Passport Photo Regulations

To process your application, you are required to provide a recent passport-style photograph(s). Here are several options for passport photographs:

Locate one of the following nearest you:

Your photo must be recent, within the last 6 months. You cannot use the same photo as the one in your current passport.
No eyeglasses, hats or jewelry can be worn.
No eyeglasses, hats or jewelry can be worn.
Center the head with the frame, making sure the photo shows the full head, from top of hair to bottom of chin.
Have a neutral expression and be facing the camera.
For children or minors the eyes must be opened, even for newborn.
Printed on matte or glossy photo quality paper
Eye glasses must not be worn – Effective November 1st 2016
Background must be plain white or off-white
Taken with a neutral facial expression or a natural smile, with both eyes open
No hats or head coverings, unless you wear it daily for religious purposes, your full face must be visible
No headphones or wireless hands free devices
No scans of photos already printed

Photos must be sized to 2 x 2 inches (51 mm).
The height of the head (top of hair to bottom of chin) should measure 1 inch to 1 3/8 inches (25 mm – 35 mm).
Make sure the eye height is between 1 1/8 inches to 1 3/8 inches (28 mm – 35 mm) from the bottom of the photo.

You can use a mobile phone or digital camera and send it to us for printing. When sending digital photos, we recommend you submit the original image and not a compressed file. We will professionally resize, crop and print your photos.

The format may be either ‘jpg’, ‘jpeg’, ‘gif’; or ‘png’. Most images of at least 1 MB will work but do not submit files larger than 15 MB in size.