Passport and visa photo requirements by country

Size, pixels, head height and background for 151 documents in 90 countries. Open a document to make a photo at that exact size, or check a photo you already have.

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Country	Document	Size	Pixels	Head height	Background
Armenia	e-Visa	Digital only	413x531	—	plain light (white, off-white or light grey)
Australia	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	71.1–80%	plain white or light grey
Australia	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain
Austria	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	66.7–80%	plain light (ideally grey)
Austria	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Azerbaijan	Visa (partly verified)	30x40 mm	354x472	—	plain white, non-reflective
Bahrain	eVisa	40x60 mm	472x709	—	plain white or light
Bangladesh	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Bangladesh	Passport	45x55 mm	531x650	—	plain white
Belgium	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	68.9–80%	plain light, even-coloured
Belgium	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Brazil	e-Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Brazil	Passport	50x70 mm	591x827	—	plain white
Bulgaria	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Cambodia	e-Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white or light
Canada	Passport	50x70 mm	591x827	44.3–51.4%	plain white or light-coloured
Canada	Visa / Permanent Residence	35x45 mm	413x531	68.9–80%	plain white or light-coloured
Canada	Citizenship	50x70 mm	591x827	44.3–51.4%	plain white or light-coloured
Canada	PR card	50x70 mm	591x827	44.3–51.4%	plain, untextured white
Canada	PR card (online application)	Digital only	1000x1400	44.3–51.4%	plain, untextured white
China	Visa	33x48 mm	385x560	58.3–68.8%	white or near-white
China	Passport	33x48 mm	385x560	58.3–68.8%	plain white
Colombia	Visa	30x40 mm	354x472	—	plain white
Colombia	Passport (partly verified)	30x40 mm	354x472	55–75%	plain white
Croatia	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Czechia	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Denmark	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	66.7–80%	plain light blue or light grey
Denmark	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Dominican Republic	Passport	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	—	plain white
Egypt	e-Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white, no shadows
Egypt	Passport	40x60 mm	472x709	—	plain white
Estonia	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Ethiopia	e-Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Ethiopia	Passport	30x40 mm	354x472	—	plain white
Finland	Passport	36x47 mm	500x653	68.1–76.6%	plain light grey or other light neutral
Finland	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
France	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	71.1–80%	plain light blue or light grey (not white)
France	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Germany	Passport (Reisepass)	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain, single-colour, shadow-free
Germany	ID card (Personalausweis)	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain, single-colour, shadow-free
Germany	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Ghana	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Ghana	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Greece	Passport	40x60 mm	472x709	—	light-coloured, preferably grey (RGB 190 ±10)
Greece	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Hong Kong	HKSAR Passport	40x50 mm	472x591	64–72%	plain white
Hong Kong	Entry visa / permit	40x50 mm	472x591	64–72%	plain white
Hungary	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Iceland	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
India	Passport	35x45 mm	630x810	80–85%	plain white
India	e-Visa	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	—	plain light-coloured or white
India	OCI Card	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	—	plain light-coloured (not white)
India	PAN Card	25x35 mm	197x276	—	plain white
Indonesia	e-Visa	40x60 mm	472x709	50–60%	plain white, no shadows
Ireland	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain light grey, white or cream
Ireland	Passport (online application)	Digital only	715x951	—	plain light grey, white or cream
Ireland	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain white or light grey
Israel	Visa (partly verified)	50x50 mm	591x591	70–80%	plain white
Israel	Passport (at missions)	50x50 mm	591x591	—	plain white
Italy	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light
Italy	Residence permit (permesso di soggiorno)	35x45 mm	413x531	65–80%	plain white
Italy	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Jamaica	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain; white or pastel depending on complexion (see PICA rules)
Japan	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain single-colour
Japan	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	71.1–80%	plain white (pale blue also accepted)
Japan	Residence card (zairyu card)	30x40 mm	354x472	—	plain, no pattern or shadow
Jordan	e-Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Kazakhstan	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain light background
Kenya	eTA (partly verified)	Digital only	413x531	60–80%	plain white or light grey
Kuwait	Visa (partly verified)	35x45 mm	413x531	69–80%	plain white
Kyrgyzstan	e-Visa (partly verified)	35x45 mm	413x531	71–80%	plain white or light grey
Laos	e-Visa	40x60 mm	472x709	60–80%	plain white
Latvia	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Liechtenstein	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Lithuania	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Luxembourg	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Malaysia	Passport	35x50 mm	413x591	50–60%	plain white, shadowless
Malaysia	eVisa	35x50 mm	354x506	—	plain white
Malta	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Mexico	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Mexico	Visa	31x39 mm	366x461	—	plain white
Morocco	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white, light grey or light blue
Morocco	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white or light blue
Myanmar	e-Visa	38x46 mm	449x543	—	plain white or light
Nepal	Visa (partly verified)	35x45 mm	413x531	60–80%	plain white or light grey
Netherlands	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	57.8–66.7%	plain grey, light blue or white
Netherlands	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
New Zealand	Passport	Digital only	900x1200	—	plain light-coloured
New Zealand	Visa (online)	Digital only	900x1200	70–80%	plain, neutral
Nigeria	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	64.4–75.6%	plain white
Nigeria	Passport (online application)	Digital only	600x800	—	plain white
Nigeria	Visa (partly verified)	35x45 mm	413x531	60–80%	plain white
Norway	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Oman	eVisa (partly verified)	40x60 mm	472x709	—	plain white
Pakistan	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain white
Pakistan	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain white
Peru	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Philippines	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Poland	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain white
Poland	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Portugal	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Qatar	Hayya e-Visa	30x40 mm	540x720	70–80%	plain white or light grey
Romania	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Russia	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain white or light
Russia	International passport	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Rwanda	Visa (Irembo) (partly verified)	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Saudi Arabia	Visa	Digital only	200x200	70–80%	plain white
Schengen Area	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Singapore	Passport	35x45 mm	400x514	—	plain white
Singapore	Visa	35x45 mm	400x514	—	plain white
Slovakia	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Slovenia	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
South Africa	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
South Africa	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	64.4–75.6%	light grey or plain cream-coloured
South Korea	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	71.1–80%	plain white
South Korea	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain light
South Korea	Alien registration card	35x45 mm	413x531	56–77%	plain white
Spain	Passport / DNI	26x32 mm	307x378	—	plain white
Spain	TIE / NIE card	26x32 mm	307x378	—	plain white
Spain	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Sri Lanka	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Sri Lanka	Passport (partly verified)	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain light (white, light blue or light grey)
Sweden	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Switzerland	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	64.4–75.6%	plain, uniform, neutral
Switzerland	Schengen visa	35x45 mm	413x531	70–80%	plain light-coloured
Taiwan	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	71.1–80%	plain white
Taiwan	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	71.1–80%	plain white
Tajikistan	e-Visa (partly verified)	50x60 mm	591x709	—	plain white
Tanzania	e-Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	white or off-white
Thailand	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	68–72%	plain white or off-white
Turkey	Passport	50x60 mm	591x709	—	plain white
Uganda	e-Visa (partly verified)	Digital only	413x531	69–80%	plain white
Ukraine	Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain light background
Ukraine	International passport	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain light grey or white
United Arab Emirates	Visa	40x60 mm	472x709	—	plain white
United Kingdom	Passport	35x45 mm	413x531	64.4–75.6%	plain cream or light grey
United Kingdom	Passport (online application)	Digital only	600x750	—	plain light-coloured
United Kingdom	Visa	Digital only	600x750	—	plain light-coloured
United States	Passport	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	50–69%	white or off-white
United States	Visa	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	50–69%	plain white or off-white
United States	Diversity Visa (DV Lottery)	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	50–69%	plain white or off-white
United States	Green Card (USCIS)	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	50–69%	white to off-white
United States	Naturalization (N-400)	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	50–69%	white to off-white
United States	Work permit (EAD, I-765)	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	50–69%	white to off-white
United States	Travel document / advance parole (I-131)	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	50–69%	white to off-white
United States	Passport card	50.8x50.8 mm	600x600	50–69%	white or off-white
Uzbekistan	e-Visa	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Vietnam	e-Visa	40x60 mm	472x709	—	plain white
Vietnam	Passport	40x60 mm	472x709	—	plain white
Zambia	e-Visa (partly verified)	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white
Zimbabwe	e-Visa (partly verified)	35x45 mm	413x531	—	plain white

By photo size

Questions

What is the most common passport photo size?

35x45 mm is the most common: 93 of the 151 documents on this page use it. 50.8x50.8 mm is next with 11. The United States uses 2x2 inches (50.8x50.8 mm).

What does "passport size photo" mean?

It means the size the issuing country asks for, so it differs by country. In most of Europe, India and many other countries it is 35x45 mm; in the US it is 2x2 inches. Use the table to find yours.

What does head height mean?

The share of the photo height taken up by the head, from the chin to the top of the head (including hair). Each country sets its own range, which is why the same photo has to be cropped differently for each document.

Can I use the same photo for different documents?

Often yes, if the background and lighting meet each rule. Upload it once to any document page and switch the document in the tool; it re-crops to the new size and head height.

Disclaimer: We format your photo to the published spec; acceptance is decided by the issuing authority.