Plain-language guides on official passport and visa photo rules, written from the same verified sources we use for our checker (travel.state.gov, gov.uk, canada.ca, indianvisaonline.gov.in). Every article links to the official source with the date it was last verified.
2026-08-10
Why passport photos get rejected: the 11 most common reasons with the official rule and a fix for each - blur, backlight, tilt, glasses, wrong size, edited files. US, UK, Canada and India.
2026-08-10
Canada passport online renewal digital photo rules 2026: 3:2 portrait, at least 1,800x1,200 px (max 4,500x3,000), 200 KB-5 MB, head height 45-50%, and the unaltered-photo rule.
2026-08-10
UK visa photo requirements 2026: digital only, at least 600x750 px, 50 KB-6 MB JPEG, vertically orientated, unaltered by software, plain light-coloured background with no shadows - gov.uk rules.
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