Adult passport for the first time to apply for materials:
1, valid local residence certificate or other legal identification (original and photocopy);
2. Certificate of nationality and date of birth of the party concerned in China (original and photocopy);
3. Fill in the complete "Application Form for Passport, Travel Document and Seaman's Certificate";
4.3 passport photos.
The process of handling a passport is:
1. Citizens bring their resident ID card, household registration book, recent bareheaded photos and relevant materials of application reasons;
2. Apply to the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ;
3. The exit-entry administration of the public security organ shall issue an ordinary passport within fifteen days from the date of receiving the application materials.
To sum up, passport photos can be used on passports as long as they meet the guidelines for taking photos of entry-exit documents and pass the digital quality inspection of the Exit-Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security. If the inspection fails, I must go to the entry-exit office to get my photo.
Legal basis:
Article 4 of the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China
Ordinary passports are issued by the Exit-Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security or the Exit-Entry Administration of the public security organs of local people's governments at or above the county level entrusted by the Ministry of Public Security, as well as China embassies and consulates abroad and other overseas institutions entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 5
Citizens who go abroad for non-official reasons, such as settling in a foreign country, visiting relatives, studying, obtaining employment, traveling and engaging in business activities, shall apply for an ordinary passport to the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level where their household registration is located.
Article 6
When applying for an ordinary passport, a citizen shall submit a resident identity card, a residence booklet, recent bareheaded photos and relevant materials of the reasons for the application. State functionaries who leave the country to apply for an ordinary passport for reasons specified in Article 5 of this Law shall also submit relevant supporting documents in accordance with relevant state regulations.
The exit-entry administrative organ of the public security organ shall issue an ordinary passport within fifteen days from the date of receiving the application materials; Do not meet the conditions, it shall explain the reasons in writing, and inform the applicant of the right to apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit according to law.
In remote areas or areas with inconvenient transportation or due to special circumstances, passports cannot be issued on schedule, and the issuance time can be extended to 30 days with the approval of the person in charge of the passport issuing organ. If a citizen requests emergency treatment due to a reasonable emergency, the exit-entry administration organ of the public security organ shall handle it in time.