American Citizens
Passports
Information on passport photos
The photograph must:
- Be a good likeness, taken within the past 6 months; three months for children or babies
- Be 2 x 2 inches (50 x 50 mm) in size
- Have an image size from the bottom of chin to top of head of 1.50 inches (35 mm)
- Have a front view with full face showing both ears
- Not have head attire or dark glasses
- Be printed on thin, high-quality photo paper with a plain light background
- Be in color
A photograph retouched so that your appearance is changed is unacceptable. Polaroid snapshots, most vending machine prints, and magazine or full-length photographs are unacceptable.
