Lebanon Residence Card Photo — Exact General Security Standard

A correctly prepared photo is one of the most common reasons a Lebanon residence permit application is delayed at the General Security (Amn Al-Aam) counter. The authority enforces a strict 35×45 mm white-background standard — the same specification used for Lebanese national documents — and officers will reject submissions that deviate even slightly from the prescribed dimensions or background tone. Our service automatically crops and resizes your uploaded photo to meet every point of that standard, so the file you download is ready to print and submit without adjustment.

Lebanon's General Security issues residence permits to foreign nationals under its direct jurisdiction, and the photo requirements mirror those applied to Lebanese travel documents. One detail that catches applicants off guard: the background must be pure white (#FFFFFF) — not off-white, cream, or light grey. Lebanon does not use the light-blue or beige backgrounds accepted in some neighbouring countries, so photos prepared for a Jordanian or Egyptian visa will not transfer. The face must occupy between 56% and 78% of the frame height, which means both a photo taken too close and one taken too far back will be refused. Religious headwear is the only permitted head covering, provided it does not obscure the face or cast a shadow across the features.

• Size: 35×45 mm (digital equivalent 827×1063 px at 600 dpi)
• Background: pure white (#FFFFFF) — no shadows, no gradients
• Face height: 56–78% of the total frame height
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible
• Glasses: permitted only when eyes are fully visible, with no tinted lenses and no glare on the lenses
• Head covering: religious headwear only — must not obscure the face or cast shadows
• Recency: photo must have been taken within the last six months
• Print quality: sharp focus, even lighting, no pixelation or compression artefacts

Common reasons photos are rejected at General Security Lebanon:

• Off-white or grey background: Lebanon enforces pure #FFFFFF — the subtle difference is caught during processing and leads to immediate rejection
• Face outside the 56–78% height range: both passport-booth photos (often cropped too tight) and casual smartphone selfies (taken too far back) frequently fail this measurement
• Tinted or prescription glasses with glare: even lightly tinted lenses are refused; standard clear glasses must show no reflective glare across the eye area
• Shadows on face or background: uneven home lighting and dark shadows behind the subject are among the top causes of rejection for self-prepared photos

To get your photo: upload any clear, recent picture taken against a plain background — our service handles the precise cropping, background replacement to pure white, and sizing to 827×1063 px automatically. You receive a watermarked preview at no cost, so you can confirm the result meets the standard before committing. Pay only for the final print-ready file. And if General Security rejects the photo for any technical reason covered by the specification, we will redo it free of charge or issue a full refund — no questions asked.