Procedures For Submitting AppCard Photos Online
Please use the link to submit your photo
Online Photo Submission
Once sent, your photo will go through the approval process. You will receive an email once the photo has been received and entered into the approval process. If your photo is not approved, you will be notified by email and must resubmit a new photo.
- If you are attending Boone Campus, please allow 2 hours (Monday - Friday; 8 am - 5 pm) to pick up your card.
- If you are attending Hickory Campus, please allow the next day to come pick up your card at the CS Express Desk in Hickory.
Please make sure to follow the photo submission guidelines below.
Photo Submission Guidelines
Your ID Card photo must be a current picture of you taken in accordance with the U.S Department of State Passport Standards. See the criteria listed below for photo requirements and unacceptable images.
Requirements:
Photos must be taken on a SOLID WHITE background!
- Current color photo within last 6 months in .jpg format
- Orientation of the photo must be correct (if the photo is sideways it will not be accepted)
- Solid white background:
- A selfie in front of a white wall or door is acceptable.
- NO objects in the background allowed!
- Centered, front view of full face
- Bright, clear lighting
- Eyes open and visible
- Straight face or smile (no exaggerated faces)
- Wear prescription glasses if you normally do so
- Head coverings are allowed if you wear them daily for religious purposes (full face must be visible & covering cannot obscure hairline or cast shadows on face)
Unacceptable:
- Wearing a hat, sunglasses, or anything that obscures the face
- Shadows on the face, glare on glasses, or red-eye
- Other visible people or objects in the photo
- Props or hand gestures
- Inappropriate expressions
- Copyrighted images