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By Catherine Robinson


Travel is an amazing experience, however, with the excitement comes a lot of admin. One of the requirements is that you must have a VISA. In order to get this, you need to apply for it with profession modern photo shoot. One of the steps to take when applying is that you have to have your picture taken as this will appear on the final product. The reason for this is that people need to make sure that it belongs to you and you haven t stole someone else s document.

In some cases, they do allow for you to have your own image taken anywhere and to use it for the application. However, if you don t go to the right people, they may not cut the image according to the right specs. It may be best if you use the people who are stationed at the VISA office, so they can take it for you, using the right equipment and following the rules.

If you do have an older image that they have taken for you, make sure that it was within the last six months. Keep in mind that your appearance can easily change in that time, be it through features, a child growing up or even scars. It is important to showcase what you look like currently so if you are ever stopped by someone, you need to look like that image, so they don t assume you stole someone else s application.

You also need to be sure of using people to take the image who work outside of the official station. Apart from the specs, there are other requirements that you need to adhere to such as the background needs to be white or off-white. It also needs to always be in color. Black and white are not accepted.

How you come across in these portraits is important. It can tell a lot about a person and also create unnecessary assumptions. For example, when you are in the process of having the snap taken, make sure you are always sitting up. This way, you will look alive and like your best self. Always look directly at the camera and with energy so that you don t look like you just woke up. You may also want to sit up straight so you can seem interested and not look like the bottom half of your body is missing.

If you are one to use gasses, unless you have recently undergone a surgery, it is not recommended that you use it. The reason for this is that it can cause a glare also, people look completely different when they have it on and when it is off. If you just have bad sight, you would need to remove it for the sake of the image and when you are stopped by officials, when they need to check, they will ask you to remove it.

In terms of dress code, they require you to dress the way you always would in an everyday situation, however, you cannot wear hats or anything on your head that would obstruct the view of your face or cause a darkened shadow.

These requirements are important. Not very often will you get stopped but imagine if you have a problem in another country, the first thing they will ask for is your documents and they need to make sure you are the person in the book.




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