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What does it mean?
When your photo no longer matches how you look now, it is time to stop using it.
In plain terms
If your passport photo looks like you, you have aged.
What can you take from it?
Update official documents to reflect your current appearance.

Where it applies

  • applying for travel
  • updating records

Putting it to work

  • take new photos regularly
  • check expiration dates

Questions to consider

  • How do you track changes in yourself?
  • What does aging look like to you?

Another view

Sometimes you look exactly like your photo even when old.

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