For your own protection: regulations for passport photos are becoming stricter. As of: March 2, 2024, 6:03 a.m By: Lennart Schwenck CommentsPressSplit In the future, stricter rules will apply to passport photos in Germany.
The regulations are intended to serve as protection. This is intended to make it more difficult for criminals to steal identities. The current ID cards, introduced in 2010, already have various anti-counterfeit features. A new regulation is now being introduced for the latter.