Passport photo (3.5cm × 4.5cm)
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You attach 1 passport photo to the naturalization permit application. The same size is used for alien registration and Alien Registration Card reissue. If the size is wrong, the counter tells you to go and take it again. It is the item people forget most often.
📌 Key points
It is 1 passport photo (3.5cm × 4.5cm), and the length of the face must be between 2.5cm and 3.5cm. The background must be plain or white with no border, and it must be a front-facing photo taken within 6 months before the day of application. Do not wear anything that covers the face, such as tinted glasses or a hat (medical reasons, such as a visual impairment, are an exception).
📍 Where to go and get it in person
Photo studio or self-service photo booth (you may take it anywhere)
⚠️ Things to watch out for
3.5cm wide × 4.5cm tall. Must be a color, front-facing photo taken within the last 6 months against a white background. The face length (crown to chin) must fall between 2.5cm and 3.5cm, with no border. Photos edited with Photoshop cannot be used.
Basis
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This content was checked on 2026-10-31.