Your photograph must be:

• 2x2 inches in size

• 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. (A statement from applicant is required in this case)

• 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

DIGITIZED PASSPORT PHOTOS:

If you choose to submit digitized photos, they must meet the same requirements of all passport photographs. In addition, digitized photographs are always produced on digital printers. Some printers will produce a photograph in which the dots are seen. Visible dots distort the image by making it look grainy. Acceptable photos have a continuous tone image that looks very photo-like