Passport Photo Requirement of Cyprus
- Passport photo dimensions : 40mm x 50mm
- Passport Number of Photos Required : 4
- Passport Background Requirements : plain light background
- The Photos should be no more than 6 months old.
- The photos should show a close up of your face and the top of your shoulders so that your face takes up between 70% and 80% (between 32-36mm) of the frame.
- Head must be centered.
- You must look directly at the camera.
- No hair across face or eyes as eyes must be clearly visible.
- Make sure facial features are clearly visible, from the bottom of your chin to the crown of your head.
- Don’t tilt your head up/down or left/right.
- Do keep your facial expressions neutral (no raised eyebrows, frowns).
- Do keep both eyes open and your mouth closed. Don’t smile.
- Do wear glasses (if normally worn) but make sure there’s no reflection on the lenses and the frames don’t obscure eyes.
- Don’t wear sunglasses or glasses with tinted lenses, unless they’re prescription.
- Don’t wear a head covering unless it’s for religious reasons.
- Don’t wear a hair band.
- Don’t wear a uniform, civil or military.
- Photos must be in sharp focus and correctly exposed.
- Shadows from the head must not appear in the background.
- Good colour balance and natural skin tones are essential.
- ‘Red eye’ in photographs is not acceptable.
- A clear contrast is needed between facial features and background.
- Photos must be printed on photo-quality paper at a high resolution.
- There should be no ink marks or creases.
- Digital enhancements or changes are not acceptable.
- The reverse of the photos must be white and unglazed.
- Black and white photos are recommended as they’re digitally printed onto the passport in black and white. But colour photos are also acceptable
- In the case of babies the eyes need to be open
Visa Photo Requirement of Cyprus
- Dimensions: 35mm x 45mm.
- Number of Photos Required: 4
- Background Requirements: plain light background
- The photos must be no more than 6 months old.
- No uniforms to be worn.
- Must be Taken with a Natural expression with mouth closed.
- Should be Taken with you Looking straight at camera.