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t h e . d r e a m e r
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 Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject: Scowl please! Britain lifts 'no smile' rule 4 child passport |
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| Quote: | LONDON (AFP) - A rule obliging British parents to undertake the near-impossible task of making their babies adopt a "neutral" expression on passport photographs has been dropped after thousands of pictures were rejected.
In less than three months last year, more than 15,000 applications for children's passports were turned down because the applicants' expressions were deemed irregular, The Daily Telegraph reported Thursday.
They fell foul of a rule insisting photographs show all applicants looking straight ahead with a neutral expression, their mouth closed and eyes open -- difficult enough for parents to enforce on a young child, let alone a baby.
Between September 12 and November 26 last year 15,441 child passport applications were rejected, according to figures given in parliament to lawmaker John Hemming, who campaigned against what he called the "bureaucratic nightmare" of the regulations.
One parent had a photo rejected because her daughter's mouth was open, while another was told that her 11-week-old baby's face was too shiny and was advised to use make-up.
Hemming had now been told that the rules had been simplified, meaning that any photo giving "a true likeness of the child" was permitted, the paper said.
Young applicants -- who irrespective of age must all have their own passport under British laws -- are now even allowed to smile for their pictures, it added.
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 I think all Bristish mothers must breathe a sigh of relief. I had one passport where I was crying and my nose was leaking!!! My parents said they gave up after several attempts to take a good shot. Another one is of me scowling and it wasn't a great photo too! |
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Well my photo is like I was there doing nothing!No smiles..Just weeping!
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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my dad hold me and i was lookin at the camera eyes wide open and mouth open a bit wide..
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zahrah... that sounded so funny!!! Do you still do like that??? Big eyes and open mouth.....  
There was one passport photos (Passport for babies/toddlers until the age of 5...I think must be changed every 4 months for the Germans) where the embassy allowed my parents to use the snap shot photo of me! I just wouldn't go to the photo studio and obviously created quite a havoc! My dad said he brought several sample shots, studio and snap shots and the embassy picked the nicest but it still looked rather horrible!!!  |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject: weird |
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Yah christine/chris(you mind if i call you that?)
It is weird!? Anyway...how did that happen??
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