I think that has been an option in recent years. But I think I had to update my licence photo individually on renewal at 70. Also, if the same photo is used, it could be processed differently.
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I think that has been an option in recent years. But I think I had to update my licence photo individually on renewal at 70. Also, if the same photo is used, it could be processed differently.
John
The photo for DVLA will need to be updated at times depending on how recent is your passport. At 70 my passport was 3.5 years old so the DVLA new driving licence used that photo, as did the one issued when I was 73. But before my next DVLA licence I will be having my passport renewed.
But the passport photo contains the anti fraud markings and more data, that is why when you look at the passport some may think it is not a very clear photo. The prime purpose is the E-scanning and don't forget whilst that is going on your face is also being scanned. Bristol airport had such systems in place certainly in 2016, and your "scanned visage" tracked you as you moved around the terminal and was there to greet you at the Boarding Gate.
Not going to france for the third year - Ha Ha - I hope they are missing our money!
Try looking at the 'strange' copy of your photo in your passport with a strong magnifying glass and you might get a surprise!
Meh!
Travel on an Irish passport and hand over your British Driving Licence too - hilarity!
Border Farce are not the sharpest tools in the drawer.
Travel on an Irish passport and hand over your British Driving Licence too - hilarity!
Border Farce are not the sharpest tools in the drawer.
All the anger and aggression.... It's what we voted for. Well, some did........
It will be interesting to see if HMG do introduce the last much delayed tranche of inward goods checks for imports. I think they are due now in July 2022 and mirroring the EU no meat, dairy or plant products without extensive certification. Terrible for caravanners as the only things to bring back are wine or beer. No Gaura, Oleander, cassoulet, cheese or saucisson sec. Shock horror 😱
PS edit. Just been announced that we have delayed the introduction for the fourth time.
Brexit import checks delayed for fourth time
New post-Brexit controls, due in July, are postponed amid rising inflation and supply chain disruption.
www.bbc.co.uk
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I suspect that few of us in this forum are able to read and understand what the link provided is all about, but I suspect it only applies to Turkish citizens wishing to obtain a Schengen visa and, there again, it's unlikely that there will be very many in this forum.
I also suspect that although the link refers to the Schengen visa, because it refers in particular to Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands it's not about Schengen at all but about specific country visas, quite independent of Schengen.
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Lutz, it is an advertiment for a Turkish company to process the visas.
Google translates it automatically for me.
Google translates it automatically for me.
Many people are travelling to the EU without any issues and we hope to be going next year sometime.
The link that the OP provided makes things look a lot more difficult than they are. A Schengen visa is only required if staying more than 90 days.
What’s the difficulty that’s causing the problem? Admittedly you can’t travel fir the extensive period that you could before we left the EU. But the time limit is more than enough for most people. There are additional costs and paperwork if you take your dog but not eye watering. Foodstuffs and plants entering the EU are now restricted, but it’s not a game changer. Just buy your food after arrival. Similar restrictions were to be introduced here for goods entering UK but yet again they have been delayed despite the check points costing businesses a great deal of money. This time the delay in introducing the checks is to keep the cost of importing such good down fir the consumer.
So overall travel to Europe isn’t that difficult ……..unless going by air. ☹️
The problem isn't the EU making it more difficult, It was the UK public that voted to leave the EU that caused the change. The UK is now treated just like any other non EU state and we are now seeing the same sorts of restrictions and hurdles the rest of the world has faced when trying to visit EU member states.
And it's not just related to visiting, there are similarly more complex hurdles for export and import of goods with the EU.
I wonder if the realities of leaving the EU had been explained more accurately, whether the UK public would still have voted to leave?
As per the original and first post raised in Feb 2022, reference was to next year when EU may tighten entry to EU. No one knows what may still happen. Lets hope there are no drastic changes however as we normally go off peak, it probably will not impact us much.
We are still celebrating! 👍👍👍
For someone who appears to dislike the EU so much, I wonder what your concerns are about these 'new' regulations. After all, you won't be going over the Channel, will you ?
Big difference between the countries in the EU and the EU itself.For someone who appears to dislike the EU so much, I wonder what your concerns are about these 'new' regulations. After all, you won't be going over the Channel, will you ?
The latest updates for ETIAS and EES are in the link. One concern was how caravan and motorhome tourists would access the automated machine booths. But these may not be required as once the visitor has the approved ETIAS passport the additional EES check doesn’t seem any different to what happens already at the departure port. IE French border officials check your passport in Dover prior to embarkation onto the ferry. Of course ETIAS has to be approved beforehand and will cost the tourist.
etias.com
ETIAS checks for European air and sea travel
In 2025, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will be rolled out and this will have an impact on how non-European passport holders must
You clearly need help in understanding the full meaning of 'Brexit' .
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