Kenya · 3 documents · 2 sizes
Kenya document photo requirements
Kenya has 3 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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Kenya · 3
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Passport, Kenya | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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Visa, Kenya | 3 : 4 | White | |
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ID Card, Kenya | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
What these formats have in common — Kenya
- 01The background depends on the document: Plain light, Plain white. Check the row before you shoot.
- 02Across these formats the head takes 70–80% of the picture height.
- 03A 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 — Kenya
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Card | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Visa | The authority does not publish this figure | 70–80% | Plain white |
The size, head share and background in this table are published by the authority itself. Where it publishes nothing, we do not leave a blank: we show the number we crop by and write beside it where that number comes from — converted from the authority's millimetres, or taken from the ICAO standard. And where no number exists at all, the row says so.
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Kenya Passport, 35 × 45 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.
€5.99per photo, one-off, no subscription
If it’s rejected, we refund you
Make it from a selfie- 10 × 15 sheet · 4 photos 35 × 45 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 — Kenya
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 CardKenya High Commissions in Canada (Ottawa) and the United Kingdom (London) — State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services. Open the official page | |
| PassportDepartment of Immigration Services of Kenya — eCitizen portal. Open the official page | |
| VisaState Department for Immigration and Citizen Services of Kenya (Directorate of Immigration Services) — Electronic Travel Authorisation. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Kenya
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Kenyan ID Card Abroad: Photos 35 x 45 mm on White, Free UK Replacements Until 30 October 2026Kenyan ID abroad: 2–3 passport photos on white (35 x 45 mm in Canada).
- Kenya eTA Photo 2026: Size, Background Requirements, and Selfie Upload RulesA detailed overview of the new photo requirements for obtaining an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) to Kenya in 2026. A step-by-step guide to taking the correct smartphone selfie, size, background, and lighting requirements, as well as common mistakes that can cause the system to reject your application.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — KenyaThe 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.