Mexico · 3 documents · 3 sizes
Mexico document photo requirements
Mexico 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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Photo sizes drawn to one scale — Mexico
2 sizes across 2 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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Mexico · 3
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| Mexico3 documents | ||||
| Mexico |
Passport, Mexico | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Mexico |
Visa, Mexico | 3 : 4 | White | |
| Mexico |
Residence Permit, Mexico | 31 × 39 mm | White | |
What these formats have in common — Mexico
- 01The photo size is not the same for every document: 35 × 45 mm, 31 × 39 mm.
- 02The background is the same in every format: Plain white.
- 032 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
- 04A 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 — Mexico
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Residence Permit | 31 × 39 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Visa | Depends on how you apply | 70–80%ICAO standard — the authority publishes no figure of its own | Plain white |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Mexico 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 — Mexico
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.
| PassportSecretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (SRE) and its embassies and consulates. Open the official page | |
| Residence PermitMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (SRE) — Consulate General in Detroit. Open the official page | |
| VisaMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (SRE) and the Mexican consulates. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Mexico
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- What size photo to use if not specified: 5 reasons the size is missingThe authority might not publish the photo size for various reasons: EU residence permit specifications are secret, a German regulation refers to a technical directive, and the UK publishes file limits and crops the image itself for online passports.
- Mexico Visa Photo Requirements 2026: Official Size (35x45 mm), Background, and RulesApplying for a Mexican visa requires strict adherence to photo guidelines. While 35x45 mm is the standard international size often used, the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) also specifies dimensions between 32x26 mm and 39x31 mm depending on the consulate. Photos must be recent, in color, with a white background, and applicants must not wear glasses or smile.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — MexicoThe 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.