We require passport-style photos for your HPAC ID Card.
**Photo Requirements:**
Your photo MUST:
In your photo, you MUST:
Additional Information:
The Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) is the 2 lines of code at the bottom of the data page, made up of letters, numbers and chevrons. The MRZ contains security check digits. Your image needs to clearly include the whole of the MRZ and all information on the data page, including your photograph, in order for the TrustID service to validate it.
Make sure nothing is covering the MRZ or your photograph, including your fingers and thumbs.
Make sure none of the MRZ is cut off and all characters are visible. Include all four corners of the data page in your image.
Natural lighting is best. Try to avoid bright sunlight or glare obscuring the MRZ or photograph on your document.
Putting the document on a flat surface will help. It is more difficult to read the information if the image is angled away from the camera or taken too horizontally.
When submitting an image of an Irish Passport Card, make sure you include photos of both the front and the back.
You can stand in front of a dark or patterned background, such as a wooden door. It’s not a passport photo so don’t worry about a white, plain background!
Make sure you are facing the camera and not turned to the side.
Natural lighting is best. Avoid bright sunlight and make sure there’s no glare.
Lighting needs to be consistent, and you should avoid a ‘spotlight’ effect.
Make sure your whole face is in the image with a good ‘border’ around you. Don’t be too close or too far away.
Remove peak caps or hats or anything that obscures your face.