A photograph, 35×45 mm in size, in black-and-white or color with a clear image of the face strictly full-face without headgear.
A close-up of the head and the upper part of the shoulders of the applicant (the person in respect of whom the application is submitted) shall be placed on the photograph, and the distance from the top of the head to the chin shall not be more than eighty percent of the size of the whole image (frame vertically).

The image of the person in the photograph shall correspond to the age of the applicant (person in respect of whom the application is submitted) on the day of submission of the application.
The applicant (the person in respect of whom the application is submitted) shall be depicted in the photograph strictly full-face and looking straight ahead.
The background shall be white, even, without stripes, spots, foreign objects and shadows.
The eyes of the applicant (the person in respect of whom the application is submitted) shall be open and hair shall not obscure them.
Photographing with dark glasses or wearing a blindfold is allowed only on medical grounds.

In cases where the applicant’s religious beliefs do not allow the applicant to be shown in front of strangers without head coverings, photographs shall be submitted wearing head coverings that do not conceal the oval of the face.

It is not allowed to present a photograph (of the person in respect of whom the application is submitted) in uniform, in outer clothing, in scarves covering part of the chin, as well as with an edited image in order to improve the appearance of the depicted person or its artistic processing.
The image shall show all features of the person being photographed.

For persons who constantly wear glasses, it is obligatory to be photographed wearing glasses without tinted glasses.
The eyes must be clearly visible in the photograph.
The frame of the glasses must not cover the eyes.