Try to put on clothes with a normal pattern. The Clothes are better with sleeves, you can wear the short-sleeved shirt in summer. The color of the clothes and the background color should not be the same. The photo must be in color and the background should be white/off-white. Make sure that they are not on your face, shoulders or in the photo background.Įyeglasses on most passport/visa photos are not allowed. It is very important that there are no shadows on your passport/visa photo. The rule, however, is that the religious headgear must not cover the face. You can have them in your photo if you provide a certificate from your religious community. Remember that the forehead and eyebrows should be visible, so don’t cover eyebrows with hair.įor the photo you need to take off headcovers such as hats, headbands, caps. It is best to brush them backwards, but the ears needn’t be visible. The hair may be tense or loose, but it must not cover the face.

There are no special guidelines for hairstyles on passport/visa photos. Also, you can't have hair in front of your eyes, so if you're wearing bangs - lean it aside. Make sure that there’s no ‘red eye’ effect in the photo. Especially the colour of the iris must be visible. Eyes When posing you have to have your eyes open and visible. The mouth must be closed and the head must be kept straight (do not tilt it in any side!). Keep your facial expressions plain, neutral. Half-profile photos are not accepted and will result in application rejection.

You have to stand straight for the camera and look directly into the lens. To help you, we have provided a list of online errors and how to fix them.The positioning of the face and body in the photo for passport/visa photo is very important. If there is an issue with your photo you will receive an error message when you submit your visa or NZeTA photo online. Large photos will be automatically formatted. If you take a photo with your device, the camera must have a minimum resolution of 540 x 720 pixels. If you use the mobile app you can only take a photo using your device's camera. If you request an NZeTA using the web app, you can either upload an existing photo or take one using your device's camera.

We are unlikely to accept your photo if it is not the right size.

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