Passport photo rejected for filters or editing? How to fix it

Passport photo rejected for filters or editing: how to fix it

What the rules say

The State Department does not accept retouched photos, filters or AI changes, and says it checks for them (travel.state.gov: Passport photos). GOV.UK asks for a photo that is not altered by computer software (GOV.UK: Rules for digital passport photos).

How to fix it

  1. Turn off beauty mode, portrait mode and filters before you take the photo.
  2. Don't smooth skin or change your face in an app. Cropping and resizing are fine.

What Picproved checks

Picproved never retouches your face. It crops, resizes and, where the rules allow, replaces the background; for documents where that counts as alteration it leaves the background alone. Your photo stays on your device.

Or make it at home. Picproved costs $7.99 (free while we launch) for one person's photo in every size you need, and it checks the size, background, head size and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision. Make your United States Passport (print or online renewal) photo

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Questions

Why was my passport photo rejected for edits or filters?
The State Department does not accept retouched photos, filters or AI changes, and says it checks for them (travel.state.gov: Passport photos). GOV.UK asks for a photo that is not altered by computer software (GOV.UK: Rules for digital passport photos).
How do I fix a photo rejected for edits or filters?
Turn off beauty mode, portrait mode and filters before you take the photo. Don't smooth skin or change your face in an app. Cropping and resizing are fine.

Other reasons photos get rejected

Make the photo