Is the driver's license photo one inch or two inches?
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Driver's license photos are one inch. The requirements for taking a driver's license photo are as follows: 1. Time: The photo should be taken within 6 months before the applicant applies for driver's license services. 2. Appearance: The photo must be a straight-edged, front-facing, bareheaded color photo of the applicant alone in half-length, without a hat, scarf, uniform, or colored glasses; those with long hair should expose both ears, and the head and face should not have any tilting, turning, heavy makeup, or accessories that affect facial feature recognition. 3. Background: The background color should be white, with a clear, well-layered, and natural portrait, free from obvious distortion.
I've been driving trucks for over 20 years. I remember when taking the driver's license test, the photo size wasn't the standard 1-inch or 2-inch. The required dimensions were 32mm wide by 22mm high - slightly larger than the 1-inch size (25x35mm) but smaller than the 2-inch size (35x49mm). You had to go to a professional photo studio for these pictures. Just mention it's for a driver's license photo and they'd know - the background had to be plain blue or white, no fancy patterns. Your face had to be directly facing the camera with ears visible, hair not covering the face, natural expression without hats or glasses. The photo had to be recent, valid within six months. Wrong dimensions could delay the process - I knew someone who trimmed a 1-inch photo themselves and got rejected, having to make multiple extra trips. Always check your photo size before going out with documents to avoid trouble. Also, the photo must be color printed in high resolution - only standard sizes pass the machine recognition easily.
