i had maddys done when she was about 6 months also..there is no way in the world that you could tell it was her today...you do have to get it renewed but i cant remember if its at 5 or 10...my mom has her passport so ill buzz her later for you if you like and i can check
it is valid for 5 years... most border controls acknowledge babies change, particularly if the names all line up - visa applications (e.g. asia) can be a little funny but quite often they're ok.
Depending on where you are planning to go, I'd say 90% of the time not to worry.
My mother got my brother's passport 2 years ago and he's changed a lot... I don't think its a problem.
We're going to Spain, so I imagine it'd be fine. Just find it hard to understand how I could be taking anyones child away with me and using Bethanie's passport.. how are they to know??
I don't mind renewing it in 5 years of course, but we go away in June.. so wanted to make sure it was still ok to use.
If in doubt, give the passport office a call... but certain features line up - my photo in my passport is not exactly the best (which reminds me - I must get it renewed next year!)
Tilly its fine - Its valid for 5 years from issue no matter how much she changes....which is ridiculous really isn't it?
-Frankie had her passport when she was 6 weeks old and obviously looks nothing like it now! - I think the passport control officers just look for the basics, like ethnicicity (sp?) for example it would be quite obvious if your baby was white on the passport pic and afro carribean in real life....Other than that I don't think they check a lot physically, they just scan the passport to make sure nothing is flagged on the system.
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