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Guidelines and uploading your photo

Photo guidelines

Make sure your photo has the following:

• Neutral background
• Face the camera straight on
• Eyes open and visible
• Glasses on if normally worn
• Good lighting
• Taken indoors
• Color photo
• Photo from the shoulders up, with space above the head
• Passport-appropriate photos; smiling allowed
• Have someone else take your photo; “selfies” are not allowable

Make sure your photo DOES NOT have the following:

• Filters (this will be flagged as “face obscured”)
• Other people or objects in photo
• Hat or sunglasses
• Clothing that obscures your face
• Glare on glasses
• Exaggerated expression
• Poor quality image

Photo submission

• Be sure to upload your photo in JPEG format
• Step-by-step photo uploading directions
• Don’t worry if your photo is sideways or upside down – we can fix it!