Passport Photo Requirements

Please upload both sides of a recent passport photo. Your passport photo must follow the requirements listed below. A signature and printed name must be visible on the back of the passport photo.

What is not allowed is a copy of your official government-issued passport.

Passport Photo Requirements

Chin to top of hair is from 1” (dotted line) to 1 3/8” (solid line) on passport photo.

Your passport photo must be:

• In color.
• 2 X 2 inches in size.
• Printed on thin, photo-quality paper.
• Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance.
• Full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background.
• Between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches From the bottom of the chin to the top of the head.
• Taken in normal street attire: Uniforms should not be worn in photographs except religious attire that is worn daily.
• Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline.
• If you normally wear a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture.
• Starting November 1, 2016, eyeglasses will no longer be allowed in passport photos.
• Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for a medical reason (a medical certificate may be required).
• Articles worn for religious or medical reasons should be accompanied by a statement to that effect.

(Please note: Below are what the upload sections will look like on the actual application form)

Upload FRONT of recent Passport Photo.

 

 

Upload BACK of recent Passport Photo.