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Detailed requirements |
Your passport photos must be:
- In color
- In JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg) file format
- Equal to or less than 500 kB (kilobytes)
in file size (less than 10 kB is not accepted)
- In a rectangular aspect ratio (height
must be greater than width)
- Be sized in 400(minimum-width) x
600(minimum-height) pixels, with about 70-80% part of the photo must be
filled by the applicant’s face
- Taken within the last 6 months to
reflect your current appearance
- Taken in front of a plain white or
off-white background
- Taken in full-face view directly facing
the camera
- With a neutral facial expression and
both eyes open
- Taken in clothing that you normally wear
on a daily basis
- Uniforms should not be worn in your
photo, except religious clothing that is worn daily.
- Do not wear a hat or head covering that
obscures the hair or hairline, unless worn daily for a religious purpose.
Your full face must be visible, and the head covering must not cast any
shadows on your face.
- Headphones, wireless hands-free devices,
or similar items are not acceptable in your photo.
- Eyeglasses are not allowed in visa
photos, except in rare circumstances when eyeglasses cannot be removed for
medical reasons; e.g., the applicant has recently had ocular surgery and the
eyeglasses are necessary to protect the applicant's eyes. A medical
statement signed by a medical professional/health practitioner must be
provided in these cases. If the eyeglasses are accepted for medical reasons:
- The frames of the eyeglasses must
not cover the eye(s).
- There must not be glare on
eyeglasses that obscures the eye(s).
- There must not be shadows or
refraction from the eyeglasses that obscures the eye(s).
- Photos digitally scanned from driver’s
licenses or other official documents are not acceptable. In addition,
snapshots, magazine photos, low quality vending machine or mobile phone
photos, and full-length photographs are not acceptable.
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