Passport Services

Visa and Passport Photo Requirements 

Face size from 1" to 1 3/8"

Your photographs must be :

• One (1) photograph is required for non-immigrant visas and two (2) photographs are required for immigrant visas and U.S. passport applications.
• 2x2 inches in size
• Identical
• Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance
• Color or black and white
• 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.

Click here for information on acceptable digitized photos.
Click here for detailed information for professional photographers.

Attaching the photo to your visa or passport application:

• Staple or glue the photograph(s) to the form in the designated space. If the photograph(s) is stapled, staples should be placed as far away from the applicant's face as possible.
• Do not enclose photographs in glassine or other types of envelopes. The photograph must be stapled or glued properly to the form in the designated space.

NOTE: Vending machine photos are not generally acceptable