Head must be between 70 to 80 % of the photograph from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head

Photo Recency

• The photo must have been taken within the last two years.

Photo Size

• The printed photo must be 4.5 cm high and 3.5 cm wide, excluding any border.
• The head length, from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin, must be between 3.2 cm and 3.6 cm.

Photo Composition

• The photo must be a close-up of the head and the top of the shoulders.
• The face should occupy 70% to 80% of the whole photo.
• Only the applicant may appear in the photo.
• Chairs, toys, or other people must not appear in the photo.

Face and Expression

• The applicant must face the camera directly.
• The eyes must be open and clearly visible.
• The mouth must be closed.
• The expression must be natural and not exaggerated. A slight smile is allowed.
• The head must not be tilted or turned sideways.

Facial Visibility

• The eyes, nose, mouth, face, eyebrows, both ears, and both sides of the face must be clearly visible.
• Special features such as moles, birthmarks, and scars must also be clearly visible.
• Hair must not cover the eyes, eyebrows, facial features, or face outline.
• Long hair, bangs, and sideburns are allowed, but they must not intentionally cover the ears or facial features.

Background and Lighting

• The background must be white.
• The lighting must be even.
• There must be no shadows, glare, flash reflection, or red-eye.

Image Quality

• The photo must be clear, sharp, and in focus.
• The photo must be high quality, with no ink marks, stains, folds, or creases.
• The photo must show natural skin tone, proper brightness, and proper contrast.
• The photo must have neutral colors.

Printing Requirements

• The photo must be printed in high resolution on high-quality glossy photo paper.
• If the photo was taken with a digital camera, it must have high color saturation and be printed on photo paper if submitted as a printed photo.

Editing Restrictions

• The photo must not be modified, retouched, enhanced, mirrored, or digitally composited.
• Synthetic photos and mirror-image photos are not allowed.

Glasses

• Tinted glasses, colored contact lenses, and cosmetic enlarging lenses are not allowed.
• If glasses are worn, the eyes must be clearly visible.
• There must be no flash reflection on the glasses.
• The frames must not cover any part of the eyes.
• Thick frames should be avoided.
• Visually impaired applicants may wear tinted glasses.

Religious Head Coverings

• Religious head coverings are allowed.
• The facial features from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead must be clearly visible.
• Both sides of the face must also be clearly visible.

Hair, Wigs, Beards, and Accessories

• There is no restriction against tying hair or dyeing hair.
• Wigs are allowed for applicants undergoing chemotherapy or applicants with naturally sparse hair.
• Beards are allowed.
• Earrings and nose rings are allowed.

However, none of these may deliberately cover the eyes, nose, mouth, face, eyebrows, ears, or facial outline.

Microtia Exception

• Applicants with microtia may cover the ear outline with hair.

However, both sides of the face must still be clearly visible.

Digital Photo File Requirements

• If submitting a digital photo, it must be in JPG format.
• The file size must not exceed 5 MB.
• The image height must be at least 531 pixels.
• The image width must be at least 413 pixels.

Back of Printed Photo

• The back of the printed photo must include the applicant’s name, national ID number, and date the photo was taken.

Clothing Recommendation

• Dark-colored clothing is recommended.
• Light-colored clothing should be avoided because it may affect the appearance of the photo and the look of the new ID card.