I have recently received my new passport. I have noted that the perforated numbers that are at the bottom of each page look charred/discoloured. This starts from page 4 and gets worse throughout the passport. The photo/data page and visa page are absolutely fine. Has anyone else noted this on their new passport? I am flying in 7 weeks and I don’t want my passport to be rejected at the airport. I don’t really want to send my passport back to be checked as the passport office can’t guarantee I will have it back in time for my flight.
Hi, my husband used his new passport when we arrived in the UK last month and when we got to Heathrow it wouldn’t scan. He ended up having to go to a counter where the staff member said the chips are often dodgy. He banged the passport on the counter and then it worked!
I wouldn’t worry about the holes, it is the chip that matters.
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