Unfortunate man's passport photo makes him look like Hitler

"Looks al-Reich to me!"
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Sorry sir, we're going to need to pull you aside for random screening.

This is a problem we're sure the passport office doesn't deal with on a regular basis. Manchester man Stuart Boyd received his passport for traveling to Rhodes, only to find a photo of himself as a dead ringer for the leader of the Third Reich.



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Not exactly the best doppelgänger to have.

In speaking with the Manchester Evening News, Boyd noted, "I was really angry when I saw it. I was distraught, really. I just thought, ‘Oh, for God’s sake, I have to have this for 10 years and they can’t even get it right. I wasn’t really sure of the process of how to change it so I posted a picture of it on Facebook.”

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Friends and family naturally found it hilarious, commenting on the photo with "That is Heil-arious!’ and "What’s the problem? It looks al-Reich to me". 

Boyd has since contacted the Passport Office, which has offered to exchange the passport for a new, less Hitler-y one.

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