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It's that time again for a passport renewal. Everything has changed as expected! Where does one go to get the appropriate passport photos which meet the meticulous criteria needed in Bangkok? There used to be a stand in front of the embassy but that seems to be long gone. Thanks.

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6 hours ago, pluto_manibo said:

It's that time again for a passport renewal. Everything has changed as expected! Where does one go to get the appropriate passport photos which meet the meticulous criteria needed in Bangkok? There used to be a stand in front of the embassy but that seems to be long gone. Thanks.

google dutch embassy Bangkok and you will get all the information you need!!

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18 minutes ago, RamblingOn said:

google dutch embassy Bangkok and you will get all the information you need!!

No, not about where to find a shop for passport photos, and that is what he ask.

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33 minutes ago, RamblingOn said:

google dutch embassy Bangkok and you will get all the information you need!!

It doesn't have the "information you need" and it is obviously always the first line of action to search online. Thank you for your condescending comment. After twenty years on this forum, I wasn't aware of Google!

 

13 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

No, not about where to find a shop for passport photos, and that is what he ask.

Thank you!

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PS I recommend that you choose express service for your passport. It costs only about 10 euros more and you will have it in about 5 days. A small extra on the total price of the passport.

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Out of curiosity I studied the requirements for NL passport photo.

It's amazing that EU countries can not agree on a single standard.

Size NL and D is same 35*45 mm.

But NL wants the face height from chin to head-top max 30 mm.

Leaves a lot of empty space, no idea why.

Germans (D) want face up to 36 mm.

 

The official NL spec is for technical draftsman :biggrin:

 

But this example is good enough to show. Light and background as usual. Eyes centered, chin to head-top 29 mm (30 mm).

I think every photo studio should be able to do this.

 

 

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It can be a total nightmare, especially if you are flying in and have to run around town to get the pictures redone several times. Yes, they have the requirements you must download(size, no filters, no retouching, type of file, face position, background color, no more than 400 dpi etc....). However in my experience, some Photo shops like to retouch or get it all wrong and you must go retake them. The little stand out front, 10 yrs ago, was great! I imagine some Photo shops in the area know all the specs and are used to the business and requirements needed from the embassy. Hence, my original question.

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There are some recommendations in this thread from 2022.

A name that appears more than once:

Big Camera, 3F, Emquartier (Phromn Phong BTS).

 

 

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Anyway, for a new passport you have to go to the embassy. They need your fingerprints. At the Ambassy from the Netherlands, don't they take a digital picture yet? Are they so far behind the modern time? 10 years ago you needed a picture yourself, now ..... Not in my embassy.

Possible the shop at the embassy is gone because you don't need a picture yourself????

So an advice: ask first at the ambassy what you need to renew your passport. The questions are FREE and that is very important for a Hollander.

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@easydoor

 

You still have to take  your own Picture, they don't make them at the Embassy. The brought picture is put into a scanner, and that machine says Yes / No. If No, you have to give them another picture

 

A Swiss friend of mine, got his new passport from when the Swiss Embassy visited Khon Kaen and even there they took his picture there and then, so what the Dutch Embassy is doing is ....... :whistling:

 

Edit: Here is the link, to book an appointment with them

 

https://www.vfsvisaonline.com/Netherlands-Global-Online-Appointment_Zone1/AppScheduling/AppWelcome.aspx?P=Tg%2FSYPsRqwADJwz8N7fAvA3rUU3D6AhBV5iieyTNujc%3D

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19 hours ago, easydoor said:

Anyway, for a new passport you have to go to the embassy. They need your fingerprints. At the Ambassy from the Netherlands, don't they take a digital picture yet? Are they so far behind the modern time? 10 years ago you needed a picture yourself, now ..... Not in my embassy.

Possible the shop at the embassy is gone because you don't need a picture yourself????

So an advice: ask first at the ambassy what you need to renew your passport. The questions are FREE and that is very important for a Hollander.

You do need a picture and the embassy won't make one.

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In a soi off Sukhumvit Road at Phloen Chit BTS (south side), about 20 meters into the soi, on the right side, just past the security barrier is a shop where they make the photos as required by the Dutch Embassy. Go up the stairs.

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On 6/15/2024 at 1:50 PM, KhunBENQ said:

It's amazing that EU countries can not agree on a single standard.

 

Indeed. So much for the claim often made by passport-issuing authorities back in our home countries that passports are produced according to international standards!

 

And it is not just a question of acceptable mug & photo sizes but also acceptable background colours - which vary from country to country as well.

 

Unfortunately the one thing which agents seemingly cannot help us out on in dealing with cumbersome passport renewal procedures is in obtaining mugshots which fully satisfy the ultra-fussy requirements insisted on by the passport-issuing countries back in our home countries.😟

 

 

 

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