- Visit PhotoGov.net
- Capture Your Selfie
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Online application for Irish passport? You will need a biometric photograph in a specific size (715 by 951 pixels). Enter PhotoGov, use a selfie on your smartphone and create a valid digital passport photo in seconds that you can use immediately to apply for a passport.
715 x 951 px
It will be instantly adjusted to comply with the Irish online passport application regulations
Automatic Background Editing
Digital Submission Ready
Your image is ready to be uploaded on to the Irish Passport portal
Digital Image Standards
Open up the PhotoGov.net photo service and take your picture. Make sure you’re not wearing any headcovers or glasses, do not wear a uniform, and keep your expression neutral. Ensure that the area is well-lit and that you are standing against a neutral background.
Clean background. More light. Not a blurry photo.
Watch "How to take a photo" (00:46)
Next, upload your image and process it through our site.
Finally, you can download your ID photo. These images can be printed off, or you can simply use them as digital photos.
With PhotoGov, these are either auto-corrected or alerted to before you download the final image
When taking pictures of babies and children for passport, many of the same rules apply; for example, they must still adhere to the dress code, and the photograph must be high-quality and well-lit. With that being said, the State Department is generally more forgiving when it comes to the neutral expression requirement.
For slightly older babies: