No passport photo is required. Your photo will be taken digitally by our Data Encoders during the passport application enrollment step.  Please note of the following tips for posing during photo capturing :

  • Straight frontal shot (no tilting of head)
  • “Medium” smile (no teeth showing)
  • Collared shirt/decent attire
  • Both ears visible/both eyebrows visible (no bangs)
  • Head scarf/veil for religious or health reasons allowed

Image can be rejected for the following reasons:

  • Distorted image – head is tilted or smile is too wide
  • Women – excessive makeup, large earrings
  • Men – wearing makeup, earrings
  • Colored contact lenses that disguise the natural color of the applicant’s eyes.  Clear contact lenses however, are allowed.
  • Use of headgear other than scarf/veil for religious or health reasons
  • Use of eyeglasses/shades
  • Poor photo quality/poor or uneven lighting