Candidate Photographs requirements

The passport photographs must meet the following requirements

1 - Identical

2 - No more than 6 mouths old

3 - Been taken against a plain background so features are clearly distinguishable

4 - Undamaged

5 - Sharp in focus and clear

6 - Have a print quality of professional standard

7 - Have a close up of the head and shoulders

8 - Show the candidate in a neutral expression

9 - Show the candidate with mouth closed

10 - Show eyes open and clearly visible

11 - Not show any shadows

12 - Not show any reflections or glare from glasses

13 - Not show anything covering face, outline of the eyes, nose or mouth

14 - Be to the required dimensions ? see diagram below



The photographs below are examples of acceptable and unacceptable passport photographs.
N.B. These photographs are for guidance only.

Acceptable

N.B.
The rules on photographs have changed ? glasses must not be worn in passport photographs.
These ?red crossed? photographs are now UNACCEPTABLE. The same photos WITHOUT glasses would be acceptable.

Unacceptable