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📸 Indian embassies will begin enforcing ICAO-compliant passport photo standards starting September 2025.
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🧾 Applicants must follow strict guidelines on photo size, background color, facial visibility, and clarity.
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❌ Embassies will reject edited or digitally manipulated photos to ensure authenticity.
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🗓 The enforcement deadline gives applicants ample time to comply with updated photo rules.
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📏 All photos must meet international size and proportion specifications set by ICAO.
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🔍 Authorities will perform thorough checks to ensure photo quality and facial recognition accuracy.
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🌐 This aligns India’s passport application system with global standards for enhanced security.
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🛂 The new policy will improve the accuracy of biometric recognition at international borders.
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🧍♂️ Photos must clearly show facial features, with neutral expressions and no headwear, unless for religious reasons.
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✅ These rules aim to make passports more secure, reliable, and internationally accepted.
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