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People who have renewed a passport recently, have you successfully renewed your passport without getting your photo counter-signed? They say if you haven't changed much you don't need to get counter-signed.

I had some passport photos done before I grew my beard, if I want to get counter-signed I'm going to have to shave my beard, which I don't want to do unless I really have to, nor do I want passport photos with a big beard as I won't have one every time I travel for the next 10 years.

I don't think I've changed too much but my hair has gone a bit shorter. What are the chances...?

Bit late, but in case anyone else wonders, I got a new passport a couple of weeks ago, previous photo was cleanshaven and from my early 20s, new picture, not so cleanshaven, noticeably older and fatter. Didn't get it signed, no problems.

I do think the pictures were fairly obviously the same person though.