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How recent must a passport photo be?

As of November 3, 2026, 19 of the 20 documents in the table want a photo taken in the last 6 months, and the UK passport photo one taken in the last month. A new photo is the safe choice whenever your appearance has changed.

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DocumentPhoto taken withinSource
U.S. passport photoLast 6 monthstravel.state.gov
U.S. visa photoLast 6 monthstravel.state.gov
U.S. baby passport photoLast 6 monthseforms.state.gov
U.S. online passport renewal photoLast 6 monthstravel.state.gov
DV lottery photoLast 6 monthsecfr.gov
UK passport photoLast monthgov.uk
Schengen visa photoLast 6 monthshome-affairs.ec.europa.eu
China visa photoLast 6 monthslosangeles.china-consulate.gov.cn
Chinese passport photoLast 6 monthsus.china-embassy.gov.cn
Vietnamese passport photoLast 6 monthsvietnamembassy-usa.org
Canada visa photoLast 6 monthscanada.ca
Jamaican passport photoLast 6 monthspica.gov.jm
Ghana passport photoLast 6 monthspassport.mfa.gov.gh
Japan visa photoLast 6 monthschicago.us.emb-japan.go.jp
Korean visa photoLast 6 monthsoverseas.mofa.go.kr
Thailand e-Visa photoLast 6 monthsthaievisa.go.th
Irish passport photoLast 6 monthsireland.ie
NZeTA photoLast 6 monthsnzeta.immigration.govt.nz
New Zealand passport photoLast 6 monthspassports.govt.nz
Russia e-visa photoLast 6 monthsevisa.kdmid.ru

A document missing from the table has no recency rule written on the pages we read; we do not assume one.