Question 1

Why is it important to validate your visa or passport photo?

Accepted Answer

A rejected photo can delay your application or mean booking a new appointment. Checking first catches the measurable problems before an officer does.

Question 2

Why do visa and passport photos get rejected?

Accepted Answer

Most often: wrong dimensions, a background that isn’t plain and light, the head too large or too small in the frame, uneven lighting, or a photo older than six months.

Question 3

Can I wear glasses in my visa or passport photo?

Accepted Answer

For US visas and passports, no — glasses aren’t allowed unless you have a signed medical statement. Other standards may allow them if there’s no glare and your eyes are fully visible. We flag glasses and glare for the standard you pick.

Question 4

What will you fix, and what won’t you?

Accepted Answer

Size, crop, resolution and file weight are fixed automatically. Backgrounds are your choice: if yours doesn’t meet the rules, you can retake against a plain light wall, or let us replace it with a plain one. For US online renewals an original photo is safest. We never touch your face — facial shadow, expression, glare and sharpness need a retake.

Question 5

Can you change my photo’s background?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if you ask us to. When a background fails, you choose: retake the photo, or tap “Fix background for me” and we replace everything behind your head and shoulders with the plain color your standard requires. Your face and hair outline stay as they were.

Question 6

What if my photo is rejected?

Accepted Answer

If an official rejects a photo you downloaded from us for a rule we check, email the rejection notice to support@immplify.com within 90 days and we’ll refund the $7.99 in full. Judgement calls made by the official, like resemblance or expression, aren’t covered.

Question 7

What happens to my photo?

Accepted Answer

It’s checked and corrected in memory on our servers and never stored or logged. The finished file exists only in your browser until you save it. Never shared or used to train AI.

Question 8

Is a person checking my photo?

Accepted Answer

No, and that’s on purpose. Our system catches what the human eye misses: a head a few pixels too small, eyes slightly off the line, a faint shadow or uneven background tone. It measures every rule against the official numbers, the same way every time, in seconds. We’re confident enough to back it: if an official rejects your photo for a rule we check, you get your money back.

Question 9

How accurate is this validator?

Accepted Answer

Each rule is measured against the issuing authority’s published numbers — size, head height, eye position, background. Measurable rules are checked precisely; judgement calls are made by the reviewing officer.

Question 10

Can a photo that passes still be rejected?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We check the measurable rules. Judgement calls — whether you resemble your documents, head coverings, your expression — are made by the reviewing officer.

Question 11

What does the $7.99 buy?

Accepted Answer

Your compliant digital file at full resolution plus a print-ready 4×6 in sheet at 300 DPI with cut marks, as an instant download. Checking your photo and previewing the fixed version are free.

Question 12

Which standards do you support?

Accepted Answer

US passport (printed and online renewal), US visa (DS-160) and US immigrant visa photos are ready now. EU Schengen, UK, Canada, India, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China, Indonesia and Cambodia are coming soon.

Indonesia Passport & Visa Photo Checker

No white wall? No problem.

How it works

How to take a passport photo at home

Every check, measured against Indonesia Passport & Visa rules

We catch what the human eye misses

Our rules on edited photos

Every document has its own rules

One price, digital and print

Frequently asked questions

Keep your photo with the rest of your documents