A clear passport photo, without the guesswork.
When a bank, authority or onboarding team asks for a photo of you holding your passport, the objective is simple: your face and the passport identity page should both be clear in one frame.
Make the first identity image usable.
Select a checkpoint for detail
01Use a clear originalView checkpoint
Business facts and scope to clarify
02Keep the face or page visibleView checkpoint
Sources, evidence and open questions
03Check light & focusView checkpoint
Required records and responsibilities
04Review before submissionView checkpoint
Evidence, review and unresolved gaps
Image-quality guidance only. Follow the exact photo or document format requested for your application.
Read the steps
- Use a clear original — Business facts and scope to clarify
- Keep the face or page visible — Sources, evidence and open questions
- Check light & focus — Required records and responsibilities
- Review before submission — Evidence, review and unresolved gaps
Make the first photo usable.
Face fully visible
Look toward the camera and avoid anything covering the face.
Hold the identity page open
Keep the passport close enough that the photo and printed details remain readable.
Do not cover information
Hold the passport by the edges so fingers do not block the photograph, name, number or machine-readable area.
Use even lighting
Avoid glare, dark shadows and flash reflections across the passport page.
Keep everything in focus
Both your face and the passport should be sharp. Retake the image if either is blurred.
Use a simple background
A plain background makes identity review easier and keeps attention on the required information.
Face + full passport page visible, readable and evenly lit.
Blur, glare, cropped passport, covered details or an identity page too far from the camera.
Identity documents contain sensitive personal information. Only submit them through the official bank, authority or secure channel requested for your application.
Is the photo suitable for the specific application?
Why this matters
A usable image must meet the requirements of the receiving service. Photo preparation does not establish visa eligibility or approval.
What could change the answer?
A larger team, changed premises or a different applicant category can alter immigration needs. An allocation is not an individual approval.
Check these details first
- The receiving service and its current specification
- Image clarity, framing and background
- A faithful photograph without misleading edits
- The correct submission format