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U.S. Passport Photo Requirements

Your photographs must be:

  • 2x2 inches in size

  • Identical

  • Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance

  • Color

  • 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.)

Additionally:

  • 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.

Note:  Vending machine photos are not generally acceptable.