familiarise yourself with the rules concerning that area of your face, particularly that you can\u2019t smile while posing for the picture.<\/p>\n Even though your beard might make an official at the border have to look twice at your passport photo before allowing you into the country, what it doesn\u2019t do is change the biometrics of your face. This means that you can still get through e-gates without trouble, which is why beards are allowed.\u00a0Looking at the rules for passport photos on gov.uk<\/a>, there is no mention of any restrictions for beards.<\/p>\n Facial hair is fine, yes. There are rules surrounding other hair which you may need to know. For instance, the official guidelines explicitly forbid pictures where the hair is covering the eyes. Ultimately you can grow your facial hair as much as you like, but if you do the same with the hair on your head you\u2019ll have to ensure it doesn\u2019t cover your eyes in the process.<\/p>\n The decision to keep your beard or chop it off for your passport photo is completely up to you, but either way, it\u2019s acceptable. If you\u2019re keen to take a picture that will be accepted the first time and in a fashion that\u2019s most convenient for you, be sure to make use of the service available at Paspic. Through this channel, you can take your photo at home and be assured it meets all guidelines.<\/p>\n The beard has swung back into fashion in recent years. While once upon a time facial hair was mainly seen on men of a certain age, it\u2019s now common to see it sported by a whole range of ages and demographics. This might have you asking the question: is it acceptable to have a beard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":620,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440\/revisions\/620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paspic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Are you allowed a beard?<\/h2>\n
Why is it allowed?<\/h2>\n
So hair is fair game?<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s time to sort your pictures<\/h2>\n
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