Passport Photos

IMPORTANT NOTE:

EYE GLASSES WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED IN PASSPORT PHOTOS.

Please refer to

Passport Photo Examples

You must remove your eyeglasses for U.S. passport and visa photos.

We are changing our policy to enhance the security of the application process and verify your identify faster.

We want to ensure you have fewer delays in the application process.

Last year, more than 200,000 passport customers submitted poor quality photos which we couldn’t accept. We put these passport applications on hold because we couldn’t clearly identify the customer from their photo.

The main reason we couldn’t accept passport photos last year was issues with eyeglasses. For example, your eyeglasses may cause glare on the lens. Glasses may also create shadows on your face or block a portion of your eyes.

A new passport photo without eyeglasses may also help you move faster through U.S. ports of entry especially when your U.S. passport is verified electronically.

You may wear glasses for U.S. passport and U.S. visa photos if you have a medical issue such as recent surgery requiring eyeglasses to protect your eyes.

If you must wear eyeglasses for medical reasons, you’ll need to obtain and submit a signed statement with your application from a medical professional or health practitioner (such as a surgeon or ophthalmologist) in these cases.

Your photo is a vital part of your passport application. To learn more, review the information below on how to provide a suitable photo to avoid passport processing delays. The acceptance of your photo is always at the discretion of the U.S. passport agency.We recommend you use a professional passport photo service to ensure your photo meets all the requirements. Note: Photos must be 2″x2″ in size with a background that is uniform, plain and white, and free of shadows.

If you are applying for a U.S. Passport, you must provide one (1) photo.

Your passport photo must be:

In color
Printed on photo quality paper
2X2 inches (51X51 mm) in size
Sized so that the head is between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches (between 25 and 35 mm) from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head. View the Photo Composition Template for more size requirement details.
Taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance
Taken in front of a plain white or off-white background
Taken in full-face view directly facing the camera
With a neutral facial expression and both eyes open

Photos should be taken in clothing that you normally wear on a daily basis:

Uniforms should not be worn in your photo, except religious clothing that is worn daily.
Do not wear a hat or head covering that obscures the hair or hairline, unless worn daily for a religious purpose. Your full face must be visible, and the head covering must not cast any shadows on your face.
Headphones, wireless hands-free devices or similar items are not acceptable in your photo.
Eye glasses are NOT Allowed In passport photos.
Dark glasses or non-prescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons (a medical certificate may be required)
Glare on glasses is not acceptable in your photo. Glare can be avoided with a slight downward tilt of the glasses or by removing the glasses or by turning off the camera flash.

Review the Photo Examples to see examples of acceptable and unacceptable photos. Photos copied or digitally scanned from driver’s licenses or other official documents are not acceptable. In addition, snapshots, magazine photos, low quality vending machine or mobile phone photos, and full-length photographs are not acceptable.

Passport Photographers - Marseille

We advise you to call the photographer before going. Specify that you want photographs for an American passport, since photographers make various-sized photographs. The photographers listed below are considered reliable. The Embassy/Consulate General does not, however, assume responsibility for their ability or integrity. An agreement should be reached between the purchaser and the photographer regarding the nature of the services, the price and the delivery time in advance.

Marseille and Provence
Photo Dock – 152, rue de Rome, 13006 Marseille (Near place Castellane) Tel. # 04-91-37-06-88
Choi Photos – Galeries Lafayette, Centre Bourse, Marseille (Ground floor, near perfume counter) Tel. # 04-91-90-39-01
Photo Novaro – 3, rue Beausset, 13001 Marseille Tel. # 04-91-90-64-11 (Vieux Port/near Eglise des Augustins)
Studio D’Urso Rémy – 193, rue d’Endoume, 13007 Marseille Tel. # 04-91-52-00-94
ABC Photo – 30 Avenue Pasteur, 13007 Marseille Tel. # 04-91-52-77-39
Imagina Photo – 14, boulevard de Roux, 13004 Marseille Tel # 04-91-85-82-37
Clic’ images- Centre commercial la Croix Rouge, Blvd Marcel Delpart 13013 Marseille Tel #04.91.05.72.30
Clic Clac Photo – 2, Avenue des Belges, 13100 Aix-en-Provence Tel. # 04-42-26-80-00
Un Point de Plus- 1, rue Constantin, 13100 Aix-en-Provence Tel# 09-50-60-66-63
Lambesc Images et Compagnie– 4, rue grande, 13410 Lambesc Tel # 04.42.57.01.43
Atelier de la Photographie – 9 Rue Carnot, 13210 St. Rémy de Provence Tel. # 04-90-92-36-76
SA Photo – 17 rue du Grand Logis, 13510 Eguilles Tel. # 04-42-92-50-25
Studio Jean Alain – 61, rue Raspail, 84300 Cavaillon Tel. # 04-90-78-11-79
Photo Print – 34, Rue Carnot, 84000 Avignon Tel. # 04-90-86-22-61
Image & Ecriture- 11 Place de l’horologe, 84000 Avignon Tel. # 04-90-85-15-72
Photo Univers – Centre Cial Intermarche – rue Follar, 84310 Morléres les Avignon Tel. # 04-90-02-67-58 or 09-62-03-53-78
Photo Labo Service, 1 rue Henri Fabre, 84000 Avignon Tel. # 04-90-82-90-90
Photo Fox – 1, Place St. Pierre, 84400 Apt Tel. # 04-90-74-45-48
Photo Chaline – 21, place Sainte Marthe, 84200 Carpentras, Tel. # 04-90-63-15-00

French Riviera
Studio Photoguy – 47, bd Gambettta, 06000 Nice Tel. # 04-93-96-66-05
Photo Atar – 19, avenue de Bellet, 06200 Nice Tel. # 04-93-86-55-68
C2F Digital Photo – 7, bis rue Beaumont, 06300 Nice Tel. # 04-93-89-08-18
Labo Photo Hoss – 16, bd d’Aguillon, 06600 Antibes Tel. # 04-93-34-20-21
ASA 22 – 22, bd Marinoni, 06310 Beaulieu Tel. # 04-93-01-04-71
Europhoto Video – C.C. Font Neuve, 06650 Opio Tel# 04.93.77.72.88
Photo Leleu – 9, Av du Grand Cavalier, 06600 Antibes Tel. # 04-93-34-13-62
Photo Atar, 46, bd du Maréchal Juin, 06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer Tel. # 04-93-20-53-52
Photoshop Pierre Thionnet, 61, bd de la République, 06400 Cannes Tel. # 04-93-38-40-90
Instant Photo- 11, rue Maréchal Joffre, 06400 Cannes Tel# 04.93.68.00.07
Yves Dechelette – 2, bd Maréchal Juin, 06800 Cagnes-Sur-Mer Tel. # 04-93-20-64-30
G. Petit – 242, rue A. Briand, 06190 Roquebrune Cap Martin Tel. # 04-93-35-25-07
Europhoto Video, C.C Tournamy, 06250 Mougins Tel. # 04-93-75-21-75

Var
SK Photos – 1 Place de la République, 83690 Salernes Tel. # 04-94-70-62-68
Studio Chabert – 7, rue Marceau, 83500 La Seyne-Sur-Mer Tel. # 04-94-94-88-61
Photo E. Media – 121, avenue de la République, 83000 Toulon (200 mètres de la porte de l’arsenal) Tel. # 04-94-93-07-74
Ciné Photo Plage – 50 avenue des Allies, 83240 Cavalaire /mer Tel # 04-94-64-06-26

Corsica
Muraccioli – Al “U. Paese” Porticcio Tel. # 04-95-25-08-13
Muraccioli – 5, Avenue Beverini, 20000 Ajaccio Tel. # 04-95-22-64-29
Pierre Morecci- 14, boulevard Alber 1er, Ajaccio, Tel. # 04-95-21-80-12

Languedoc-Roussillon
Moschini Photo – 27, bd Amiral Courbet, 30000 Nîmes Tel. # 04-66-67-67-04
Clic-Clac – 43, bd Gambetta, 30700 Uzès Tel. # 04-66-22-19-84
Les Images Vivantes – 11, rue Solferino, 34500 Béziers Tel. # 04-67-28-49-60
Fanny Dombre, 70, Rue du Faubourg Boutonnet, 34030 Montpellier Tel. # 04-67-54-03-31
Arcanes-Photo – 10, rue de l’Aiguillerie, 34000 Montpellier Tel. # 04-67-66-27-60
Alizés Photo – 8, rue de Verdun, 34000 Montpellier Tel. # 04-67-92-76-99
Didier Barthelemy Photographe, 8, rue des Etuves, 34000 Montpellier Tel. # 04-67-60-56-86
Phox G.P.G- 42, 44 rue Saint Guilhem, 34000 Montpellier Tel # 04.67.60.54.00
Flash Service– Galerie Marchande Intermarché, 34120 Pézenas Tel. # 04.67.09.34.29
Studio Pechier – 14 cours Jean-Jaures, 34120 Pézenas Tel. # 04.67.98.34.45
Midi Photo- 39, rue Charles Thomas, 34350 Valras-Plage Tel# 04.67.39.61.93
Look Photo Francois Marti – Centre Commercial la Plaine, 34990 Juvignac Tel. # 04.67.40.20.19
Photo du Monde – 3, rue Courtajaire, 11000 Carcassonne Tel. # 04.68.25.86.90
Laguens Photovideo – Place de la République, 11200 Lesignan-Corbieres Tel. # 04.68.27.28.28
Shop Photo Video Tabarié – rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, 66000 Perpignan Tel # 04.68.34.64.14
Prades Images – 17 Place de la République, 66500 Prades (Zone Industrielle Intermarché) Tel. # 04.68.05.23.45
Artphoto –19, Bd Arago, 66600 Rivesaltes Tel. # 04.68.64.08.31

Midi-Pyrénées
Photo Clément – 21, avenue du Parc, 31700 Blagnac Tel. # 05-61-71-14-46
Studio Guyval /Guy Valette – 42, avenue de l’U.R.S.S., 31400 Toulouse Tel. # 05-61-52-92-01
Photo Carmes – Place des Carmes, 5, rue des Prêtres, 31000 Toulouse Tel # 05.61.52.70.37
Studio Profil – 21 rue de la Concorde, 31000 Toulouse Tel # 05.61.62.01.90
Rigaud Photo– Plein Centre, 31770 Colomiers Tel# 05.61.78.15.63
Studio Phil – 95 Rue Nationale, 32200 Gimont Tel # 05-62-67-71-08
Studio Agar, – 9, Rue du Bal, 12000 Rodez Tel. # 05-65-68-06-81
Studio Fox /Mr. Frank Thomas – 20, rue Augustin Malroux, 81000 Albi Tel. # 05-63-54-04-08

Southern Alps
Atelier Photo-Graphique – 5, bd de la Republique, 04300 Forcalquier Tel. # 04.92.75.02.47
Phox, le Shop Photo– 4 avenue Jean Giono, 04100 Manosque Tel. # 04.92.87.63.26
Phox – 59, rue Carnot, 05000 Gap Tel. # 04-92-51-25-92

Monaco
Riviera Photo – 22 bis, rue Grimaldi, 98000 Monaco Tel # 00-377-93-30-12 61

Passport Photographers - Bordeaux

Studio Mathias: 4, rue Duffour Dubergier, 33000 BORDEAUX.
Tel: 05 56 81 34 83

Photo Frederic: 13, Cours Portal, 33000 BORDEAUX.
Tel: 05 56 81 55 52

Photo Express: 298, Boulevard de la Plage, 33120 ARCACHON.
Tel: 05 56 81 34 83

Blow up Photographes: 102, Avenue du 11 Novembre, 33290 BORDEAUX-BLANQUEFORT.
Tel: 05 56 95 29 98

Atelier Photo: 36 Place Maucaillou, 33450 SAINT SULPICE et CAMEYRAC.
Tel: 05 56 30 29 09

Studio Christian: 9 Rue Thiers 47190 AIGUILLON.
Tel: 05 53 79 61 46

FOCI Photovideo: 48, rue Aristide Briand 16100 COGNAC.
Tel: 05 45 82 02 64

Marie-Claire Dubourg: 12, rue Henri IV, 64000 PAU.
Tel: 05 59 27 85 66

Glorieux Photographe: 19bis, rue Samonzet, 64000 PAU.
Tel: 05 59 27 29 91

Passport Photographers - Lyon: Rhone-Alpes

Lyon
Arsilver Photo
04 78 37 08 88
5 rue de la Barre
69002 Lyon

L’Art du Zoom-Zoom
04 78 42 50 53 / 06 64 98 78 39
29 rue Franklin
69002 Lyon

Images-Labo
04 78 38 55 90
17 place Bellecour
69002 Lyon

Les Artisans de la Photo
04 78 42 26 72
13 rue Ste Hélène
69002 Lyon

Art Photo
04 78 29 81 05
69 bd de la Croix-Rousse
69004 Lyon

Croix Rousse Photo
04 78 29 62 73
66 Gde rue Croix-Rousse
69004 Lyon

Véronique Marc-Damien
04 72 75 90 15 / 06 80 02 84 82
43 rue Juliette Récamier
69006 Lyon

Maillot Optique Photo
04 78 83 72 80
4 rue St Pierre de Vaise
69009 Lyon

Photo Dugas
04 78 05 25 88
88 bd Général de Gaulle
69530 Brignais

Les Artisans de la Photo
04 78 51 35 90
149 Grande Rue
69600 Oullins

Photo Dugas
04 78 56 10 56
150 av Georges Clémenceau
69230 Saint-Genis-Laval

Véronique Marc-Damien
04 72 75 90 15 / 06 80 02 84 82
21 rue de la Croix Rouge
69360 St Symphoriend’Ozon

Lyon Reportage
04 78 34 30 30
79 avenue de la République
69160 Tassin la Demi Lune

Outside Lyon
Studio Grampa
04 74 38 10 38
47 avenue Roger Salengro
01500 Ambérieu en Bugey

Photo Bugey
04 79 81 09 19
6 place des Terreaux
01300 Belley

Photo boutique
04 50 42 03 59
8 rue des Hautains
01630 St Genis-Pouilly

Claude Fougeirol
04 75 85 39 04
11 bis RN 86
07800 Beauchastel

Fotoflash
03 80 30 07 84
Centre Dauphine
21000 Dijon

Art et Photos
04 75 00 07 44
105 rue Pierre Julien
26200 Montelimar

Profot-Video
04 75 00 07 44
34 Rue Roger Poyol
26200 Montélimar

Omniphot – JC Rey-Robert
04 75 02 63 36
60 place Jean Jaurès
26100 Romans

Deval Photo
04 75 44 28 68
24 avenue Victor Hugo
26000 Valence

CS Photos
04 74 28 07 93
10 avenue Professeur Tixier
38300 Bourgoin-Jallieu

Art Photos
04 76 44 24 43 / 06 20 80 61 52
2 rue Paul Bert
38100 Grenoble

Marthe Photographe
04 74 20 54 30
59 Rue de La République
38260 La Côte St André

Labor. Attrape Lumière
04 76 54 74 29
21-23 pl. du 24 avril 1915
38400 St Martin d’Hères

Art et Photo
04 77 32 88 27
2 place Jean Jaurès
42000 Saint-Etienne

Patrick Forest
04 77 32 31 45
27 Rue de la République
42000 St Etienne

Studio B. Bonnefond
04 77 52 08 90
7 rue Colombet Solle
42170 St Just St Rambert

Photo Janine Trévis
04 71 05 25 95
15 place du Breuil
43000 Le Puy en Velay

Art et Photo
04 73 82 01 11
14 boulevard Henri IV
63600 Ambert

Espace Photo Plein Sud
04 73 28 38 24
Centre Cial Plein Sud
63170 Aubière

Images’in
04 73 36 41 45
R. Montbobier la Glacière
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

Photo Plus
04 73 31 01 12
39 rue du Gras
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

Photo Willoth
04 73 93 58 71
11 rue Georges Clémenceau
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

DigitLab
03 85 48 18 37
14 Place de Beaune
71100 Chalon Sur Saône

Arrêt sur Image
03 85 59 07 76
37 rue Mercière
71250 Cluny

La Boîte à images
03 85 75 01 82
77 Grande Rue
71500 Louhans

Flash Photo
03 85 38 03 92
64 rue Sigorgne
71000 Macon

Studio Perret
03 85 39 85 96
1 place Barre
71000 Macon

Studio Perret
03 85 39 85 96
6 rue de l’Héritage
71000 Macon

Grand Angle
04 79 88 28 57
Centre Cial Marlioz
73100 Aix-les-Bains

Philippe Gal
04 79 55 64 70
1218 Avenue de Tarentaise
73210 Aime

Société Hobby One
04 79 75 25 03
13 Rue de Boigne
73000 Chambéry

Studio Prezzo
04 50 10 19 93
15 bis rue de la Gare
74000 Annecy

Photo Zoom
04 50 97 01 04
90 Rue du Pont
74130 Bonneville

Cluses Images Numériques
04 50 98 48 94
30 rue de Pré Bérévix
74300 Cluses

BNB Photographie
04 50 49 22 75
5 avenue de Genève
74160 St Julien en Genevois

Planète-Vision
04 50 47 85 44
Centre Cial Carrefour
74700 Sallanches

Passport Photographers - Toulouse

Photo Carmes
Place des Carmes
19, Rue Pharaon
31000 Toulouse
Tél : 05 61 52 70 37

STUDIO 77
77, rue Louis Plana
31500 Toulouse
Tél : 05 61 48 62 78

RIGAUD PHOTO
15 rue du Centre
31770 Colomiers
Tél :05 61 78 15 63

COMPTOIR PHOTO
41, avenue de l’U.R.S.S
31400 Toulouse
Tél : 05 62 26 49 42

PHOTOS SIGNE DES TEMPS
68, rue Pargaminières
31000 Toulouse
Tél : 05 62 30 02 00

Studio Joseph GODIAN
7 Bld de l’Europe
31700 Blagnac
Tél : 06 34 15 49 78

OL’OPTIC STUDIO
1, place Antonin Froidure
ZAC de Borderouge
31200 Toulouse
Tél : 05 61 11 71 49