- Be facing forwards and looking straight at the camera.
- Have a plain expression and your mouth closed
- Have your eyes open and visible
- Not have hair in front of your eyes
- Not have a head covering (unless for religious or medical reasons)
- Not have anything covering your face
- Not have any shadows on your face or behind you
- Be a close up of your full head and upper shoulders
- Contain no other objects or people
- Be taken against a plain cream or light grey backgrund
- Be in clear contrast to the background
- Do not wear sunglasses or tinted glasses, if you wear glasses that you cannot take off, your eyes must be visible without any glare or reflections.
