Procedures

Requirements concerning a photograph enclosed with the application

A photograph enclosed with the application should be undamaged, in colour, sized 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm, taken within the last 6 months against a uniform light background, in focus and showing the eyes and face from the top of the head to the upper shoulders clearly, with the face occupying 70-80% of the photo. A photograph must show a person without a head covering and without tinted glasses, looking straight ahead with the eyes open, hair uncovered, with a natural face expression and the mouth closed. A person with congenital or developed vision defects can submit a photograph showing him or her in tinted glasses, and a person who wears a head covering in order to follow the rules of his or her religion can submit a photograph showing him or her in a head covering. However, the head covering cannot obscure or distort the face shape.