About photos of your passport
How to take photos of your passport with your smartphone camera.
- Find a well-lit room. Place your document as flat as possible on a plain background, such as a table.
- Focus the image in the center of the document. Make sure that all the edges of the document are visible.
- Take a photo from directly above. Do not use flash!
- Make sure that all the personal information is legible and visible.
- Send us a few different images from different angles to help us assess and verify your document.
Digital Images which will normally be accepted:
This is an example of an acceptable standard photo taken from directly above the document
Additional image taken from different angle
Additional image taken from different angle
Additional image taken from different angle
Additional image taken from different angle
Digital Images which will NOT be accepted:
Black and white images
Images whoch are too brigth
Images which are too dark
Cropped edges
Object covering important