Having taken your ideal passport photo, you may want to use it for an official procedure. For instance, applying for a UK passport. If you have it printed, there is no problem. However, what to do if you don’t physically possess the photo? Can you access your passport photo online? How can you do that? We will cover the topic in this article.
Last update:3/23/2024
How to apply for a UK passport?
There are two ways of applying for a UK passport. You can do it:
- traditionally, with a paper form
- online.
The former option requires you to provide passport photos printed on the approved paper. It is also more expensive. So, if you want to save your time and money, choose the latter.
Online application is most often faster and more convenient. However, you are obliged to upload a digital version of your photo. How to get it?
How to get and access passport photo online?
To receive a digital version of your photo, go to a photographer’s studio. Having taken the photo, ask for the digital version. You should be given it on a memory stick, CD or by e-mail.
However, that’s not the only way. According to the newly introduced regulations, during the passport application process, you may refer to the unique identification number of your photo. You will be given it:
- at a photographer’s studio
- in a photo booth
that are IDPC compliant.
The IDPC acronym stands for the ID Photo Code. This is a combination of letters and digits that enables you and the authorities to find and check the photo.
Can you access passport photo online?
If you were given the ID digital code, you may use it while applying for a UK passport. To access it you only have to provide its number in the proper space of the application form. It will help you save:
- time
- money
- efforts,
because it won’t be you who has to upload the photo to the system.
Learn more:
- UK Photo Code – all you need to know
- How to get a photo code for UK passport?
- How to get a photo code for UK driving license?
- Where to find official photographer for photo code?
- Do photo booths issue photo code?
- How to use digital photo code?
- Can you take passport photo with phone and get photo code?
- How much do you pay for passport photo in UK?
- How to get a digital photo id?
