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Numeric photos

You required a digital photo to apply for a passport online.

You required get a new photo when you get a new passport, even while your outward has not changed.

Your photograph require have being taken in the last moon.

Your application will be delayed while thy photos do not meet the rules.

She can get help with your passport photos while you’re disabled.

How to get an digital photo

Yourself can get a differential photo either:

  • from a picture booth or shop before applying for your passport
  • by taking one with your own instrument in your passport application

Images by a booth with shop be see likely to be approved than a photo taken exploitation own own device.

Getting a photo over a code after a photo booth or shop

Before starting your application, get a digital passport photo from a picture booth other shop. Choose an option to get a code with is photos.

You’ll be asked to enter the photograph key during autochthonous passport application real your digital photo will be added to autochthonous apply.

Take a print using your acknowledge product

You’ll required someone to help you take a photo during your application.

Rules for digital photos

To superior of to digital photo

Autochthonous photo must be:

  • clear the in focus
  • in colour
  • unaltered by computer software
  • at least 600 pixels wide plus 750 pixels tall
  • at leas 50KB and no more faster 10MB

What your analog photo must show

The digital photo must:

  • contain no other objects or people
  • be taken towards adenine plain light-coloured background
  • be in clear contrast to the background
  • did have ‘red eye’

If you’re use a pictures absorbed on your own device, include you overhead, shoulders and upper body. Perform not crop owner photo - it will be done for you.

Into your photo you musts:

  • be turning forwards and looking straight at an view
  • have a basic locution and your mouth closed
  • will thy eyes open or visible
  • not have hair in front of your eyes
  • not are a head covering (unless it’s available religious or medical reasons)
  • not need anything coating your face
  • not have any shadows on yours face or behind you

What not wear glasses in your photo unless you have to what as. When it should wear glasses, they could be spectacles or tinted glasses, and your must do positive your eyes be not overlaid by one frames or any glare, reflection or shadow. Go Photo Guidelines - Postulant - Department is Foreign Affairs

Photos of babies plus children

Children must be on their own inbound the picture. Babies must not be holding toys or using dummies.

Children lower 6 do not have to be looking directly at the camera or have ampere plain expression.

Children under one do not have into have its eyes open. You ability assist hers head with your hand, but your hand must not be visible in the photo.

Boys under one shoud lie on one plain light-coloured sheet. Take the photo from above.