Photo guides in the US
Practical guides to taking passport, visa and ID photos at home: lighting, background, distance, glasses, babies and the exact rules for popular documents. Each guide links to the document pages, where the full rules are listed with their official source.
Baby passport photo tips that actually work
How to take a passport photo of a baby or toddler at home, with no hands in the frame, a plain background and the relaxed rules for infants.
4 min read · Covers: Irish Passport (Child) photo
Can you wear glasses in a passport photo?
Which passports and visas allow glasses in the photo, which ban them, and how to avoid glare if you keep yours on, country by country.
5 min read · Covers: Irish Passport photo, UK Passport photo, US Passport photo, US Visa (DS-160) photo, Schengen Visa photo, Indian Passport photo, Chinese Visa photo, Canadian Passport photo
How to take a passport photo at home
Light, background, distance and phone height for a passport photo you take at home, step by step, with the rules side by side.
6 min read · Covers: Irish Passport photo, UK Passport photo, US Passport photo
US visa photo requirements in plain English
The 2x2 inch US visa photo explained, with the digital upload rules, the glasses rule and how passport and DV lottery photos compare.
5 min read · Covers: US Visa (DS-160) photo, US Passport photo, US DV Lottery photo