Official government sources for photo requirements
Primary government URLs PicsForm uses to seed passport and visa photo rules.
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Primary government URLs PicsForm uses to seed passport and visa photo rules. Always verify the latest guidance on the official site.
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Each link is the officialSource on a document in our requirements catalog.
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Each link is the officialSource on a document in our requirements catalog. Authorities update pages without notice — compare the site's current text to our lastUpdated date on the matching guide page.
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
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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
India OCI Card: https://www.mea.gov.in/faq-on-overseas-citizenship-of-india-scheme
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
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Australia Passport — https://www.passports.gov.au/help/passport-photos
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