Passport photo requirements database

Name: International Passport Photo Requirements Database
Creator: IDPhotoTool
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Issuing-authority sources are linked where recorded. The JSON dataset records whether a link is a photo-requirements page or an application-process guide; confirm the current requirement with the issuing authority before submitting an application. Database last reviewed: 2026-07-13. The full dataset is freely available as JSON for researchers, journalists and developers — attribution appreciated.

Country	Document	Size (mm)	Pixels @ DPI	Background	Head height	Authority source
United States	Passport	51 × 51	600 × 600 @ 300	White	50–69%	U.S. Department of State ↗ (application guide)
United Kingdom	Passport	35 × 45	827 × 1063 @ 600	Light gray	64–76%	GOV.UK ↗ (application guide)
Canada	Passport	50 × 70	591 × 827 @ 300	White	44–51%	Government of Canada (IRCC) ↗ (application guide)
Australia	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	71–80%	Australian Passport Office ↗ (application guide)
India	Passport	51 × 51	600 × 600 @ 300	White	60–70%	Passport Seva (Government of India) ↗ (application guide)
China	Passport	33 × 48	377 × 548 @ 290	White	58–69%	National Immigration Administration ↗ (application guide)
Japan	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	71–80%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ↗ (application guide)
South Korea	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	71–80%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (passport.go.kr) ↗ (application guide)
Germany	Passport	35 × 45	827 × 1063 @ 600	Light gray	71–80%	German Federal Portal (Bundesportal) ↗ (application guide)
France	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	71–80%	Service-Public.fr ↗ (application guide)
Spain	Passport (Pasaporte)	30 × 40	354 × 472 @ 300	White	65–78%	Ministerio del Interior ↗ (application guide)
Italy	Passport (Passaporto)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Polizia di Stato ↗ (application guide)
Netherlands	Passport (Paspoort)	35 × 45	827 × 1063 @ 600	Light gray	58–67%	Rijksoverheid ↗ (application guide)
Brazil	Passport (Passaporte)	50 × 70	591 × 827 @ 300	White	45–55%	Polícia Federal ↗ (application guide)
Mexico	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	65–78%	Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores ↗ (application guide)
Russia	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	64–76%	Gosuslugi ↗ (application guide)
United Arab Emirates	Passport	40 × 60	472 × 709 @ 300	White	55–70%	Federal Authority for Identity & Citizenship ↗ (application guide)
Saudi Arabia	Passport	51 × 51	600 × 600 @ 300	White	50–69%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (KSA) ↗ (application guide)
Singapore	Passport	35 × 45	400 × 514 @ 290	White	56–78%	Immigration & Checkpoints Authority ↗
Malaysia	Passport	35 × 50	413 × 591 @ 300	White	50–60%	Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia ↗ (application guide)
Philippines	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Department of Foreign Affairs ↗ (application guide)
Indonesia	Passport (Paspor)	40 × 60	472 × 709 @ 300	White	55–70%	Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi ↗ (application guide)
Vietnam	Passport	40 × 60	472 × 709 @ 300	White	55–70%	Vietnam Immigration Department ↗ (application guide)
Thailand	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	65–75%	Department of Consular Affairs ↗ (application guide)
Pakistan	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	60–75%	Directorate General of Immigration & Passports ↗ (application guide)
Bangladesh	Passport	40 × 50	472 × 591 @ 300	White	55–70%	Department of Immigration & Passports ↗ (application guide)
Nigeria	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	60–75%	Nigeria Immigration Service ↗ (application guide)
South Africa	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	60–75%	Department of Home Affairs ↗ (application guide)
Turkey	Passport (Pasaport)	50 × 60	591 × 709 @ 300	White	50–65%	Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri (NVI) ↗ (application guide)
Poland	Passport (Paszport)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Gov.pl ↗ (application guide)
Ireland	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	58–67%	Department of Foreign Affairs ↗ (application guide)
New Zealand	Passport	35 × 45	992 × 1276 @ 720	Light gray	71–80%	Te Tari Taiwhenua (DIA) ↗ (application guide)
Portugal	Passport (Passaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado ↗ (application guide)
Greece	Passport (Διαβατήριο)	40 × 60	472 × 709 @ 300	White	53–60%	Hellenic National Passport and Secure Document Center ↗
Sweden	Passport (Pass)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	70–80%	Swedish Police Authority ↗ (application guide)
Norway	Passport (Pass)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	70–80%	Norwegian Police ↗ (application guide)
Denmark	Passport (Pas)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	70–80%	Danish National Police ↗
Finland	Passport (Passi)	36 × 47	510 × 666 @ 360	Light gray	68–77%	Finnish Police ↗
Switzerland	Passport (Pass)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	64–80%	Federal Office of Police (fedpol) ↗
Austria	Passport (Reisepass)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	71–80%	oesterreich.gv.at / Federal Ministry of the Interior ↗
Belgium	Passport (Paspoort)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	71–80%	FPS Foreign Affairs ↗
Czech Republic	Passport (Cestovní pas)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	71–80%	Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic ↗
Hungary	Passport (Útlevél)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary ↗
Romania	Passport (Pașaport)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Romanian General Directorate of Passports ↗ (application guide)
Bulgaria	Passport (Паспорт)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Interior of Bulgaria ↗ (application guide)
Croatia	Passport (Putovnica)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of the Interior of Croatia ↗
Serbia	Passport (Пасош)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Interior of Serbia ↗ (application guide)
Ukraine	Passport (Паспорт)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	State Migration Service of Ukraine ↗
Belarus	Passport (Пашпарт)	40 × 50	472 × 591 @ 300	White	60–75%	Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus ↗ (application guide)
Slovakia	Passport (Cestovný pas)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Slovak Republic eGovernment Portal ↗ (application guide)
Slovenia	Passport (Potni list)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Republic of Slovenia eUprava ↗
Lithuania	Passport (Pasas)	40 × 60	472 × 709 @ 300	White	53–60%	Migration Department of Lithuania ↗
Latvia	Passport (Pase)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) ↗ (application guide)
Estonia	Passport (Pass)	40 × 50	472 × 591 @ 300	White	60–72%	Police and Border Guard Board ↗
Iceland	Passport (Vegabréf)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	70–80%	Government of Iceland ↗ (application guide)
Malta	Passport (Passaport)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Identity Malta ↗ (application guide)
Cyprus	Passport (Διαβατήριο)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Republic of Cyprus Civil Registry and Migration Department ↗ (application guide)
Albania	Passport (Pasaportë)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs ↗ (application guide)
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Passport (Pasoš)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ↗ (application guide)
North Macedonia	Passport (Пасош)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia ↗ (application guide)
Moldova	Passport (Pașaport)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Public Services Agency of Moldova ↗ (application guide)
Georgia	Passport (პასპორტი)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Public Service Development Agency of Georgia ↗ (application guide)
Taiwan	Passport (護照)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	71–80%	Bureau of Consular Affairs, Taiwan ↗
Sri Lanka	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Embassy of Sri Lanka / Department of Immigration and Emigration ↗
Nepal	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Department of Passports, Nepal ↗ (application guide)
Kazakhstan	Passport (Паспорт)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Government of Kazakhstan ↗
Uzbekistan	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Unified Portal of Interactive Public Services of Uzbekistan ↗ (application guide)
Mongolia	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	E-Mongolia Academy ↗ (application guide)
Myanmar	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ↗ (application guide)
Cambodia	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	General Department of Identification, Cambodia ↗ (application guide)
Laos	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Lao Government eVisa ↗
Israel	Passport (דרכון)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Israel Population and Immigration Authority ↗ (application guide)
Jordan	Passport (جواز سفر)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Civil Status and Passports Department of Jordan ↗ (application guide)
Lebanon	Passport (جواز سفر)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Lebanese General Security ↗
Qatar	Passport (جواز سفر)	38 × 48	449 × 567 @ 300	White	60–75%	Ministry of Interior of Qatar ↗ (application guide)
Kuwait	Passport (جواز سفر)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Kuwait Government Online ↗ (application guide)
Oman	Passport (جواز سفر)	40 × 60	472 × 709 @ 300	White	55–70%	Royal Oman Police ↗ (application guide)
Bahrain	Passport (جواز سفر)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs of Bahrain ↗
Iraq	Passport (جواز سفر)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Interior of Iraq ↗ (application guide)
Argentina	Passport (Pasaporte)	40 × 40	472 × 472 @ 300	White	55–72%	National Registry of Persons (RENAPER) ↗ (application guide)
Chile	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	ChileAtiende / Civil Registry ↗ (application guide)
Colombia	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia ↗ (application guide)
Peru	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	RENIEC, Government of Peru ↗ (application guide)
Ecuador	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Government of Ecuador ↗ (application guide)
Bolivia	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Personal Identification Service (SEGIP) ↗ (application guide)
Uruguay	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Government of Uruguay ↗ (application guide)
Paraguay	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Government of Paraguay ↗ (application guide)
Venezuela	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Administrative Service for Identification, Migration and Foreigners ↗ (application guide)
Costa Rica	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica ↗ (application guide)
Panama	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Panama Digital ↗ (application guide)
Dominican Republic	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic ↗ (application guide)
Guatemala	Passport (Pasaporte)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Guatemalan Institute of Migration ↗ (application guide)
Jamaica	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency of Jamaica ↗ (application guide)
Egypt	Passport (جواز سفر)	40 × 60	472 × 709 @ 300	White	55–70%	Ministry of Interior of Egypt ↗ (application guide)
Morocco	Passport (جواز سفر)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Government of Morocco Passport Service ↗ (application guide)
Algeria	Passport (جواز سفر)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Interior of Algeria ↗ (application guide)
Tunisia	Passport (جواز سفر)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Interior of Tunisia ↗ (application guide)
Kenya	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Directorate of Immigration Services of Kenya ↗ (application guide)
Ethiopia	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service ↗ (application guide)
Ghana	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana ↗ (application guide)
Tanzania	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Immigration Services Department of Tanzania ↗ (application guide)
Uganda	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control of Uganda ↗ (application guide)
Senegal	Passport (Passeport)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Senegal National Police, Air and Border Police ↗ (application guide)
Fiji	Passport	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	70–80%	Immigration Department of Fiji ↗ (application guide)
United States	Visa (DS-160)	51 × 51	600 × 600 @ 300	White	50–69%	U.S. Department of State ↗
United States	Green Card / USCIS	51 × 51	600 × 600 @ 300	White	50–69%	No direct source recorded
Schengen Area	Schengen Visa	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	71–80%	No direct source recorded
United Kingdom	Visa / BRP	35 × 45	827 × 1063 @ 600	Light gray	64–76%	No direct source recorded
China	Visa	33 × 48	377 × 548 @ 290	White	58–69%	Embassy of the People's Republic of China ↗
India	Visa / e-Visa & OCI	51 × 51	600 × 600 @ 300	White	55–72%	No direct source recorded
Japan	Visa	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	55–72%	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan — Visa Application Form ↗
Canada	Visitor Visa / Study Permit	35 × 45	482 × 620 @ 350	White	69–80%	Government of Canada (IRCC) ↗
Australia	Visa	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	Light gray	71–80%	Australian Department of Home Affairs — Providing accurate information ↗ (application guide)
Japan	Résumé (履歴書)	30 × 40	354 × 472 @ 300	White	60–75%	No direct source recorded
Japan	Driver's License	24 × 30	283 × 354 @ 300	White	55–72%	No direct source recorded
China	ID Card (身份证)	26 × 32	358 × 441 @ 350	White	60–75%	No direct source recorded
South Korea	Résumé (이력서)	30 × 40	354 × 472 @ 300	White	60–75%	No direct source recorded
Germany	Job Application (Bewerbungsfoto)	45 × 60	531 × 709 @ 300	Light gray	50–70%	No direct source recorded
International	Student Card (ISIC)	35 × 45	413 × 531 @ 300	White	60–75%	No direct source recorded
India	PAN Card	25 × 35	295 × 413 @ 300	White	55–75%	No direct source recorded

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