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Recency Rules by Authority
- United States (State Department): taken within the last 6 months
- United Kingdom (HMPO): within 1 month for both digital and paper applications
- New Zealand (DIA / INZ): within 6 months
- South Korea: within 6 months
- UAE (ICP): within 6 months; reusing the photo printed on your current document is not accepted
- Singapore (ICA): within 3 months
- India (Passport Seva): within 3 months
- Canada PR card: within 12 months — longer than most
- China: commonly within 6 months (护照 and visa photos: 6 个月内)
Why Recency Matters
Passport and visa photos feed biometric facial-recognition systems at borders. If your appearance has changed — weight, hairstyle, facial hair, aging, surgery — an old photo weakens the match and can cause delays, secondary checks, or outright rejection at application. Authorities treat the recency rule as a hard requirement, not a suggestion.
Practical Advice
Take a fresh photo for every application — it is the cheapest insurance against rejection. Do not reuse an old visa or passport photo even if it still 'looks like you'. With our tool a new compliant photo takes minutes: shoot against a plain wall, crop to spec, check head size — preview free, HD download $1, 300-DPI print sheet $2.
Sources
Sources: U.S. Department of State — Passport Photos (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html), verified 2026-07-17; GOV.UK — Rules for digital passport photos (https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports), verified 2026-07-17; NZ Passports — Photo requirements (https://www.passports.govt.nz/passport-photos/passport-photo-requirements/), verified 2026-07-17; 여권안내 — Photo Specs (https://www.passport.go.kr/new/issue/photo.php), verified 2026-07-17; UAE ICP (https://icp.gov.ae/en/faq/), verified 2026-07-18; ICA Singapore — Photo Guidelines (https://www.ica.gov.sg/photo-guidelines), verified 2026-07-17; IRCC — PR Card Photos (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/permanent-residents/card/photos.html), verified 2026-07-18.
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