Tuck hair behind your ears and push it off your forehead so your eyebrows show.
Take a few photos and keep the one where your eyes are fully open.
Babies under one don't need their eyes open for a UK passport; see the baby page below.
What Picproved checks
Picproved warns when the eyes look closed, when hair covers part of the face and when hair covers the forehead. Your photo stays on your device.
Or make it at home. Picproved costs £5.99 (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 Kingdom Passport (online) photo
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Questions
Why was my passport photo rejected for eyes or hair over the face?
GOV.UK asks for your eyes open and visible, with no hair in front of them (GOV.UK: Rules for digital passport photos). The State Department asks for both eyes visible and open (U.S. Foreign Affairs Manual 8 FAM 402.1).
How do I fix a photo rejected for eyes or hair over the face?
Tuck hair behind your ears and push it off your forehead so your eyebrows show. Take a few photos and keep the one where your eyes are fully open. Babies under one don't need their eyes open for a UK passport; see the baby page below.
