1. The Disastrous Glare of Glasses
We say it constantly: take off your glasses! Even if a country legally allows standard prescription glasses, the slightest camera flash glare bouncing off the lens will trigger a biometric automated rejection. Play it safe.
2. Sinister Background Shadows
Standing inches away from a wall under a single ceiling light will cast a dark eclipse shadow around your neck and shoulders. Consulates demand even lighting. Walk away from the wall and face a window!
3. The Crooked Smile
Almost no country allows smiling. Smiling distorts the mathematical distance between your lips, cheekbones, and eyes. A completely flat, neutral expression is mandatory for biometric chip generation.
4. Red Eye Retouching
While red-eye is cause for rejection, using generic mobile apps to 'paint' over the red eye is considered digital alteration and is strictly illegal. The entire photograph must represent the unedited camera capture of your iris.
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