Latest guidelines for passport and Oci Photos (image) |
Latest Guidelines for Passport Photo (Image) 1) The image should be 2 inches by 2 inches; 2) The image must have adequate brightness and contrast; 3) The skin tone should be natural. In case of over-exposure or under-exposure of the photo, the skin is either too dark or too light, photo will not be acceptable; 4) It should show a close up of the head and (partial) shoulders; 5) The image should be straight looking, centred with neutral expression; 6) Face should be in sharp focus and clear with no ink marks/creases/lines; 7) The face (from forehead edge to bottom of chin) should be 70 to 80% of the photo or 1.4 to 1.6 inch height; 8) The eyes must be open and no hair obscuring the face; 9) Prescription glasses if worn should be clear and thin framed and should not have flash reflection 10) Head coverings, hair, head-dress or facial ornaments should not obscure the face; 11) The photo must have plain light background; 12) There must be no other people or object in the photo; 13) The lighting must be uniform with no shadows on the face or behind; 14) Red eye photos are not allowed; 15) No lines are allowed. 16) The photo should be ideally printed by professional photo studio with continuous tone; and
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