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SourceRoyal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C.
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Quick answer: A Thailand passport photo must be 40 × 60 mm. Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects. Neutral expression, eyes fully visible. Last verified .
Requirements
| Format | 40 × 60 mmICAO 9303: 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Background | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects. |
| Pose | Full face, head centred, no tilt or rotation. |
| Expression | Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open. |
| Glasses | Avoid coloured contact lenses; eyes must remain clearly distinguishable during biometric capture. See full rules → |
| Lighting | Shadows, overexposure, and reflections not permitted. |
| File format | JPEG · sRGB / 24-bit |
| Millimetres | 40 × 60 mm |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 4 × 6 cm |
| Inches | 1.57 × 2.36″ |
| Pixels at 300 dpi | 472 × 709 px |
| Pixels at 600 dpi | 945 × 1417 px |
Thailand passport applications require an in-person appointment because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Thai mission captures the facial image, fingerprints and iris data on site. The verified Washington embassy route does not ask applicants to bring a printed passport photo.
Applicants should avoid coloured contact lenses.
Examples and mistakes
A photo that will be accepted, next to the six most common reasons Thailand passport photos get rejected.
How to take it
Background: plain light
The tool puts in the required background. Stand half a metre from a plain light wall, face a window and shoot without flash — then there are no shadows on your face or on the wall.
Size: 40 × 60 mm
Camera at eye level, about a metre away; head and shoulders in the shot. The tool crops it to the required size.
Eyes fully visible
If you wear glasses, check the shot: no glare on the lenses, eyes clearly visible.
Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open
Look straight into the lens with your head level; keep hair away from your eyes and eyebrows.
An ordinary selfie will do: we fix the background, light and framing ourselves — to this document's rules. The preview is free.
Head straightHold the phone at eye level and your head straightens by itself.
Face uncoveredMove your hair away so your eyes and eyebrows show.
No glare on glassesStand so that no light reflects in the lenses.Printing and submission
| 10 × 15 cm · 4 × 6″ | 4 (2 × 2) |
|---|---|
| A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm | 21 (3 × 7) |
Print at 100% scale, borderless, and turn off fit-to-page so each photo keeps its exact size.
| Authority | Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C. |
|---|---|
| Source | Thai passport biometric application workflow |
| Verified |
Questions
The Thailand passport photo must be 40 × 60 mm.
Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects. Behind you there should be only a plain wall: no pattern, shadows or objects. Any light wall at home will do — the tool sets the exact background colour.
Most passport offices ask for a photo taken within the last six months. It should look like you today: after a new haircut or beard, take a new one.
We refund the payment in full. Email us within 14 days of purchase with your order number and the rejection notice from the Thailand authority — the refund policy page has the details.
Avoid coloured contact lenses; eyes must remain clearly distinguishable during biometric capture. If you keep them on, tilt them slightly downwards by lifting the arms a little above your ears: this usually moves reflections of a window or lamp off the lenses.
40 × 60 mm = 4 × 6 cm = 1.57 × 2.36 inches. At 300 dpi that is 472 × 709 pixels; at 600 dpi, 945 × 1417 pixels.