Passport Photos Requirements

You must submit two clear and correctly exposed passport photos with your application for a first-time passport or a renewal.

Your Photographs Must Be:

• Identical


• In color


• 2 x 2 inches in size


• 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 prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture
• Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons (a medical certificate may be required)

• Over Exposure or Lightness
• Shadows on the Face
• Poor Focus
• Low Quality, Visible Dots
• Incorrect Facial Direction
• Dark Face