Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court

Passport Photos 
(Excerpt from Chapter 5 of Passport Handbook - Revised 07/01/97)
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PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS
The passport applicant is required to submit, with the passport application, two identical photographs which are sufficiently recent (normally not more than 6 months old) to be a good likeness of and satisfactorily identify the applicant They must meet the following requirements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual size of passport 
photograph to be submitted.

SIZE: Photographs should be 2 x 2 inches in size. The image size measured from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head (including hair) should be not less than1 inch nor more than 1-3/8inches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual size of photograph to
 be put in passport.

Photographs may be in color or in black and white. They should be printed on thin paper and must be capable of withstanding a mounting temperature of up to 225 degrees Fahrenheit (107 degrees Celsius). Caution: Most vending machine prints are not able to withstand the mounting temperature or will not adhere properly to the passport page and therefore are not acceptable for use in passports. Matte or other sprays designed to produce a dull or non-glossy finish should not be used. Photographs retouched to a point where the applicant's appearance is changed are unacceptable. Newspaper and magazine prints are not acceptable. Photographs with waxed backs or other coatings which lessen adhesiveness are also unacceptable.

SAMPLES OF UNACCEPTABLE PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPHS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background too dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Side view.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image size too large.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too dark and too small.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image size too small.
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