Irish Passport Photo Guidelines - Getting an Irish passport photo in Marseille city center

Not be a scanned photo.
Be in colour.
Not be less than 715 pixels wide and 951 pixels in height.
Be in JPEG format.
Not have compression, loss or compression artefacts.
Not be digitally enhanced or changed.
Not contain barrel or other distortion.
Not be larger than 9 megabytes (9MB).
If you are taking a photo at home and encounter problems, consider visiting a photo booth or photo provider.

Ensure your facial features are visible, hair should not cover any part of the eyes.
You can wear glasses. The frame must not cover any part of your eyes. There must be no glare on the lenses. Dark glasses are not permitted.
You can wear a head covering for religious or medical reasons. Your full facial features must be visible. You cannot wear head accessories for any other reason.
Do not wear sunglasses.


Not Acceptable	Acceptable

Your photo must be in focus. Balance the lighting and colour, not too dark or too light.
There must not be any shadows on your face or behind your head.
'Red eye' in photographs is not acceptable.
Good colour balance and natural skin tones are essential.


Not Acceptable	Acceptable

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Not Acceptable	Acceptable

The photo must capture your image from head to mid torso.
Please ensure there is visible space between your head and shoulders and the edge of your photo.
Uniforms, whether civil or military, or clothing bearing insignia are not permitted.


Acceptable	Not Acceptable. Too far away.	Not acceptable. Too close in.

You need to stand in front of a completely plain, light grey, white or cream background.
No objects such as door panels or plants should be visible in your passport photo.

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Not Acceptable	Acceptable

If your infant or very young child cannot support themselves, they should be photographed lying down on a plain, white surface.
No one else should appear in the photo, so make sure that hands or arms used to support the child are not visible.
Soothers/pacifiers cannot be present in photographs as these can obscure facial features.


Pose and Expression Not Acceptable	Pose and Expression Acceptable

Not Acceptable Facial Features	Acceptable Facial Features

Not Acceptable Background	Acceptable Background

Getting an Irish passport photo in Marseille city center