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Passport and visa photo sizes

Every specification on this site in one sortable, filterable table, each row linking to the full page and its official source.

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Showing 47 of 47
Shape Country Document Print size Head height Background Max file size Spec Source
Argentine Passport Photo photo: 40 × 40 mm · white Argentina Passport 40 × 40 mm — White — Argentine Passport Photo Official source
Austrian Passport & ID Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 67% · plain Austria Passport 35 × 45 mm 67% Plain, light colour — ideally grey — with sufficient contrast against the face and hair — Austrian Passport & ID Photo Official source
Belgian Passport Photo: dimensions not published Belgium Passport — — — — Belgian Passport Photo Official source
Brazilian Passport Photo photo: 50 × 70 mm · not published for applicant-supplied photos Brazil Passport 50 × 70 mm — Not published for applicant-supplied photos — Brazilian Passport Photo Official source
Canadian Passport Photo photo: 50 × 70 mm · head 31–36 mm · plain white or light-coloured · max 5 MB Canada Passport 50 × 70 mm 31–36 mm Plain white or light-coloured 5 MB Canadian Passport Photo Official source
Chinese Passport Photo photo: 33 × 48 mm · head 28–33 mm · white China Passport 33 × 48 mm 28–33 mm White — Chinese Passport Photo Official source
Colombian Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Colombia Passport — — Not applicable — captured on site — Colombian Passport Photo Official source
Danish Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 30–36 mm · light and uniform Denmark Passport 35 × 45 mm 30–36 mm Light and uniform, without shadows or patterns — for example light blue or light grey; a background in sharp contrast is required for people with white or light-coloured hair, or a light-coloured headscarf — Danish Passport Photo Official source
Egyptian Passport Photo photo: 40 × 60 mm · white Egypt Passport 40 × 60 mm — White — Egyptian Passport Photo Official source
Ethiopian Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Ethiopia Passport — — Not applicable — captured on site — Ethiopian Passport Photo Official source
French Passport & CNI Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 32–36 mm · plain light-coloured — light blue or light grey. white is explicitly not allowed. France Passport 35 × 45 mm 32–36 mm Plain light-coloured — light blue or light grey. White is explicitly not allowed. — French Passport & CNI Photo Official source
German Passport & ID Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 32–36 mm · solid Germany Passport 35 × 45 mm 32–36 mm Solid, light, neutral — medium grey for light hair, light grey for dark hair. No pattern or shadow. — German Passport & ID Photo Official source
Ghanaian Passport Photo: dimensions not published Ghana Passport — — White — Ghanaian Passport Photo Official source
Greek Passport Photo photo: 40 × 60 mm · head 31–35 mm · white Greece Passport 40 × 60 mm 31–35 mm White, cream, or grey (maximum 5% grey), uniform and free of shadows — Greek Passport Photo Official source
Indian Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · plain white India Passport 35 × 45 mm — Plain white — Indian Passport Photo Official source
Indonesian Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Indonesia Passport — — White — captured on site — Indonesian Passport Photo Official source
Irish Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · completely plain light grey · max 9 MB Ireland Passport 35 × 45 mm — Completely plain light grey, white or cream 9 MB Irish Passport Photo Official source
Italian Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 70–80% · white Italy Passport 35 × 45 mm 70–80% White, with uniform lighting — Italian Passport Photo Official source
Japanese Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 32–36 mm · white is recommended; a plain light blue is also accepted Japan Passport 35 × 45 mm 32–36 mm White is recommended; a plain light blue is also accepted — Japanese Passport Photo Official source
Kenyan Passport Photo photo: 55 × 55 mm · head 70–80% · white Kenya Passport 55 × 55 mm 70–80% White — Kenyan Passport Photo Official source
Malaysian Passport Photo photo: 35 × 50 mm · head 25–30 mm · white Malaysia Passport 35 × 50 mm 25–30 mm White, without shadow — Malaysian Passport Photo Official source
Mexican Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · white Mexico Passport 35 × 45 mm — White — Mexican Passport Photo Official source
Moroccan Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · uniform sky blue or light grey Morocco Passport 35 × 45 mm — Uniform sky blue or light grey — Moroccan Passport Photo Official source
Dutch Passport & ID Card Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 26–30 mm · light grey Netherlands Passport 35 × 45 mm 26–30 mm Light grey, light blue or white — plain, a single uniform shade, contrasting with the head — Dutch Passport & ID Card Photo Official source
New Zealand Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 80% · plain light-coloured — explicitly not white · max 5 MB New Zealand Passport 35 × 45 mm 80% Plain light-coloured — explicitly not white 5 MB New Zealand Passport Photo Official source
Norwegian Passport Photo: dimensions not published Norway Passport — 70% — — Norwegian Passport Photo Official source
Pakistani Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · plain white · max 5 MB Pakistan Passport 35 × 45 mm — Plain white 5 MB Pakistani Passport Photo Official source
Philippine Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Philippines Passport — — Not applicable — captured on site — Philippine Passport Photo Official source
Polish Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 70–80% · white · max 2.4 MB Poland Passport 35 × 45 mm 70–80% White, evenly lit, without shadows or decorative elements 2.4 MB Polish Passport Photo Official source
Schengen Visa Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 70–80% · plain Schengen Area Visa 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain, light-coloured, uniform, without pattern or shadow — Schengen Visa Photo Official source
Singapore Passport Photo photo: 400 × 514 px · white · max 7.8 MB Singapore Passport — — White 7.8 MB Singapore Passport Photo Official source
South African Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 70–80% · light grey or plain cream South Africa Passport 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Light grey or plain cream — South African Passport Photo Official source
South Korean Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 32–36 mm · plain white South Korea Passport 35 × 45 mm 32–36 mm Plain white, with no frame or border — South Korean Passport Photo Official source
Spanish Passport & DNI Photo photo: 26 × 32 mm · head 50% · uniform white Spain Passport 26 × 32 mm 50% Uniform white, smooth, without shadow — Spanish Passport & DNI Photo Official source
Sri Lankan Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 70–80% · plain light background — white Sri Lanka Passport 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light background — white, light blue or light grey — Sri Lankan Passport Photo Official source
Swedish Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Sweden Passport — — Not applicable — captured on site — Swedish Passport Photo Official source
Swiss Passport & ID Card Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 29–34 mm · monochrome Switzerland Passport 35 × 45 mm 29–34 mm Monochrome, uniform, neutral, without shadow, with clear separation between the background and the head — Swiss Passport & ID Card Photo Official source
Taiwan (ROC) Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 32–36 mm · plain white · max 5 MB Taiwan Passport 35 × 45 mm 32–36 mm Plain white 5 MB Taiwan (ROC) Passport Photo Official source
Thai Passport Photo photo: 51 × 51 mm · head 70–80% · plain light background Thailand Passport 51 × 51 mm 70–80% Plain light background — Thai Passport Photo Official source
Turkish Biometric Passport Photo photo: 50 × 60 mm · plain white Turkey Passport 50 × 60 mm — Plain white, no patterns — Turkish Biometric Passport Photo Official source
Ugandan Passport Photo: dimensions not published Uganda Passport — — — — Ugandan Passport Photo Official source
UAE Emirates ID & Visa Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 70–80% · plain light-coloured United Arab Emirates National ID 35 × 45 mm 70–80% Plain light-coloured, white — UAE Emirates ID & Visa Photo Official source
UK Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 29–34 mm · plain light grey or plain cream · max 10 MB United Kingdom Passport 35 × 45 mm 29–34 mm Plain light grey or plain cream 10 MB UK Passport Photo Official source
UK Visa Photo Upload photo: plain light-coloured background · max 6 MB United Kingdom Visa — — Plain light-coloured background 6 MB UK Visa Photo Upload Official source
US Passport Photo photo: 51 × 51 mm · head 25–35 mm · white or off-white United States Passport 51 × 51 mm 25–35 mm White or off-white, no shadows, texture or lines — US Passport Photo Official source
US Visa & DV Lottery Digital Photo photo: 600 × 600 px · head 22–35 mm · plain white or off-white · max 240 KB United States Visa — 22–35 mm Plain white or off-white 240 KB US Visa & DV Lottery Digital Photo Official source
Vietnamese Passport Photo photo: 40 × 60 mm · white Vietnam Passport 40 × 60 mm — White — Vietnamese Passport Photo Official source

This is not official advice. img-fix is not affiliated with any government or immigration authority. Every figure links back to the country page that names its own source and access date, and requirements change without notice — check the official source before you submit.

Every row above is downloadable as JSON or CSV — see the open dataset for the field schema and licence, or read what the comparison reveals in surprising passport photo rules.

How print sizes cluster

22 of the 47 specifications here share the same 35 × 45 mm print size: Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Schengen Area, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom. That is the closest thing to a default, and it is why a generic "35 × 45 mm" passport photo cropper works for a lot of countries and is wrong for the rest.

The outliers each use their own size: 40 × 60 mm (Egypt, Greece, Vietnam); 50 × 70 mm (Brazil, Canada); 51 × 51 mm (Thailand, United States); 40 × 40 mm (Argentina); 33 × 48 mm (China); 55 × 55 mm (Kenya); 35 × 50 mm (Malaysia); 26 × 32 mm (Spain); 50 × 60 mm (Turkey) . Crop to the wrong one and the photo is rejected before anyone looks at your face.

12 entries publish no printed size at all, because the specification is digital-only or the photo is not supplied by the applicant: Belgian Passport Photo, Colombian Passport Photo, Ethiopian Passport Photo, Ghanaian Passport Photo, Indonesian Passport Photo, Norwegian Passport Photo, Philippine Passport Photo, Singapore Passport Photo, Swedish Passport Photo, Ugandan Passport Photo, UK Visa Photo Upload, US Visa & DV Lottery Digital Photo.

Backgrounds that are not white

"Plain white" is a common default, not a universal rule. 11 of the specifications here call for something else, including a colour or an explicit rejection of white:

  • Austria: Plain, light colour — ideally grey — with sufficient contrast against the face and hair
  • France: Plain light-coloured — light blue or light grey. White is explicitly not allowed.
  • Germany: Solid, light, neutral — medium grey for light hair, light grey for dark hair. No pattern or shadow.
  • Morocco: Uniform sky blue or light grey
  • New Zealand: Plain light-coloured — explicitly not white
  • Schengen Area: Plain, light-coloured, uniform, without pattern or shadow
  • South Africa: Light grey or plain cream
  • Switzerland: Monochrome, uniform, neutral, without shadow, with clear separation between the background and the head
  • Thailand: Plain light background
  • United Kingdom: Plain light grey or plain cream
  • United Kingdom: Plain light-coloured background
Countries that photograph you on site

12 of the specifications here have the photo taken at the application appointment rather than accepting one you supply. There is nothing to crop for these — check the country's own page before spending time preparing an image you will not submit:

Brazilian Passport Photo photo: 50 × 70 mm · not published for applicant-supplied photos Brazil Passport Colombian Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Colombia Passport Ethiopian Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Ethiopia Passport German Passport & ID Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 32–36 mm · solid Germany Passport Greek Passport Photo photo: 40 × 60 mm · head 31–35 mm · white Greece Passport Indian Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · plain white India Passport Indonesian Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Indonesia Passport Malaysian Passport Photo photo: 35 × 50 mm · head 25–30 mm · white Malaysia Passport Philippine Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Philippines Passport Sri Lankan Passport Photo photo: 35 × 45 mm · head 70–80% · plain light background — white Sri Lanka Passport Swedish Passport Photo: captured at your appointment Sweden Passport Thai Passport Photo photo: 51 × 51 mm · head 70–80% · plain light background Thailand Passport

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