Vietnamese Passport Photo: requirements and cropper
Crop a photo to the official Vietnam spec and check the head height as you go — free, and entirely in your browser.
Crop a photo to the Vietnam spec
Drag the two markers. Put the blue one on the very top of the head — including hair — and the red one on the bottom of the chin. Every measurement below is calculated from that, because official specs measure the head crown to chin, not the face.
Your photo
Result
More options
Full requirements
| Printed photo size | 40 × 60 mm |
|---|---|
| Background | White |
| File format | JPEG 2000 |
| Minimum resolution | 300 DPI |
| How recent | Taken within the last 6 months |
| Glasses | Not permitted. |
| Head coverings | The head must be uncovered and both ears must be visible. |
| Expression & pose | Direct frontal view with a neutral expression. |
| Not published | head height, digital dimensions, file size, copies required, children & infants — the official source does not state these, so nothing is shown rather than a number we made up. |
Source: Vietnam Ministry of Public Security — National Public Service Portal — read 2026-07-26.
How to take and crop the photo
- Take or choose a photo shot straight on, from about arm's length or further, in even light with no shadow falling on the face or the wall behind it. Phone selfies taken close up distort the face and are a common rejection reason.
- Stand far enough from the wall that you cast no shadow on it. The background needs to be white — the tool fills only the area outside your photo's edges, it does not replace the wall behind you.
- Drop the photo into the tool above. Nothing is uploaded; the file is read directly by your browser.
- Drag the blue marker to the very top of the head, including hair, and the red marker to the bottom of the chin. This is the measurement every official spec is written against.
- Download the photo, or generate a print sheet if you need physical copies.
Why Vietnam photos get rejected
Drawn from the official guidance rather than guesswork. Most rejections are not about dimensions at all:
- Photo more than six months old
- Ears not visible or head covered
- Wearing glasses
- Background not white
- Resolution below 300 DPI, or the wrong file format for the online upload
Background and other notes
A vietnamese passport photo is 40 × 60 mm. That is not the 35 × 45 mm size most countries use, so a generic "passport photo" crop will be the wrong shape. The background must be white. The photo must have been taken within the last 6 months.
Vietnam's 4 × 6 cm format is the largest print size in this table. The face should occupy roughly 75% of the frame area with the eyes about two thirds of the way down from the top edge. The online submission spec asks for JPEG 2000 at a minimum of 300 DPI — an unusual format requirement that most consumer tools cannot produce.
File size and disclaimer
This is not official advice. img-fix is not affiliated with any government or immigration authority. The figures on this page were read from Vietnam Ministry of Public Security — National Public Service Portal on 2026-07-26, and requirements change without notice. Check the official source before you submit.
Vietnam photo questions
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The cropping, resizing and compressing all happen inside this page, using your browser's own image APIs. There is no server to upload to — the site is static files. Open your browser's network tab, use the tool, and you can watch nothing leave.
It also keeps working with your Wi-Fi switched off once the page has loaded.
What size is a vietnamese passport photo?
40 × 60 mm, according to Vietnam Ministry of Public Security — National Public Service Portal.
Can this tool change my background?
No, and that is deliberate. Background replacement means guessing where your hair ends, and the guess is visible — a halo or a chewed-up fringe is exactly the kind of artefact that gets a photo rejected as digitally altered. Vietnam requires white, so photograph yourself against a matching wall.
The fill colour setting only paints the area outside your photo's edges when the required crop is larger than the image you supplied.
How recent does the photo have to be?
Taken within the last 6 months. Reusing the photo from your previous passport is a standard rejection reason.
Can I wear glasses?
Not permitted.
Are head coverings allowed?
The head must be uncovered and both ears must be visible.
Will a photo from this tool definitely be accepted?
Nobody can promise that, and any site that does is selling you certainty it does not have. A photo is judged on framing, background, lighting, expression, sharpness and how recent it is. This tool handles the geometry and the file size precisely; the rest is down to how the photo was taken. The requirements here were read from Vietnam Ministry of Public Security — National Public Service Portal on 2026-07-26 — check the source before you submit, because rules change.
Related specifications
Other passport specifications
- Brazilian Passport Photo 50 × 70 mm · not published for applicant-supplied photos
- Canadian Passport Photo 50 × 70 mm · head 31–36 mm · plain white or light-coloured · max 5 MB
- Chinese Passport Photo 33 × 48 mm · head 28–33 mm · white
- French Passport & CNI Photo 35 × 45 mm · head 32–36 mm · plain light-coloured — light blue or light grey. white is explicitly not allowed.
- German Passport & ID Photo 35 × 45 mm · head 32–36 mm · solid
- Indian Passport Photo 35 × 45 mm · plain white
Comparing print sizes across every country in one place is easier on the passport photo size comparison page.