Call 813-685-4343 For Your Photo Appointment Albanian Photo Requirements

Please Read Below For Details Prior To Visiting Our Studio:

• Avoid white clothing because the portrait background for Albanian Passport Picture is white. • It is best to remove your glasses to eliminate any chances of rejection because of reflections. • Your expression must be neutral with no frowning or smiling. • You should be looking directly at the camera. Pictures even slightly in profile have been known to be rejected. • Your face should fill between at least 70% of the photo area. • Albanian Passport photographs must be taken by a professional studio. • Passport and Visa photo sizes and quantities of photos required change frequently. Please verify the photo specs with your embassy prior to visiting our studio.

Feldman's Photography will create five identical Passport photos for that will be exactly 40mm x 50mm. As required by the government in Albania there will be no hard shadows photographed on a solid white background. More Information about Albanian :

• The Albanian passport is a travel and identity document that is issued to citizens who are nationals of Albania, and allows them to travel abroad. The authority responsible for issuing Albanian Passports is the Ministry of Interior. • Starting in May 2009, the Albanian Government started issuing and biometric ID card for its citizens. • From January 1, 2011 the biometric will be the only Albanian passport in circulation. To get this passport go to the Registry office of the municipality where the person is photographed, and all the fingerprints digitized. The data collected are sent to the center of production in . Before delivery to the holder, the biometric passport and the electronic ID card need to be activated by reading the fingerprints of the holder with a special device that recognizes the correspondence with impressions that are present in the microchip. This makes this document one of the most reliable and advanced in the world. • Physical appearance: The data page of the passport is from rigid poly carbonate plastic and contains a microchip embedded in which are stored biometric data of the holder such as fingerprints, the photo and signature. The data are extracted from the chip with wireless RFID technology. It has excellent safety standards and anti counterfeiting. The photo is scanned on the page and is UV reactive. • The alphanumeric code at the bottom of the data page makes it readable even with an optical scanner. It has been implemented micro printing, holographic images, images visible only with UV light, filigree and other details. • The Albanian biometric passport meets all standards set by International Civil Aviation Organization.

813.685.4343 • 12000 N Nebraska Ave, STE C , Tampa, FL 33612 • feldmansphotography.com • The data is written in Albanian and English. • The passport is valid for 10 years.

813.685.4343 • 12000 N Nebraska Ave, STE C , Tampa, FL 33612 • feldmansphotography.com