Photo Guidelines

Our EMSS National Safety Passport card carries a photograph of the passport holder which is mirrored on their online profile.

In order to present a true representation of the passport holder we have guidelines which all photographs are verified against.

The photos must be:

taken against a plain cream or light grey background
taken within the last month
clear and in focus
unaltered by computer software
show a close-up of your full head and shoulders. It must be only of you with no other objects or people
facing forward and looking straight at the camera
without anything covering the face
in clear contrast to the background
without a head covering (unless it’s worn for religious or medical reasons)
with eyes open, visible and free from reflection or glare from glasses
with your eyes not covered by sunglasses, tinted glasses, glasses frames or hair