Colombia · 5 documents · 2 sizes
Colombia document photo requirements
Colombia has 5 verified document photo formats covered on this site. Pick the document you need — each page lists the exact size, background, head ratio, and the official source it was verified against.
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Photo sizes drawn to one scale — Colombia
2 sizes across 5 documents: a photo taken for one document will not fit a different size. Click a size to keep only its documents in the table.
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Colombia · 5
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| Colombia |
Visa, Colombia | 30 × 40 mm | White | |
| Colombia |
ID Card, Colombia | 40 × 50 mm | Light | |
| Colombia |
Residence Permit, Colombia | 30 × 40 mm | White | |
| Colombia |
Driver's License, Colombia | 30 × 40 mm | Light | |
| Colombia |
Citizenship Application, Colombia | 40 × 50 mm | Light | |
What these formats have in common — Colombia
- 01The photo size is not the same for every document: 40 × 50 mm, 30 × 40 mm.
- 02The background depends on the document: Plain light, Plain white. Check the row before you shoot.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 70–80% of the picture height.
- 04These entries were last read between 30 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
- 05A single document can still add rules of its own on top of this — the document page is the complete list.
Photo specifications at a glance — Colombia
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship Application | 40 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Driver's License | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| ID Card | 40 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Residence Permit | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Visa | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Colombia Visa, 30 × 40 mm. Three ways; pick the one that suits you.
With a phone at home
Ask someone to photograph you against a light wall in daylight, the phone at eye level. Then, for free:
With AI from a selfie
Upload any selfie — the AI builds a photo to the selected document’s rules: size, background, light and head position. You see the result before you pay.
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Make it from a selfie- 10 × 15 sheet · 6 photos 30 × 40 mm
In a photo studio
If you need a printed photo today, show the photographer the requirements from the document’s page. And a ready phone photo we will lay out on a 10 × 15 or A4 sheet for free — print it at any photo studio.
Where these rules come from — Colombia
Every document lists the issuing authority, a link to its rules and the date we checked them. The drawings show only numbers from those rules.
| ID CardRegistraduría Nacional del Estado Civil of Colombia. Open the official page | |
| Residence PermitConsulate of Colombia in Guadalajara (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, cancilleria.gov.co). Open the official page | |
| VisaMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia (Cancillería). Open the official page | |
| Citizenship ApplicationICAO baseline. Open the official page | |
| Driver's LicenseICAO baseline. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Colombia
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — ColombiaThe same rows, plus the source and how each value was verified.
- Check a photo you already have — free, in your browserIt measures the frame — head height, eye line, background — and names what to fix before you submit.