In order to lower the reject luck of your photo by your administration, please follow theses rules :

The equipment

• - Digital compact camera on tripod
• - Sensor resolution superior or equal to 1 million pixels
• - Apparatus at subject's eye level and to a distance of about 4 ft (1,2m)
• - Print on color photo paper with gloss finishing

The environment

• - Plain and neutral light matt background but not white (in front of an adequate door or wall)
• - No Shadow on the background else illuminate it

The accessories

• - Alone on the photo, neither toys nor other accessories
• - Glasses are tolerated but frames shouldn't hide the eyes
• - No reflection on the glasses --> try a slight upward or downward tilt of the head
• - No too thick frames
• - Dark glasses prohibited except with medical justification
• - No hat, cap, bonnet, headgear or other unless for religious purposes and not covering the face
• - Avoid wearing jewels

The position

• - Body and face to a full frontal position
• - Right and centered head
• - Hair released letting appear the both eyes, the nose and the mouth
• - Eyes open
• - Eyes looking at the camera
• - Closed mouth, natural expression without smile
• - Facial region size according to the local government requirements --> help you with our application for the framing

Photo quality

• - Balanced contrast and brightness
• - No blur
• - No shadow on the face
• - No glare on the skin due to the flash
• - No « red-eye » effect, the best being to employ a natural light source else use our corrector
• - No pixellation effect (not too much digital processing and don't compress too much the image)

Official requirements by countries

• - Australia
• - Canada
• - Denmark
• - Finland
• - France : identity photo - visa photo
• - Germany
• - Ireland
• - Netherlands
• - New Zealand
• - Singapore
• - Switzerland
• - UK
• - USA