Antigua and Barbuda Work Permit Photo — Exact Official Requirements

A successful work permit application to Antigua and Barbuda's Labour Department or Immigration authority starts with a photograph that meets the official passport-style standard exactly. The country reuses its national 45×35 mm passport photo specification for all work permit submissions — meaning the same strict rules that apply to travel documents apply here. Getting this right on the first attempt saves you from delays that can push back your start date by weeks.

One detail that catches many applicants off guard: Antigua and Barbuda's Labour Department typically requires two printed colour copies of your photograph submitted alongside the application. Both copies must be identical and recent — taken within the last six months. The background must be pure white (#FFFFFF); off-white, cream, or light grey backgrounds that might pass in other countries are not acceptable here. Because the island nation's processing officers work with the same visual checklist used for passport renewals, any deviation — even a barely visible shadow on the background — is a documented reason for rejection.

• Size: 35 × 45 mm (equivalent to 827 × 1063 px at 600 dpi)
• Background: plain white (#FFFFFF), completely uniform — no shadows, gradients, or patterns
• Face coverage: face must fill 70–80% of the frame height
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible
• Glasses: permitted only if eyes are fully visible with no glare, tint, or reflections on the lenses
• Head coverings: religious headwear only — must not obscure the face or hairline
• Recency: taken within the last 6 months; appearance must match current look
• Print quality: colour photograph, sharp focus, no pixelation or ink smearing

• Common reasons photos are rejected in Antigua and Barbuda:
• Background is off-white or shows a shadow behind the head — the Labour Department specifically expects a clean white field identical to the passport standard
• Face occupies less than 70% or more than 80% of the frame — even slightly off-centre cropping from a standard print shop fails this check
• Only one copy submitted when two are required — a procedural rejection that still costs you resubmission time
• Glasses with any visible tint or reflective glare — even lightly tinted everyday glasses are flagged under the same rule applied to passport photos

To get your photo ready without guesswork, upload any clear, well-lit selfie or portrait. It is automatically cropped and sized to the exact 35×45 mm official standard, the background is replaced with compliant white, and face positioning is checked against the 70–80% frame rule. Before you pay anything, you receive a free watermarked preview so you can confirm the result looks right. If you submit your photo and it is rejected for a technical reason, it will be corrected at no extra charge — or you receive a full refund. You only pay for the final file once you are satisfied with the preview.