Passport Guidlines:

  • Size: 45mmx35mm
  • Head Size 29-34mm
  • Full Face
  • Mouth Closed
  • Neutral Face
  • No Hats

Spectacle wearers:It is important that your eyes can be clearly seen with no reflection on glass or frames. You may remove your glasses to overcome these problems.

The critera concerning babies and children under five are less stringent requiring a good likeness of the subject only.
.: Passport Photo Service.

Guaranteed Passport Photo Service.

We guarantee that the photo we take will be accepted by the authorities for your passport application.


Since 2005 the specifications for passport photographs have been tightened substantially to meet the requirements of the new international biometric passports currently being introduced worldwide.

When the passport office receives your application your photograph is scanned. From this, your facial measurements are ascertained. Distance between,chin, crown, eyes and ears are very accurately measured to create a biometric unique to you. This information is contained on your new passport. Nationally up to 20% of all passport photographs submitted are rejected either at the post office or passport office because they don't conform to these guidelines, essentially your photo cannot be scanned accurately enough to generate the biometric measurement.

We guarantee your passport photos are accepted* because we ensure all photographs are the correct size with the correct background and meet all the other requirements. We take passport photos for adults, babies and children, adult passport photos can be taken anytime but we do recommend an appointment for babies, young children and groups of three or more.

    We also take photographs for the following
  • Driving Licenses:
  • Travel Permits:
  • Rail Cards:
  • Disability Badges:
  • Student Cards:
  • Foreign Visas & Passports.


Please call 01229 827414 for appointments or further details.

*Guarantee: Your photos are very carefully checked against the current guidelines to ensure your photograph is accepted. If your photograph is rejected for being out of specification we will retake your photograph at no cost. No further liabilty can be accepted. Our acceptance rate within the last twelve months has been 100%.



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