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Passport Photograph Guidelines

These guidelines outline the quality and technical standards for passport photos, applying to all ID photos for passports, identity cards, and permits issued by the police. The standards comply with EU laws and international agreements.

Photographers typically send passport photos electronically to the police, linking them to applications via a unique photo retrieval code. Paper photos are also accepted if submitted at a police service point. (Read more info from Police website)

NOTE

  1. The photograph must be no more than six months old.
  2. The photograph must not be altered in any way that changes even the slightest detail of the subject’s appearance or could raise doubts about its authenticity. Digital makeup is strictly prohibited.

  3. Keep your head straight, facing directly at the camera, without tilting sideways, forward, or backward.

  4. Align your shoulders with your face, directly facing the camera—no over-the-shoulder poses.

    If a medical condition prevents this posture, adjustments can be made to ensure your face is positioned correctly.

  5. Both ears don’t need to be visible; natural variations are acceptable.

  6. As a general rule, your entire face, especially your eyes, must be fully visible and clear.

  7. Maintain a neutral expression with a closed mouth. These rules are relaxed for very young babies, but even they should have only a slightly open mouth.

  8. Keep your eyes open without squinting, even for small children.

  9. Ensure your face is unobstructed by accessories or hair, with eyes clearly visible in the photo.

  10. You may wear make-up but only if it does not make it more difficult to identify you.
  11. Smiling or mouth open is not acceptable

Easykuva handles all technical requirements—just focus on your pose, lighting, using a suitable camera at a minimum distance of 40 cm from your face.

Correct light, skin tones accurately, and does not have shadows.

The photo can be either black and white or in color.

Although wearing glasses is allowed for passport photos, we suggest taking them off.

A scarf is acceptable, but it must not cover the face or the entire forehead.

There must not be other people or objects in the photograph. You may support a small child, but there must not be any part of you visible in the photograph.

Colour defect

Low resolution or out of focus

The reflection on the glasses partially covers the eyes. Make sure that the frame of the glasses do not partially covers the eyes.

The shadow of the glasses partially covers the eyes.

Toy in the photo

The hair covers the ears, eyebrows and forehead

Portrait mode is unacceptable

Overexposed

Optical distortion

Smart phones and tablets typically have a wide-angle lens and the pictures are taken at a short distance. This causes an optical distortion that makes your nose and other facial features look disproportionately large in a passport photograph.

Therefore, take the picture about 40 cm from your face. We highly recommend having someone else take the photo, if possible.

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