Irish passport photo requirements
As of November 3, 2026, Ireland’s Passport Online takes a colour JPEG of at least 715 x 951 pixels and up to 9 MB, taken in the last six months by someone else, never a selfie (per ireland.ie, checked on Nov 3, 2026).
Renewing an adult Irish passport through Passport Online calls for a digital photo that meets the Department of Foreign Affairs photo guidelines.
An Irish passport photo may not be digitally enhanced or changed in any way.
A colour JPEG, at least 715 pixels wide by 951 high and no bigger than 9 MB. It must be the original capture: not a scan of a print, not enhanced, without compression artefacts or lens distortion.
The same file serves a Passport Book or a Passport Card, and adult renewals list it alongside a card, an email address and the old passport. Staff check it after the system accepts the upload.
Anyone but you: the Passport Service rules out selfies and asks that someone helps, without the camera zoom. A photo shop can email the file, or a participating booth can give a code that loads it into the form.
Children who cannot support themselves lie on a plain white surface for the picture, and any soother comes out first.
Source: ireland.ie
Clear glasses are fine if the frames stay off the eyes and nothing glares; dark lenses and sunglasses are not. A head covering is allowed for religious or medical reasons only, with the whole face showing.
Source: ireland.ie
No. The Department of Foreign Affairs answers this directly in its photo FAQ: the photo has to be from the last six months. Source: official page "Photo Guidelines For Passports", checked on Nov 3, 2026.
Not for the online application. Upload a colour photo; it is converted to black and white during processing. Source: official page "Photo Guidelines For Passports", checked on Nov 3, 2026.
No. SelfieToPassport is not affiliated with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Passport Service or any other government agency. The Department of Foreign Affairs, Passport Service publishes the photo rules for free at ireland.ie; this page links to each one.
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