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Photograph Quality
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The photographs must be:
of white background and the applicant should wear dark coloured clothes
no more than 6-months old
33–35mm(3.3*3.5cm) in width
close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70–80% of the photograph
in sharp focus and clear
of high quality and resolution with no ink marks or creases
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The photographs must:
show you looking directly at the camera
show your skin tones naturally
have appropriate brightness and contrast
be printed on high quality paper, and at high resolution
Photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper. |
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Style and lighting
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The photographs must:
be colour neutral
show your eyes open and clearly visible—no hair across your eyes
show you facing squareon to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style) or tilted, and showing both edges of your face clearly
be taken with a plain light-coloured background
be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash reflections on your face and no red eye |
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Glasses and head covers
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If you wear glasses:
the photograph must show your eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses, and no tinted lenses (if possible, avoid heavy frames— wear lighter framed glasses if you have them)
make sure that the frames do not cover any part of your eyes.
Head coverings:
- are not permitted except for religious reasons, but your facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of your face must be clearly shown. |
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Expression and frame
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Your photographs must:
- show you alone (no chair backs, toys or other people visible), looking at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed. |
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