Published from: September 14, 2026
Travel and visa photo editor
John Bates writes about visa and passport photos for Europe and the Schengen area. He graduated from the University of Manchester in 2011 and spent the first years of his career at a travel agency in Manchester, where preparing document photos for clients was part of every visa file. At PhotoGov since 2021, he tests the tool against consulate specifications, updates the Europe pages when a country changes its rules, and answers reader questions about biometric photo standards. Languages: English (native), Italian (fluent).
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