VoTeckam Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 haha I just got a new VA license and I aam grinning in my picture... my DMV didn't get the memo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 They would not take mine unless I smiled. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inunionwithrome Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 The same here in NC. You had to smile although I think that is about to change. When I was working for UPS we had to tell people no smiling. It was passport photo rules here in US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 yeah - i heard about this - i didn't know you could smile in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 [img]http://shadowwar.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/stop-whining.jpeg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takebacktonight Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Yeah, i worked for citizenship and immigration canada, and if the photos were the wrong size, or they were smiling/frowning, or if they didn't sign their name, or if their signature went outside of the little white box, or if they weren't stamped or if they were wearing a ball cap or if they were blurry...we had to send them back... Another thing too, I would imagine, is that officials tend to respond more favorably to a person who's is smiling vs. a person who is frowning, so a neutral facial expression would help eliminate that kind of bias... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 [quote name='takebacktonight' post='1876646' date='May 27 2009, 01:33 PM']Yeah, i worked for citizenship and immigration canada, and if the photos were the wrong size, or they were smiling/frowning, or if they didn't sign their name, or if their signature went outside of the little white box, or if they weren't stamped or if they were wearing a ball cap or if they were blurry...we had to send them back... Another thing too, I would imagine, is that officials tend to respond more favorably to a person who's is smiling vs. a person who is frowning, so a neutral facial expression would help eliminate that kind of bias...[/quote] You worked for CIC?!! I, shouldn't say anything right now. I'm sure you were conscientious and competent, and charitable. My mother always said if you can't say anything nice, not to say anything at all. Besides, I wouldn't want to be publicly quoted saying too much against CIC since I am eligible to file for citizenship in September, and don't want that to go as awry as my PR application did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takebacktonight Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 hahaha honey, I worked at the office that does it all... I do realize there are problems with the system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose wrought of iron Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I got my license renewed today and they didn't say anything about it. I smiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I'm smiling in my recent picture, but I hadn't showered. I went in to get a new license after getting married and didn't realize I would have to get a new picture. They made me take off my hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 i have to agree on the DMV on this one... i have [i]never[/i] smiled for my driver's license, passport, university identification card, etc. When it comes to official documentation, looking serious is more professional for me than looking like a beaver dam grinning fool.... I save the grins for the family album, and my profile pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessgianna Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Keep on smiling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 [quote name='KnightofChrist' post='1877258' date='May 28 2009, 12:52 PM']Keep on smiling[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Who smiles when they have to go to the DMV? Seriously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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