Despite repeatedly reminding my co-worker his passport needed to be renewed, he kept procrastinating.
This time, procrastinating worked in his favor, however, as the option to renew passports online has since became available for most adults, and this also allowed for digital photo uploads.
If you're wondering if you can simply submit a photo taken with your phone, the answer is yes - as long as it meets their requirements.
If it doesn't, your photo will automatically be rejected.
For instance, I offered to take a photo of my co-worker, and he stood in front of a white wall.
The wall was textured, however, so the photo got rejected.
Fortunately, there are lots of apps out there which lets you remove the background very easily, so I removed the background (I used PS express) and saved it as a new photo for him.
The photo and his application got accepted. The fee was paid, and in just a few weeks (3, to be exact, and he just paid the normal processing fee - it was not expedited), he got his brand new passport.
Definitely take advantage of online passport renewals to save time renewing!
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