What do I do if my passport photo is rejected?
Send a new photo that meets the rules. The US asks by letter or email, the UK and Australia request a new photo while assessing your application, and India asks for a new photo with a fresh application form; Canada doesn’t publish the steps.
Rules checked on · official sources only
What each country says
| Country | Answer | Official quote | Source | Checked |
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| United StatesPassport | You'll get a letter or email asking for a new photo. Review the photo requirements and make sure your new photo meets them before sending it. | An employee will review your photo after we receive your application. If there’s an issue, we will send you a letter or email asking you to send us a new photo. Review our photo requirements. Make sure your new photo meets these requirements before sending it to us. |
travel.state.gov travel.state.gov |
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| United Kingdom | Send a new photo: HM Passport Office won't issue a passport if you refuse to send another. Paper-form applicants can only submit a new paper photo. | If HM Passport Office has rejected a customer’s photo and the customer refuses to send another photo, we will not issue them a passport. Customers who apply using a paper photo and paper application can only submit a new paper photo. There is no facility to upload a digital photo for a paper application. |
HM Passport Office examiner guidance | |
| Canada | Not stated by the Government of Canada. | — | canada.ca | |
| Australia | You'll be asked to provide a new photo, either when you lodge the application or while it is being assessed. | If your photo does not meet these guidelines, we may ask you to provide a new one at the time you lodge your application, or while it is being assessed. If we need more information to continue processing your application, one of our case officers will contact you directly. |
passports.gov.au passports.gov.au |
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| India | For photo objection OBJ02 (photo stamped, can't be scanned), furnish a photograph with white or light background along with a duly filled fresh application form. | Please furnish your photograph with white or light background along with duly filled fresh application form. |
passportindia.gov.in |
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