Question 1

Will my photo be accepted?

Accepted Answer

The passport office decides. We check your photo against the Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit’s published rule before you pay. If the office rejects it because of the photo, you get a full refund. Send us the rejection notice within 60 days of receiving it, and within 6 months of your order.

Question 2

Do you edit my photo?

Accepted Answer

No. We level, resize and crop it, and nothing else.

The Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit’s rule, in short: Photos must be new, not taken from a previous photo.

So a wall that isn’t white means a new photo. The camera helps you take it.

Question 3

I don’t have a white wall. What can I use?

Accepted Answer

The Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit asks for a white background. A white door, a white sheet pinned flat to a wall, or white poster board. Face a window so the light falls on your face, and stand about 2 ft in front of the wall so your shadow falls behind you.

Question 4

How do I print it?

Accepted Answer

Save the 4 × 6 sheet to your phone (it holds 6 photos at 1.37 × 1.77 in; the application asks for 3) and order one 4 × 6 print on matte photo paper (no gloss) at a drugstore photo counter or kiosk, with auto-correct and crop to fit turned off. Check the store’s current price for one 4 × 6 print. You can also print the Letter sheet at home at 100% scale and cut along the lines.

Question 5

What size is a Lebanese passport extension photo?

Accepted Answer

The printed photo is 1.37 × 1.77 in (34.8 × 45 mm). Your face must fill 70–80% of the photo’s height. The background must be plain white.

Question 6

Is my photo private?

Accepted Answer

The check runs on your device. Your photo is uploaded only when you continue to checkout, and we delete your files 7 days after your order.

Print size	1.37 × 1.77 in (34.8 × 45 mm) We crop to it.	We crop to it.
Face height	70–80% of the photo height (31.5–36 mm) The camera tells you to move closer or back.	The camera tells you to move closer or back.
Background	White The camera reads your wall before it takes the photo. We don’t edit it.	The camera reads your wall before it takes the photo. We don’t edit it.
Glasses	Allowed with no glare
Expression	Relaxed and natural, without a frown Auto waits until your eyes are open.	Auto waits until your eyes are open.
Photos needed	Three color prints
Editing	Photos must be new, not taken from a previous photo.

Head coverings	Hijab allowed; other headgear only for clergy with a certificate.
Other rules	Three 1.37 × 1.77 in color photos, face 70–80% of the photo, taken within 6 months. Plain white background; matte paper. No colored contact lenses. Eligibility: a one-time 1- or 2-year extension for holders of the older machine-readable passport aged 16–59. Check the consulate page before ordering.

Make your Lebanese passport extension photo here

The sheet you take to the counter

The rule, and how the camera keeps you in it

1. First try

2. Second try

3. Third try

Before and after you pay

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