Passport-Style Photograph Regulations

To process your application, you are required to provide identical passport-style photographs. Government Agencies have specific regulations regarding the passport photographs. Budget Passport.com recommends the following retailers for passport photographs :

The following is the list of regulations regarding passport-style photographs :

  • Photographs must be 2x2 inches in size, identical, taken within the past 6 months.
  • The image size from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head should be between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches.
  • The photographs may be in color or black and white.
  • They must be full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background.
  • Photographs should be taken in normal street attire, without a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline.
  • Uniforms should not be worn in photographs with the exception of religious attire which is worn daily.
  • If prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles are normally and consistently worn, they should be worn when the picture is taken.
  • Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required to support the wearing of such glasses in the photographs.