Federal Democratic Republic of                Biometric Data Capturing
Ethiopia                                  Procedure
                        Ethiopian Revenue and Customs                  Income Tax Proclamation No. 286/2002
                                   Authority                                        Article 43
                                                                                                                           Rev 3.1 20140915
     Details of the place and officer/person capturing the Fingerprints of the applicant
Country: _______________________________ City/Town: ________________________________
                                                                                                                Please affix portrait
Office or Station name: ______________________________________________________________                         photograph here (glue,
                                                                                                              do not staple). Standard
Officer / Person Name and Surname: ___________________________________________________                             color passport
                                                                                                              photograph (45mm high
Officer / Person - Rank / Authority (i.e. Captain): __________________________________________                     x 35mm wide)
Date (ccyy-mm-dd): ________________________                                                      .
 .                                               Signature: ______________________________
Left Hand – Little, Ring,                           Mark a ‘X’ through the                            Right Hand - Little, Ring,
     Middle, Index  1
                                                     missing digit/finger                                  Middle, Index
                                                Left Thumb + Right Thumb
                            Federal Democratic Republic of                     Biometric Data Capturing
                                      Ethiopia                                       Procedure
                            Ethiopian Revenue and Customs                       Income Tax Proclamation No. 286/2002
                                       Authority                                              Article 43
Summarized Requirements for Photograph                                                                                          Rev 3.1 20140915
   Rotation of the head shall be less than ±5 degrees from frontal in every direction.
   Only one face allowed in frontal image.
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   Eyes shall be open.
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   Shoulders shall be “square on” to the camera.
                                                                                                                          m
   Lighting to be equally distributed on face.
   The region from crown to the chin shall be clearly visible and shadow-free.
                                                                                                                      Sa
                                                                                                                        e
   There shall be no dark shadows in the eye-sockets due to the brow.
                                                                                                                     pl
   Diffused, balanced light sources shall be used.
   Only clear glasses allowed.
                                                                                                                   m
   Face image is horizontally centered.
                                                                                                                 Sa
   Ensure that the face is vertically positioned (not stretched).
   Minimum face image width to be at least 5/7 of the full image width.
   The resolution of the full images shall be at least 180 pixels of resolution for the width of the head, or
   roughly 90 pixels from eye center to eye center.
 Left Hand – Little, Ring,                                Fingerprint Requirements                              Right Hand - Little, Ring,
      Middle, Index     1                                                                                            Middle, Index
                                                               Please use      only
                                                               BLACK ink.
                                                               Fingerprints taken
                                                               should be flat and
                                                               not rolled.
                                                               Ensure that each
                                                               fingerprint image is
                                                               placed     in   the
                                                               center of the box
                                                               provided.
                                                               Fingers should be
                                                               spread slightly, not
                                                               pressed together.
                                                               Try not to slant the
                                                               fingers.
                                                       Left Thumb + Right Thumb