I got through with a Swedish passport without selfie, but you must understand from all the threads you are opening, then it is important to learn, no case is the same. Maybe I can open an account without selfie but you can't with this particular EMI. Next time you can and I can not with another EMI.
You can't put it all over one line, every EMI is different. Check with AdvCash sometimes they want a selfie other times they don't.