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Passport Photo Standards

Rules and procedures for taking passport, visa, and biometric photos. Size, background, lighting, and geometry of the face, as well as details on how photo verification systems detect compliance and errors.

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ICAO 9303 Explained Simply: Biometric Passport Photo Standards

The ICAO 9303 passport photo standard provides for the definition of internationally aligned biometric photo standards, which allow the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to govern the usage of biometric pictures in all machines readable travel documents (MRTD) issued by its member states.

Nathaniel K. Rowden

December 25, 2025

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