Passport applicants are not allowed to wear glasses when taking photographs from July 1 this year. (photo by Australian News Network)
According to Australia's new government rules, passport applicants will not be allowed to wear glasses as of July 1, the Australian News Network reported.
It is understood that Australia's government rules that new passport applicants will not be allowed to wear glasses from July 1, 2018.
The Australian Passport Office, (Australian Passport Office), said the new rules further strengthen the integrity of Australian passports. According to the office, glasses can affect the facial matching process in passport processing, according to a survey. Without glasses, facial matching will be more accurate.
It is reported that the new rules only on the date of the new application for passports users. People who are extremely sensitive to light are excluded from eye surgery, but people with visual impairment are still subject to the new rules.
It is understood that in 2015, the United States Department of State (Department of State) received more than 200,000 passport photos that did not meet the requirements, one of the major problems is that the applicant submitted photos of wearing glasses, affecting the examination. The department ruled in 2016 that glasses are not allowed to take passport photos.