IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REVIEW ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE YOU UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO

A new photo is required for all first time applications as well as renewal applications if more than five years have passed since a new photo was provided. Press 'select photo' to upload your photo.

If your photo does not follow the guideline that follow you will be required to submit another one. This will result in serious delays in the processing of your smart card application.

Example of an Acceptable Photo
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Acceptable Photo Guidelines:

  • Must be a color photo.
  • Photo must be in jpg format.
  • Greater than 1000x1000 pixels (see note, below)
  • Full face, uniformly lit with no reflections/shadows
  • Plain, light-colored background
  • Look directly into the camera.
  • Photo of head & shoulders with some of the background showing.
  • Plain background which is white or very light in color. (No patterns or objects in the background.)
  • You must have the image saved on a disk or your hard drive as a JPEG type (this is a file that ends in .jpg or .jpeg). This is the common format for most digital cameras. If you are using a traditional film camera, many photo-labs will now convert the image to a digital one on a disk for a very small price.
  • If scanning a photo, scan at 300 dpi and save the entire photo, even it shows more than the head and shoulders.
  • Helpful ideas for a good photo:
    • To avoid reflection on eyeglasses, stand several feet (1.5 to 2 meters) from camera.
    • To avoid shadows around face, stand several feet (1.5 to 2 meters) away from the wall behind you.

Note: The pixels of your photo can be found by right-clicking the filename and selecting 'Properties' (Windows and Linux) or 'Get Info' (Apple).

Examples of Unacceptable Photos

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  • Out of focus
  • Hat
  • Dark background

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  • Objects in background
  • Extra person

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  • Sun glasses
  • Not facing camera

Bad4

  • Reflection on glasses
  • Shadow around head
  • Too close to camera