Photograph Specification

Applicants, submit your Application form with the new photo format, as explained below. .

Sample Photograph:

General

  • The photograph for each visa applicant must be an unmounted, full face photo, as described below
  • The photograph must have been taken within the last six months.
  • The photograph must be submitted glued to the application form

Photo Size
The photo for each visa applicant submitted must measure:

  • 3.5 cms x 4.5 cms with the head centered in the frame.
  • The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure about 3 cms

Photo Appearance

  • The photograph must be a full-face front view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly.
  • The face should cover about 70-80 percent of the photo area.
  • The photograph MUST be in color and have only a white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.
  • In general, the applicant's head, including both face and hair, should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed
  • Sunglasses or other wear, which detracts from the face, are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons (an eye patch, for example).
  • A photograph depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable.

Attaching the Photo to the Application form

  • Glue one photograph to the application form in the designated space.

Note : If children are traveling with their parents and are endorsed on the mother’s/father’s passport application form must be filled in for each child. One child’s photo must be glued on the appropriate application form. The child’s application form and his documents are submitted with the passport whith the endorsed child.

Please follow these instructions carefully. If the photograph presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete.