DOS Department of State New Policy: "No Eyeglasses Policy for Visa and Passport Photographs." As of November 1, 2016 photographs of visa and passport applicants wearing eyeglasses will no longer be accepted, except in rare, medically-documented circumstances.
CA will implement this policy with a soft one-month enforcement period from November 1 to November 30, 2016, after which we will not accept photographs with eyeglasses.
Make sure you are not wearing eyeglasses in your visa and passport photos.
------------------Briefly in Russian:
Госдепартамент США изменил правила подачи фото для виз и паспорта. Начиная с 1 ноября 2016 визовые и паспортные фото в очках не принимаются. Заявитель обязан предоставить паспортное или визовое фото без очков. В период с 1 по 30 ноября 2016 возможны поблажки. Также возможно исключение в особых случаях, при наличии справки от врача.
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The Department published 9 FAM 303.6-2(A)(1) "Photo Standards" on September 20,
2016, Change Transmittal (CT)-VISA-178. CA revised 9 FAM 303.6-2 (A)(1) paragraph
(a)(7) to prohibit the wearing of eyeglasses in visa photographs except in rare, urgent
medical circumstances. The key revisions are as follows:
--> (7) (U) Eyeglasses: Effective for applications filed on or after November 1, 2016,
eyeglasses must not be worn in a photo provided for a visa application, except in rare
circumstances when eyeglasses cannot be removed for medical reasons; e.g., the
applicant has recently had ocular surgery and the eyeglasses are necessary to protect
the applicant's eyes. A medical statement signed by a medical professional/health
practitioner must be provided in these cases. If the eyeglasses are accepted for
medical reasons:
(a) (U) The frames of the eyeglasses must not cover the eye(s) (ICAO 9303,
Section IV, Appendix 11, 1.8).
(b) (U) There must not be glare on eyeglasses that obscures the eye(s).
(c) (U) There must not be shadows or refraction from the eyeglasses that
obscures the eye(s).
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/policy_updates/16-STATE-106142.pdf
CA will implement this policy with a soft one-month enforcement period from November 1 to November 30, 2016, after which we will not accept photographs with eyeglasses.
Make sure you are not wearing eyeglasses in your visa and passport photos.
------------------Briefly in Russian:
Госдепартамент США изменил правила подачи фото для виз и паспорта. Начиная с 1 ноября 2016 визовые и паспортные фото в очках не принимаются. Заявитель обязан предоставить паспортное или визовое фото без очков. В период с 1 по 30 ноября 2016 возможны поблажки. Также возможно исключение в особых случаях, при наличии справки от врача.
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The Department published 9 FAM 303.6-2(A)(1) "Photo Standards" on September 20,
2016, Change Transmittal (CT)-VISA-178. CA revised 9 FAM 303.6-2 (A)(1) paragraph
(a)(7) to prohibit the wearing of eyeglasses in visa photographs except in rare, urgent
medical circumstances. The key revisions are as follows:
--> (7) (U) Eyeglasses: Effective for applications filed on or after November 1, 2016,
eyeglasses must not be worn in a photo provided for a visa application, except in rare
circumstances when eyeglasses cannot be removed for medical reasons; e.g., the
applicant has recently had ocular surgery and the eyeglasses are necessary to protect
the applicant's eyes. A medical statement signed by a medical professional/health
practitioner must be provided in these cases. If the eyeglasses are accepted for
medical reasons:
(a) (U) The frames of the eyeglasses must not cover the eye(s) (ICAO 9303,
Section IV, Appendix 11, 1.8).
(b) (U) There must not be glare on eyeglasses that obscures the eye(s).
(c) (U) There must not be shadows or refraction from the eyeglasses that
obscures the eye(s).
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/policy_updates/16-STATE-106142.pdf
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