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Photo Requirements for U.S. Passports

 

Please assure that the following conditions are met for your U.S. passport photos:

  • Two (2) identical, unsigned, color or black and white photographs, taken within the past six months. 
  • Photograph background must be white or off-white. 
  • Square images, exactly 2 x 2 inches (5 x 5 centimeters). 
  • The head should be centered in the photo. The head of the person being photographed should not be tilted up, down or to the side. It should cover about 50% of the area of the photo. 
  • The customer's head, measured from the bottom of the chin to the top of the hair, should be between 1 inch and 1-3/8 inches (2.5 – 3.5 centimeters).
  • Please note the size of the head particularly: If it is incorrect we will not be able to accept the photograph.

Where to Get Photos

The American Embassy assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the persons or studios whose names appear in the list given below.  The names are listed alphabetically and the order in which they appear has no other significance.

Choof Studio:  
9 bis Avenue d’Afrique
Menzah 5
Tunis, 1004
Tel: 71-755-122

Photo Kamoun:  
109 Avenue de la Liberté
Belvedere
Tunis 1002
Tel: 71-788-880

Ulysse Photo: 
Place 7 Novembre
La Marsa
Tel: 71-743-762