Restriction against smiling in passport photos stems from the need for accuracy in facial recognition software, which depends on unaltered facial proportions.

Karolina Turowska, a biometric photography and travel expert at Passport-Photo.Online, told HuffPost, that it's all linked to facial recognition software. She says: 'Algorithms don't work as we do.

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Speaking to the Huffington Post , Karolina Turowska, a biometric photography and travel expert at Passport-Photo.Online, explained the seemingly arbitrary rule. She said: “The main reason for ...

Since the mid-’00s, foreign nationals entering the U.S. have given biometric data at customs ... their smartphone read the passport chip. The passport photo automatically goes to authorities ...

A travel expert has revealed the real reason why people aren't allowed to smile in their passport photo. Karolina Turowska, a biometric photography and travel expert at Passport-Photo.Online ...