Can You Wear Glasses in a Passport Photo?
Increasingly, no. Most countries this tool supports now discourage or explicitly disallow glasses in passport and visa photos, because glare and lens reflection can interfere with facial-recognition matching. Check your specific country's page for the current rule before you shoot.
Why the rule exists
Passport photos are increasingly matched against biometric facial-recognition systems at border control. Reflections, tinting, or frames covering the eyes can interfere with that matching, which is why glasses have gone from "usually fine" to "usually not accepted" across many countries in recent years.
What to do
Take the photo without glasses. If you have a genuine medical reason you can't remove them (for example, right after eye surgery), check your specific country's official guidance - some allow a documented medical exception, typically requiring a note and glasses with no tint and no glare.
Make a compliant photo now →FAQ
Will this tool tell me if I'm wearing glasses?
The built-in "Check My Photo" compliance check includes a glasses heuristic, but it's explicitly labeled a low-confidence check in the results, not a guarantee - it can miss glasses or flag something that isn't glasses.
What if my glasses have no glare at all?
Some countries still don't accept glasses regardless of glare, since the frame itself can obscure part of the eye area used for matching - check the specific rule for your document.
Are contact lenses a problem?
No - the rule is about glasses/frames, not vision correction generally.