Taiwan · 4 documents
Taiwan document photo requirements
Taiwan 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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Choose a document
| Document | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passport, Taiwan | 35 × 45 mm | White | ||
| Visa, Taiwan | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| ID Card, Taiwan | 35 × 45 mm | White | ||
| Residence Permit, Taiwan | 35 × 45 mm | White | ||
What these formats have in common — Taiwan
- 01Every format here uses the same photo size: 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background depends on the document: Plain white, Plain light. Check the row before you shoot.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 70–80% of the picture height.
- 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 — Taiwan
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Card | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | Plain white | |
| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | Plain white | |
| Residence Permit | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Taiwan 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 — Taiwan
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 CardTaichung City Government (household registration offices), Taiwan. Open the official page | |
| PassportBureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Open the official page | |
| Residence PermitNational Immigration Agency, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Open the official page | |
| VisaMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan (R.O.C.) — Taipei Economic and Cultural Offices abroad. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Taiwan
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Taiwan Passport Photo Requirements: 45 x 35 mm, White Background, Head 32–36 mm, Upload RulesBOCA: 45 mm high by 35 mm wide, white background, chin to crown 32–36 mm, within six months.
- Taiwan Visa Photo Requirements: Two 45 x 35 mm Colour Photos, White Background, Taken Within 6 MonthsTECO offices ask for two colour photos, 45 mm high by 35 mm wide, white background, taken within six months; the head from chin to crown measures 32–36 mm.
- Taiwan Visa and eVisa Photo 2026: BOCA Requirements (35x45 mm & 531x413 px)The Bureau of Consular Affairs of Taiwan (BOCA) has updated and detailed the photo requirements for obtaining visas and electronic visas (eVisa). For paper submission, a standard size of 35x45 mm is required, while for online upload, a digital file in JPG/JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 413x531 pixels must be provided. The photo must be taken against a pure white background within the last 6 months, with a neutral facial expression and without thick-framed glasses.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — TaiwanThe 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.

