Flying soon but need advice about passport

Posted 20th Jan 2023 (Posted 16 h, 35 m ago)

Will be flying in a month but been growing a beard for about 3 months and I like the beard but comparing my clean shaven photo in the passport and how I look now I don’t know whether it’ll cause any issues when travelling such as at check in or immigration and such. As first time growing a beard so any advice would be helpful. Worse case scenario I’m gonna have to shave it off which i prefer to not do.

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15 h, 42 m ago
Thanks all just needed the reassurance as looking at my passport photo it’s about 2 years old when I was clean shaven and comparing to how I look now with the beard it’s different to the picture but hopefully things go well next month.
16 h, 24 m ago
I got rejected boarding for same reason, you'll defo need to shave it off. Mine was only one month growth too.
9 h, 38 m ago
The only criteria that you need to worry about...

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3 m ago
Well I’m the not okay guess I’ll have to shave
16 h, 17 m ago
Beard is ok
gov.uk/cha…ion
When you do not need a new passportYou do not need to get a new passport if you:

change your address or contact details
get a new job
change your appearance slightly - for example, dye your hair or grow a beard
change your marital status (divorce, marry or form a civil partnership) but keep your name
change your title, for example, doctor or professor
become a national of another country as well as the UK
emigrate
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16 h, 7 m ago
The problem may pop up at the other end.
16 h, 12 m ago
You be fine mate
My passport is same no issues
16 h, 12 m ago
You should be fine but may be rejected by the e-gates in which case you'll just need to see the immigration staff at the desk
16 h, 10 m ago
Many people change their appearance quite constantly, hairstyles, make-up, tashes, beards, wigs, hair colouring, jewlery, etc. Don't let it bother you one little bit.
16 h, 2 m ago
you’ll be fine, unless you get a person having a bad day ..

my passport photo was taken when I was a clean shaven 19 year old ..

I went to America when I was 28, with a massive beard, just got asked why I was going, and what my job was, and then the comment, nice beard bro..

the issue I had was when I went to Amsterdam, and they did a full search of person and bags