Nigerian passport photo size

One example on the portal is marked unacceptable because the background was cropped out with a photo retouching tool, which changes the outline of the head, face and neck. The tip under it is to take the photo in front of a white or off-white background instead.

Leave "Replace the background" off on this page and use a real white wall or a white sheet hung behind you.

Hair should not cover the face or the ears. Headphones, masks and similar items must not be worn, and hats or head coverings are allowed only for religious or medical purposes, with the full face visible and no shadows or clothing over it.

The lighting should be neither too dark nor too bright. Face the camera directly with a neutral expression, both eyes open and clearly visible, and the mouth closed. The background should be plain, without shadows, texture, objects or lines.

If the room is dark, face a window rather than using the flash, which can leave bright spots on the skin and reflections in glasses.

For children, the portal's examples ask that no other person appears and that the child faces the camera with eyes open. For a baby, lay the child on a plain white sheet and photograph from above so that no hands are needed in the picture.

A child who cannot sit alone may be held, but keep your hands out of the frame.

Start from the original picture in your phone's gallery, not a screenshot. Add it here, drag the frame so your head and shoulders are centred, and download the 600 by 800 file. Upload it straight to the portal; sending it through a messaging app first can shrink or recompress it.

Before uploading, look at the result at full size. The pixel line under it should read 600 × 800 with a check mark, and the weight should show a figure under 2 MB.