Don’t take a “hot” passport photo

Your “hot” passport could be a problem at the airport.

The State Department said it had “seen reports of travelers experiencing delays due to border patrol agents facing difficulty in confirming their identity” and encouraged people to avoid makeup styles that “significantly alter” the way their faces look. Entry to other countries may be delayed, it said, if officials were not confident that the photo depicted the traveler in front of them.

Passport photos must be an “accurate likeness” of the traveler, according to federal regulations and the International Civil Aviation Organization. The rules for passports, which tend to be stricter than for driver’s licenses, call for a neutral expression, a clear image, no filters, and a white or off-white background.

Caption from original article by Hannah Sampson.

[nathanfrazier]

I love how hes playing into his JD Vance role.

[DaveJorgenson]

do you think LAX will let me get through customs faster if they think i'm a vice presidential candidate

[GOCAPSDMV]

Why watch the news when you have this 😂😂😂

[sallysally]

It was the other way around for me. I took a horrendous passport photo and when I arrived in Australia the guy said "what happened?"😂

[sagegreeeeeeen]

Off topic but WHAT WAS THAT SLEEPING POSITION I’d be dying inside

[bird]

That JD Vance sting at the end was hilarious

[Leonaza]

“Which is why I only put on eyeliner before traveling” 🤣🤣🤣

[epiclazerpie]

trump is gonna flip when he finds out that jd vance works for the washington post!

[Ben-ddze]

I love that waltzing Matilda is playing

[The-Chair]

You could steal and use Vance’s passport, and no one would know

[Isnane]

Customs:
"Sir! You look like you've been flying for 16 hours! Not like your getting your passport photo taken! I'm gonna have to take you in"

[laurendelune]

This has especially become a problem for when people travel to South Korea to get plastic surgery done. I think they’ve started issuing special plastic surgery passports for patients because they have problems at the airport due to looking different post-op

[PaulHo]

The demure natural eye shadow was a very nice touch, because the shade was flawless!

[GSBarlev]

"Waltzing Matilda" playing in the background is what elevates this video to the level of _art._ Safe travels, Dave!

[SuperPupperDoggo]

the jd Vance at the end had me rolling

[tylerdurdin]

That passport photo looks like JD Vance ran his own photo through an art AI and put "make it look like what I really look like... in my head“ in the prompt for the AI.

[stratigist]

I think it's awesome how you got JD Vance to record a PSA for the Washington Post.

[NascarAviationDude]

We’ll Need A Full Compilation Of The “Dave/JD Vance” Jokes

[tvbloke]

That last bit was a belly laugh for me - well played!

[dynawesome]

So this is why they tell you not to smile in the photo