Comments on: And now it’s the background of my passport photo that’s the problem https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/ A blog about political change, among other things Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:00:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: DH https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867667 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:00:44 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867667 My wife renewed her passport early this year. We used the online application. I was unable to get a good do it yourself picture. The background had reflections and too much texture. We then went to AAA. They gave us a thumb drive with a digital image as well as a printed picture. Unfortunately their software was new and it cropped the digital image too much. We went back and had them redo the picture using visa specifications which create a larger image. This worked and she got her passport about 2 weeks later.

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867665 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:50:54 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867665 No post office anywhere near me will do it.

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867664 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:50:17 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867664 Walt:

I adjusted the background but they still wouldn’t accept it.

]]> By: Watt https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867663 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:43:56 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867663 Neo: The Delete button in this comment feature doesn’t work. I intended to delete my earlier comment and redraft it. Instead, Delete seems to fix the comment in place and remove the buttons to edit/delete/save.

Anyway: Simply copy the photo file on the Desktop or in its folder, then paste that directly into Word (in Print Layout view). Then select the photo. A special Picture Format menu should appear. The Adjust section on the left has various submenus that may help.

Of course, if you have something like Photoshop, that would be even better.

]]> By: Molly Brown. https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867662 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:42:20 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867662 Uh oh. Got to renew my passport soon, too. Let us know what ends up working, please!

]]> By: Sharon W https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867661 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:39:16 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867661 AAA worked for me as well. It really is frustrating to deal with the government entities. Getting a permit in Los Angeles, or in this case Beverly Hills? Most recent case, to erect a 3 foot retaining wall which is merely a replacement following a tree removal, used to take 15 minutes over the counter. We are on week four (and paid $1,600 to expedite) and are now being required to provide a soils report. I could go on here, but you get the idea.

]]> By: TommyJay https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867654 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:25:42 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867654 I used the post office, but that was about 4 years ago.

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867649 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:09:25 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867649 A couple months ago I got my passport renewed and photo taken at the UNM bookstore. I paid extra for expediting and received my brand-new passport in five days.

]]> By: Richard Cook https://thenewneo.com/2026/10/22/and-now-its-the-background-of-my-passport-photo-thats-the-problem/#comment-2867648 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:06:19 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=152376#comment-2867648 What about the Post Office?

]]>