Is there a need to renew your passport if you grow a beard?
India - I'm qualified to answer as I went through this in Jan 2021. My passport was 10 years old and the photo was taken when I was 20. Obviously, my features are quite different at 30. I also sport a ponytail and have a full beard and handlebar moustache. At the passport office I was told that I cannot go through the fast process for renewal(Tatkal) that usually takes a week and would have to go through the regular process which would involve a full police verification and a month to process the passport. This was mainly due to my facial hair. To escape the hassles, I walked out of the centre, shaved whole beard and moustache off and came back and bypassed the whole ordeal. In my passport, I look like an overgrown college chump. Now you choose. :)