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PHOTO SPECIFICATION
Applying For | Photograph Size |
VISA APPLICATIONS | 3.5cm X 4.5cm |
Note: The photo requirements are very strict.. Please follow the following instructions accordingly:
Do's and Don'ts for a Proper photograph
The photographs must be:
- 3.5cm X 4.5cm
- close up of head and top of shoulders so that face takes up 70-80% of the photograph
- in sharp focus and clear
- of high quality with no marks
- Show looking directly at the camera
- Show skin tones naturally
- Have appropriate brightness and contrast at high resolution
The photographs must:
Photographs to be taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour
- be colour neutral show the eyes open and
- clearly visible—no hair across the eyes
- show facing square on to the camera, not looking over one shoulder (portrait style) or tilted, and showing both edges of the face clearly
- be taken with a plain light-coloured background
- be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows or flash
- reflections on the face and no red eye
Style and lighting
The photographs must:
Glasses and head covers
If wearing glasses:
- the photograph must show the eyes clearly with no flash reflection off the glasses, and no tinted lenses (if possible,
- avoid heavy frames—lighter framed glasses to be worn)
- make sure that the frames do not cover any part of the eyes.
Head coverings:
- are not permitted except for religious reasons, but the facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges
- of the face must be clearly shown.
Expression and frame
The photographs must:
- show alone (no chair backs, toys or other people visible), looking at the camera with a neutral expression and the mouth closed.
