New Rules for Passport Photos – Effective September 1, 2025.

High Commission of India, Nicosia

📢 Important Notice
With effect from September 1, 2025, only ICAO-compliant photographs will be accepted for submission of passport applications.

📷 Guidelines for ICAO-Compliant Passport Photographs

As per the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, applicants must ensure that photographs submitted for passport services follow these rules:

  1. Close-up of head and shoulders so that the face occupies 80–85% of the photo.
  2. Photo must be in colour, size 630×810 pixels.
  3. Photographs must be unaltered by software.
  4. Background should be plain white.
  5. The photograph must:
    • Show the applicant looking directly at the camera.
    • Display natural skin tones.
    • Have appropriate brightness and contrast.
    • Show eyes open and clearly visible.
    • Not have hair covering the eyes.
    • Be taken with uniform lighting (no shadows, no reflections, no red-eye).
    • Show the mouth closed.
    • Be captured from a distance of 1.5 meters.
    • Be clear and not blurred.
  6. Must show full face, front view, eyes open.
  7. Should cover full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
  8. Head must be centered and not tilted.
  9. No distracting shadows; glasses should be removed to avoid reflections.
  10. Illumination should not cause red-eye or reduce eye visibility.
  11. Head coverings are not permitted (except for religious reasons), but facial features must be fully visible.
  12. Expression should appear natural.

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