Official government sources for photo requirements

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Catalog official sources

The following URLs are pulled directly from documents.ts in this repository:

• Australian Passport: https://www.passports.gov.au/help/passport-photos
• Brazilian Passport: https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/passaporte/ajuda/duvidas_/documentacao/documentacao-fotografia-5x7-o-que-preciso
• Canadian Passport: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/photos.html
• Canadian Visa / Temporary Resident: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/temporary-resident-visa-application-photograph-specifications.html
• Chinese Visa: https://sanfrancisco.china-consulate.gov.cn/eng/lsfw/lszj/zgqz/201612/t20161215_9536882.htm
• Dutch Passport / ID: https://www.government.nl/themes/justice-security-and-defence/identification-documents/requirements-for-photos
• French / Schengen Visa: https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/faq
• French Passport / ID: https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F10619
• German Passport / Biometric: https://www.germany.info/resource/blob/929404/6e3eee9fd4d86e16aaefe0e92d809332/visa-photo-examples-data.pdf
• Green Card / USCIS: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-7-part-a-chapter-4
• Indian Driving Licence: https://parivahan.gov.in/en/node/168
• Indian PAN Card: https://www.incometax.gov.in/
• Indian Passport: https://portal3.passportindia.gov.in/Online/pdf/ApplicationformInstructionBooklet-V3.0.pdf
• Indian Visa: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/instruction.html
• Irish Passport: https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/passports/photo-guidelines/
• Irish Visa: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/photograph-rules-for-visa-applications/
• Italian Passport / CIE: https://conshouston.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano/electronic-identity-card-cie/linee-guida-foto-icao/
• Japanese Passport: https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/passport/pass_2.html
• New Zealand Passport: https://www.passports.govt.nz/passport-photos
• New Zealand Visa: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/process-to-apply/applying-for-a-visa/applying-online/uploading-documents-and-photos/visa-and-nzeta-photos/
• Schengen Visa: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009R0810
• Singapore Passport: https://www.ica.gov.sg/photo-guidelines
• South Korean Passport: https://www.passport.go.kr/home/kor/contents.do?menuPos=32
• Spanish Passport / DNI: https://www.dnie.es/PortalDNIe/PRF1_Cons02.action?id_menu=56&pag=REF_1084
• UAE Visa / Emirates ID: https://smartservices.icp.gov.ae/echannels/web/client/manual/icao/icao_english.pdf
• UK Passport: https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports
• UK Visa: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-take-a-photo-for-a-visa-application-or-permission
• US Passport: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html
• US Visa / DS-160: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html

Popular quick references

• US Passport — https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html
• US Visa — https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html
• UK Passport — https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports
• Schengen Visa Code — https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009R0810
• Canada Passport — https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/photos.html
• Australia Passport — https://www.passports.gov.au/help/passport-photos

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