Sample photos for international passport. Photo passport requirements

Tougher visa control in the EU countries was adopted in 2015. In this regard, foreigners had to obtain a Schengen visa - permission to enter the country. In the passport for registration must provide a biometric photo.

New technology of the future for personal identification is recognized biometrics. Requirements for this scientific knowledge system appeared in the Schengen countries to create a single sample of a person’s photograph on all documents.

Good photos examples

Regular digital photography is not suitable for a Schengen visa.  Need a special snapshot of certain standards. The main features of the biometric photo include:

• A person is taken to a passport, on a light or white background.
• The size of the photo of the new sample should be: 3.5 × 4.5 cm. If the conditions for issuing a visa are not met, it will be refused.
• In the photo you can not smile and show your teeth.
• Forbidden biometric photography is prohibited.

You can take a picture for an international passport in any photo studio of Russian cities. A professional photographer with the help of special programs can remove or add the missing amount of millimeters of hair on the head, zoom in or out one's face, correct the hairstyle, slightly change the skin tone and, if necessary, use the retouch function. The picture should be in color. Paper type does not matter.

Among the features of an international passport, a recent photograph (about 6 months ago) is highlighted.  However, it is not recommended to change the shape of the nose, change the eye color, remove the second chin and wrinkles - you may not be recognized at the passport control station.

Additional photo requirements

The built-in microchip in the biometric passport has a validity of 10 years. The photo on the biometric passport of the new sample should be fresh. Its characteristics are to comply with the following requirements:

Examples of bad photos

• Two photos are enough for a biometric passport to attach them to documents.
• Additional photos are taken in the department of the Federal Migration Service at the place of registration or registration.
• Photographed on a biometric passport is better in the same type of clothes of dark colors.
• The person being photographed should be without a headdress. The exception is the religious beliefs of citizens from the Muslim world.
• Face lighting should be uniform, without facial expressions.
• When wearing glasses constantly, the pupils should be clearly visible in the photograph, the glasses should not be tinted (sun-protection).
• A picture on a passport of a new sample is allowed only in a quality image, without any defects.

Compliance with restrictions

The above requirements foreign nationals  upon receipt of the passport must be observed. Otherwise, the biometric photo will not be accepted by the embassy of the country. Prevent a similar problem will help conditions that are prohibited:

• Headbands, dark glasses on a photo are inadmissible. Exception: blindfolds subject to medical intervention.
• Photos of children on a biometric passport should reflect the face of the child. Look baby should look into the lens. Frontal arrangement of the head.
• It is forbidden to be photographed in uniform.
• The background and clothing of the person being photographed should not have red, yellow, orange, pink shades. The red-eye effect is unacceptable.
• It is not recommended to use old-style photos taken last year. Update photos must be done every six months.
• Too dark or lighted photos are not accepted.
• Inclination of the head is not allowed.
• Without shading.

Electronic version of the photo

A photo taken on a biometric passport in a photo studio or in the cabin, you can ask to throw the photographer on your flash - card. After you can upload a photo on the official website of the State Services. The following conditions must be met:

• The minimum size of the photo file: 200 KB, maximum size: 300 KB.
• File type: standard JPEG or JPEG 2000.
• Photo size: 3.5 to 4.5 mm.
• The resolution of the attached photo should not be less than 450 dpi.

Professional photographer passport

The right decision is to take your own picture in the biometric cabin. Its incomparable advantage is the special equipment located in the department of the Federal Migration Service. How is the reading of information from a person? The specifics of the biometric cab include:

• laser engraving method to the main page of a passport for travel abroad;
• biometric parameter - the calculation of the distance between the pupils.

Sample of the international passport of the new sample

The correct photo for a biometric passport is required in many EU countries. Forced measure was associated with an increased number of frauds in forging passports.

In order to be safe from the terrorist threat and the huge flow of migrants, a new passport control procedure was developed, which has a long issuance process.

08.08.2017, Sashka the Bug

Consider what should be the photo: black-white, color, oval, matte? Let us explain where you can take the right picture and how to send it to the passport service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Electronic Photography: Pixels and megabytes

In order to be able to upload your image to the portal of public services, it is necessary that it be saved in a jpeg, jpg, bmp or png extension. The website simply does not recognize other image formats, unfortunately. Therefore, pay attention to how your camera saves snapshots and, if necessary, resave the desired file. In addition, there are a number of technical characteristics that can not be neglected:

• image size should not exceed 5 MB;
• resolution must be at least 300 DPI;
• black and white image should be monochrome (8 bits);
• color image should be 24-bit.

Moreover, if the file size can be changed after its creation, then it will be more difficult to change the resolution. It is better to set it immediately in the camera settings. A smaller resolution will make the picture fuzzy, and it will not be accepted in state services and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Black and white images can be used for old-fashioned passports, and color - for biometric, new, issued for 10 years. The features of these cases, we consider next. In the meantime, let's figure out how to properly “fill” the already edited image onto the site. A special window is intended for this:

As you can see, the developers have all provided for compliance with the proportions. If you have a snapshot of the correct size (35 mm by 45 mm, remember?), Then the image itself should fit in the strictly defined parameters of the levels of the head, eyes and shoulders. If something doesn’t coincide with something, then you don’t need to think: “All is lost!” And turn off the computer. Simply open the file in the editor and trim it slightly. For example, remove excess background above the head. If this does not help, then the problem is in the artistic part - the proportions were violated when shooting. In this case, unfortunately, your card does not fit, you need to be photographed again. Usually, if the picture was taken in a professional studio, such problems do not arise, specialists have a hand full of all these proportions. But if you are a photographer yourself, or you are attracted to your wife, brothers, sisters or friends, you cannot do without prompting about the artistic part.

Artistic requirements

1. Fas profile

The main rule: take pictures in full face. Even if you ideally get half a turn with a slight tilt of the head, in this case you will have to be patient and sit in front of the lens, keeping your head straight and looking straight into the camera.

Right wrong:

2. Background

The background behind your back should be just light gray or light blue, almost white. No beautiful flower walls or picturesque ruins are allowed in this case. Leave them for sharing with your friends on Instagram.

Wrong:

If there is no gray or light blue background (for example, your home simply does not have a suitable wall), you can “whiten” it artificially with the help of computer programs. The main thing is not to overdo it and do not remove hair, ears or a piece of the neck. It is best to trust this issue to experienced users of such programs.

3. Hats and other accessories

If you wear glasses in everyday life, then you can be in the photo. True, there are several important "but":

• points should not cover half of the face;
• glasses must be transparent (not darkened);
• the photograph should be visible eyes (cut, color, features), which means that glasses should not glare.

Headgear on the photo should not be! There is only one exception: if you wear it for religious reasons and your beliefs do not allow you to appear in public with your head uncovered. In this case, you will also be wearing a different control in this headdress. Again, there is an important “but”: the face must be open.

Wrong:

In addition to all this, there are less significant nuances, such as, for example, how not to be photographed in a white shirt or dress. Or, on the contrary, not to perpetuate yourself in the dress of all colors of the rainbow. In any uniform removed also impossible. The image should be clear, not blurred, not overexposed. Hair, if possible, collected in a hairstyle that does not distract attention from the face. They should not fall on the eyes.

4. Eyes, emotions, shadows

Watch when photographing you need directly to the camera. In no case should you look away. On the face should not be shadows or highlights. Unfortunately, a wide smile "in all 32" will have to be saved for another occasion; there should not be any special emotions in the picture, both positive and negative. Therefore, frowning and wrinkling the forehead is also not recommended.

So, with the process of shooting figured out, now you need to understand the difference between the photo on the biometric passport from the picture on the old sample. After all, as we found out, their size is absolutely the same. But the difference is still there.

Photo on the old-style passport, the requirements of 2017

In this case, you can take both black and white and color photographs. Most importantly: the paper on which it is printed must be matte. Glossy is not suitable here. There is also an important compositional feature of such an image: a light oval is obligatory, outlining the body below the shoulders. You can make it yourself using a special template.

Issued for a period of 5 years, and the picture is pasted into it, so all you need is three photos: two for the application form and a card, and one for the passport itself.

Photo on the passport of the new sample, the requirements of 2017

This document is biometric. The photo is not pasted into it, but imprinted directly on the form on special equipment. Therefore, the "correct" images made by yourself, you need only two: in the questionnaire and card. For the passport itself, specially trained people will take a picture in the studio at the passport office. Naturally, for a fee. Therefore, it is necessary to come fully equipped: in proper clothing, glasses, with a decent haircut and not very bright make-up. During border control, data from biometric documents is read by a special machine, so even too brightly colored eyes can cause discrepancies between the document and your personality. Better to avoid such an unpleasant situation. Although it is still necessary to look good, this “pass abroad” will be issued for as many as 10 years.

Of particular difficulty are small children. They are very difficult to get to keep your head in the correct position and look into the camera. Therefore, for photographing babies even invented special devices. Before older children will have to arrange circus performances and promise flocks of birds from the lens to achieve the desired effect. Tune in advance that you may have to visit the photographer not one, but several times.

Here, in principle, all the requirements for the image. The cost of such a service is different in different cities and studios, so you need to independently explore the market and choose the best price-quality option. The main thing is not to forget to ask the photographer to transfer the electronic version of the file to your carrier. It will be easier .

One of the main elements in the passport is a personal photo of the owner. In the case of the design of a new-pattern zagranich - biometric - the photo is taken in the special departments of the UFMS, with respect to the old-style passports, you need to know certain rules. So that the document holder doesn’t have any problems with identification in other countries, there are certain requirements for the photo on the old-style passport.

General requirements for a photo on a zagranichnik

When making an old-fashioned zagran, you must provide 3 photos of 35 by 45 mm in size, in color or black and white, with the oval at the bottom of the photo. Two will be needed for pasting in questionnaires (they remain stored in the migration service), and 1 for the passport itself.

How should look like a photo on the old passport

When drawing up documents for leaving the country, there are a number of requirements. If they are violated, the application will return to the appealing citizen, and the period for issuing a passport will be delayed. Migration officers check the photos provided only visually, a detailed inspection is carried out when processing the application with all the attached documentation.

• The size of the photo on the old passport must comply with the established standards;

• The image should be only the person’s face and body part by the distance to the chest area;

• To the top of the photo should remain approximately 2 mm background;

• The background is light gray or blue;

• In black and white, gray shadows or glare on the face are not allowed;

• The photo card is printed only on matte paper, the gloss effect is attached to the lamination of the main page of the passport;

• You only need to look straight ahead, position your chin and shoulders exactly so that they can be joined in a straight line. The same applies to the inclination of the head. In other words, all parts of the face and body should be symmetrical;

• Emotions in the photo on the international passport are unacceptable, the expression should be serious, without smiles and other facial expressions;

• Clothing recommended soothing dark tones. White color is excluded - it will merge with the background and face and the photo will be returned as not suitable for the requirements. The form is allowed only for official documents;

• The person in the photo should look like what it is on this momentIt is not allowed to provide a photo older than six months at the time of submitting the documents;

• Hats, Panamas, caps, berets, wide headbands, kerchiefs are unacceptable. As an exception, they are allowed only if it is impossible to appear without such in public with religious beliefs;

• Hair is recommended to be collected so that they do not cover parts of the face. Those who wear long bangs are also advised to remove them, otherwise the photo simply will not pass the test;

• In the case of self-production photos for the old-style passport, you should pay close attention to the light in the room. Any highlight or glare on the face will make the pictures not suitable. In this issue will help sample photos on the Internet.

Where to take a photo on the international passport?

In the age of modern technology, you can take a photo of any configuration yourself. But there are still specialized photo salons that provide services for the production and printing of images with any requirements. In a professional salon, it is enough to indicate the type of photo you need, the passport, and the employee will take a photo and print the photo to all standards. Conditions and design in such salons are ready in advance, they just need to properly position the client. The cost of a photo passport depends on the region and the status of the organization, usually the price varies from 150 to 600 rubles. You can find out how much a photo for a passport can be on the Internet or by contacting the salon directly.

There you can also take pictures in in electronic format  to apply online. This method is gaining popularity due to convenience - no need to go to Migration Serviceit’s enough just to fill in the application form on the computer using the official portal of state services. In this case, the requirements for the photo will be slightly different:

• JPEG format;

• Resolution 400 dpi;

• File size does not exceed 300 Kb;

• The format is 8 bits (for both color and black and white images).

These photo parameters are set for ease of checking and speed of processing applications.

Next steps

After you got your hands on the right shots, observing all the requirements for photos on the old-fashioned passport, checked the size of the photo, made sure that the oval is in place and you have the necessary number of shots on your hands, you can attach them to the rest of the forms. The made pictures do not need to be cut and glued on their own, they are simply attached to the rest of the papers. A prerequisite for the photo is their integrity. Crumpled or spoiled pictures will not accept.

In 2017, the requirements for the characteristics of the images in the same.

  Knowing what photos you need for registration, you can avoid difficulties in obtaining the coveted document.

The standard package of documents required for registration of a passport includes 4 photos.

They must meet certain standards, otherwise the issuance of the document to the applicant may be refused. How to take a photo for an international passport so that the documents are accepted for consideration?
  In order to do everything right, it is necessary to remember certain standards. Registration of a passport will pass without any problems, if you familiarize yourself with the requirements for personal photographs imposed on Russian citizens. All of them are contained in the technical requirements created by the government of the Russian Federation. The requirements for passports of the old and the new sample are the same, except for some moments.
  A personal photo of a Russian citizen for an international passport can be black and white (old-style document) or color (for a biometric passport). Its size should be 37x47 mm (+ 2mm), and after cutting for pasting, its size should be 35x45 mm.
  The photo should be made only in full face, and its printing should be made only on matte photo paper. If you make out a biometric passport, the photo can be taken in the oval or without it. If you are applying for an old-style international passport, the photo should have a blurred oval at the bottom.
  Headgear, accessories covering the face (glasses, bandages, etc.), except those that have a confirmed medical prescription, are not allowed. It is better to choose clothes that are not very dark; the background in the photo should be light and solid.
Please note that the questionnaire can be submitted in electronic form, which is considered a more convenient way, because you do not have to stand in a long queue. But you need to submit it along with the loaded photo, so in the photo studio you can ask to throw you a digital version of the photo on the USB flash drive. Before you take a photo for an international passport, you need to notify the photographer at the photo salon in advance about the purpose for which you are taking the photo - an experienced specialist knows exactly what standards the photo should correspond to in paper and digital form.
  By the way, you will have to use the services of a photographer only if you are making out an old-style passport. For biometric passport photographs are done by specialists of the UFMS bodies on special equipment.
  We make out the passport to the child - the requirements for children's photos.
  How to take a picture of a child for an international passport so that there are no problems with obtaining a document? We will immediately say that they are no different from the photographs taken for adult applicants. If you are going to make a passport for a child under the age of 14, then note that the photo must be provided in any case, even if the baby is only a few months old. For young children, it is recommended to make old-style passports, since their validity is only 5 years, not 10 years, like a biometric passport.

We have already considered, earlier, how and. Both options make it possible to get a document of the old or new sample, but on that and on the other one needs to upload a photo of the recipient. In this article, we will look at what the requirements are for the photo and how it can be downloaded through public services.

A foreign passport of a new sample is biometric and is issued for 10 years. You can prepare a photo for application either independently or by contacting a photo studio. In the second case, the photographer himself knows the basic requirements, and if you tackled it yourself (which is quite logical, given the quality of the pictures, which even a smartphone allows you to do), then you should consider the following recommendations:

1. Save your photo in jpeg, jpg, bmp or png format
2. Image size on the hard disk should not exceed 5 MB
3. File resolution must be at least 300 DPI
4. Photo size should be 35x45 mm.
5. If you take a black and white shot, it should be monochrome (8 bit)
6. If you take a color picture, it should be 24-bit.

Let's go through each item separately. You can choose the format of the saved file in the settings of your camera or smartphone. If there is no such item in the settings, then do not worry, as the file can be edited in the free Gimp program or in any similar online service.

To reduce the size of the photo, you can resave it. If you opened your photo in the Gimp program, then in the menu, click on the file-export and specify the quality level in percent.

As for the image resolution, all digital cameras allow you to take pictures with a resolution of 300 DPI. There is no point in exposing a larger value, since the human eye cannot find differences.

To resize a photo to the one you need (we have it 35x45), open the photo in the Gimp program and click on the image-size of the image in the menu and set the value.

Now let's consider not the technical part of the photo for the international passport, but the artistic part:

• The photo should not be foreign objects, and you should look directly into the camera with your mouth closed. No need to portray any facial expressions and emotions.
• If you have long hair, they should not close your eyes, and your face should be evenly lit (without shadows). If the eyes turned red, then you should either re-do the shooting or edit this picture.
• Your clothes should be everyday, it is forbidden to be photographed in overalls
• The photo should be clear, no blurring is allowed on your face.
• The background should not contain images and stripes, it is desirable that the background was white
• Zoom in on your face so that it takes 70-80% of the entire image.
• If, for religious reasons, you must wear a headdress, his presence is allowed, provided that he does not hide the oval of his face
• It is forbidden to apply effects to the image and retouch it in popular graphic editors. Limit yourself to changing sizes and technical components.

Upload photos to the website of the state service for international passport

So you took a photo and saved it to your computer. Now it's time to upload it to the public services portal. This step is one of the components when filling out an application for issuing a passport of a new sample and the site of public services does not provide for a separate procedure for downloading the image.

Click on the "upload photo" button and once again review all the requirements.

Now we get to the photo cropping page and change its location relative to the three lines. Make adjustments and click on the "save" button. If this picture does not fit the system requirements, then take a photo again, taking into account previous errors.

Requirements for photos on the international passport

Many people prefer to get an old-style international passport in order not to overpay extra money. In addition, it is possible to enter information about your children. To obtain such a passport, you will need 4 color or black and white photographs measuring 35 by 45 millimeters. Such can be done only in a photo studio, and printed photos must be on matte paper (glossy is not allowed). All other requirements are similar to the requirements for a photo on the international passport of the new sample.

So, we have considered all the requirements that apply to the photo on the international passport. If you decide to do it yourself, then this instruction should help you with this. Uploading the final photo to the public services portal is very simple, but if you have failed, then you can contact the nearest photo studio where a photographer with extensive experience in making photographs for documents works. He will not need to explain the technical requirements and it will be enough to indicate for which document the photo should be taken.