Singapore · 4 documents
Singapore document photo requirements
Singapore has 4 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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Singapore · 4
| Document | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore4 documents | ||||
| Singapore |
Passport, Singapore | 400 × 514 px | White | |
| Singapore |
Visa, Singapore | 400 × 514 px | White | |
| Singapore |
Permanent Residence (PR), Singapore | 400 × 514 px | White | |
| Singapore |
Citizenship Application, Singapore | 400 × 514 px | White | |
What these formats have in common — Singapore
- 01The background depends on the document: Plain white, White or light grey. Check the row before you shoot.
- 024 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
- 03These entries were last read between 30 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
- 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 — Singapore
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship Application | 400 × 514 pxDigital document: the size is set in pixels | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Passport | 400 × 514 pxDigital document: the size is set in pixels | 70–80%ICAO standard — the authority publishes no figure of its own | White or light grey | |
| Permanent Residence (PR) | 400 × 514 pxDigital document: the size is set in pixels | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Visa | 400 × 514 pxDigital document: the size is set in pixels | 70–80% | Plain white |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Singapore Passport, 400 × 514 px. 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 · 0 photos 400 × 514 px
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 — Singapore
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.
| Citizenship ApplicationImmigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore. Open the official page | |
| PassportImmigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore. Open the official page | |
| VisaImmigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore, and the Singapore overseas missions. Open the official page | |
| Permanent Residence (PR)Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Singapore
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Singapore Visa Photo Requirements: 400 x 514 px JPEG Under 60 KB, White Background, Last 3 Months (ICA)ICA asks for a 400 x 514 px JPEG of no more than 60 KB, white background, taken in the last 3 months, full face, no headgear.
- 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.
- Singapore Visa and Passport Photo 2026: ICA Requirements, Size (35x45 mm / 400x514 px) and Upload RulesA detailed overview of the current Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) requirements for visa, passport, and other document photos in 2026. Learn about exact sizes (35x45 mm and 400x514 px), acceptable file formats, background, lighting, and glasses rules, as well as a step-by-step guide for successfully uploading your photo online without the risk of rejection.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — SingaporeThe 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.