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> But I was told they wouldn't be accepted because I had long hair and a beard in them, but short hair and no beard now. Tell them your religion doesn't permit
by ethbr1 2y ago
> But I was told they wouldn't be accepted because I had long hair and a beard in them, but short hair and no beard now.
Tell them your religion doesn't permit beardless photos, so you grew one for the photo.
When they ask what religion, pick one with beards.
It's AAA, not the police -- the person behind the desk will shrug, now with a reason not to care, and create your IDP.
- stavros 2y ago> When they ask what religion, pick one with beards. I just love this sentence.
- donw 2y agoGotta cover all the bases and tell them you're Jewslamic Rastodox Sikhamish.
- b112 2y agohttps://nationalpost.com/news/canada/pastafarian-who-fought-to-wear-pirate-hat-or-colander-in-drivers-licence-photo-scolded-by-quebec-judge https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/pastafarian-who-fought-...
- philsnow 2y ago"I can't tell you, it's one with beards and also secrets"
- thaumasiotes 2y agoA lot of companies seem to have "policies" that are grounded in nothing. Airlines are especially bad about this, thinking they know better than you whether you'll be able to get through immigration at the destination. For whatever reason, airline policies about whether you can get on the plane are completely unrelated to the destination countries' policies about whether you can be allowed in. The most egregious such policy that comes to mind was when Philippine Airlines refused to give me a boarding pass for a flight to China unless I filled out a health declaration form that was guaranteed to expire before my flight arrived. There was of course no obstacle to me filling out (a new copy of) the form on arrival in China. As was necessarily the case, given that the pre-flight declaration expired during the flight.
- foomar 2y agoI think the rationale behind this is that many countries will fine the airline around $10,000 for each passenger that doesn't have the right immigration documentation and has to be deported. So there is a reason they err on the side of caution for them at the expense of making your life harder
- Scoundreller 2y agoIt’s not the denied entry pipeline that a lot of countries worry about. Those have always been the airline’s problem. It’s the lawful refugee claims they might be forced to consider/accept if a claimant can make landfall. And their dislike of citizens using minimal ID to lawfully gain entry home. So they extort the airlines to fulfill their wishes on foreign soil.
- foomar 2y ago"It’s not the denied entry pipeline that a lot of countries worry about." - do you have any evidence for that claim?
- consf 2y agoWhy enforce something that’s bound to become irrelevant by the time it’s needed?