Permanent resident photos
PERMANENT RESIDENTS PHOTOGRAPH SPECIFICATIONS
Notes to the applicant
TAKE THIS SPECIFICATION SHEET WITH YOU TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Make sure you provide the correct number of photos specified in your application guide.
You must provide identical and unaltered photographs. Photographs may be in colour or in black and white.
Photographs must be original and not altered in any way or taken from an existing photograph.
Photographs must reflect your current appearance (taken within the past twelve (12) months).
Notes to the photographer
The photographs must be:
taken by a commercial photographer;
50 mm x 70 mm (2 inches wide x 2 3/4 inches long) and sized so the height of the face measures between 31 mm and 36 mm (1 1/4 inches and 1 7/16 inches) from chin to crown of head (natural top of head);
clear, sharp and in focus;
taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling);
taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows, glare or flash reflections;
taken straight on, with face and shoulders centered and squared to the camera (i.e. the photographs must show the full front view of the person’s head and shoulders, showing full face centered in the middle of the photograph);
taken in front of a plain, untextured and white background with a clear difference between the person’s face and the background. Photographs must reflect/represent natural skin tones.
*The back of one (1) photograph must:
contain the name and date of birth of the subject, as well as the name and complete address of the photography studio;
contain the date the photograph was taken; the photographer may use a stamp or handwrite this information. Stick‐on labels are unacceptable;
For digital photos, this information can be provided as one separate document with a confirmation from the photo studio (i.e. receipt).
Additional details for digital photos
The photographs must be:
in JPEG or PNG format; measurements must be between 715x1000 and 2000x2800 pixels;
file size must 4MB or less; a scanned professional photo (don’t take a picture of a paper photo with your digital camera or phone).
上海e时代数码照相店 021-51983704
Shanghai Etimes Digital Photo studio
地址:上海市闵行区莘庄镇莘浜路277号
Add: No.277,Xinbang road Minhang District ShangHai.
Keep in mind:
- Check your application guide. It will tell you how many photos you require for your application.
- You must provide identical and unaltered photographs.
- Photos may be in colour or black and white.
- Photos must be original and not altered in any way or taken from an existing photograph.
- Taken by a commercial photographer.
- 50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2 inches wide x 2- 3/4 inches long) and sized so the height of the face measures between 31 mm (1- 1/4 inches) and 36 mm (1- 7/16 inches) from chin to crown of head (natural top of head).
- Clear, sharp and in focus.
- Taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling).
- Taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows, glare or flash reflections.
- Taken straight on, with face and shoulders centered and squared to the camera (i.e. the photographs must show the full front view of the person’s head and shoulders, showing full face centered in the middle of the photograph).
- Taken in front of a plain, un-textured and white background with a clear difference between your face and the background. Photos must reflect/represent natural skin tones.
- Original photos that are not altered in any way or taken from an existing photo.
- Reflect your current appearance (taken within the last twelve months)
- Professionally printed on plain, high quality photographic paper (photos printed at home and photos printed on heavy weight paper are not acceptable)
Photo specifications
Print the permanent resident photo specifications for you or your photographer (PDF, 0.3 MB).