Is the photo for driver's license registration the same as the one on the driver's license?
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The photo taken during the driver's license registration process is the same one that will appear on the driver's license. Here are the specific details about the driver's license photo: 1. Photo shooting: The photo on the driver's license is taken by a photography studio designated by the vehicle management office, following the requirements for driver's license photos. After taking the photo as required, the applicant submits it to the driving school where they are learning. This photo will be the one that appears on the driver's license. 2. Requirements for the driver's license photo: The background color should be white, no uniforms should be worn, the portrait should be clear, with rich layers, a natural expression, and no obvious distortion. The photo size should be 32mm*22mm, with the head width between 14mm~16mm and the head length between 19mm~22mm.
Last time I went to sign up for driving lessons, I specifically asked the driving school instructor about this. He said the enrollment photo and the driver's license photo are completely different things! The photo you submit when enrolling is mainly for pasting on your student file and medical examination form—it's basically just a formality. When you pass the fourth subject test and go to the DMV to collect your license, the staff will take your photo on the spot, and that’s the official photo printed on your driver's license. So don’t expect to use a random photo taken during enrollment as your driver's license photo. The facial recognition system is very strict now—messy hair or wearing glasses might cause the photo to fail the review. My advice is to just prepare a random white-background, one-inch photo for enrollment, but make sure to tidy up properly on the day you collect your license for the photo, since it’ll be with you for six years.
