Passport photos by country
Compare passport photo specifications across 123 verified countries. Pick a row to see the full spec sheet, official source, and submission notes.
123 verified countries
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| Country | Size | Head | Background | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 40 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Algeria | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | Plain white background | |
| Argentina | 40 × 40 mm | — | Plain white background | |
| Armenia | 35 × 45 mm | — | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Australia | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | White or light uniform background | |
| Austria | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | Plain background without shadows per official Austrian Passbildkriterien | |
| Azerbaijan | 35 × 45 mm | — | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Bahrain | 32.5 × 43 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Barbados | 50 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Belarus | 40 × 50 mm | 64–70% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Belarus | 40 × 50 mm | 64–70% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | 69–80% | White or very light plain background without shadows or gradients | |
| Belize | 51 × 51 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Benin | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Bhutan | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Bolivia | 40 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Botswana | 45 × 55 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background | |
| Brazil | 50 × 70 mm | 44–51% | Strictly white background | |
| Bulgaria | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without shadows or foreign objects | |
| Burkina Faso | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Cambodia | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Cameroon | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Canada | 50 × 70 mm | 44–51% | White or light uniform background | |
| Chad | 51 × 51 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| China | 33 × 48 mm | 58–69% | Plain white background | |
| Costa Rica | 51 × 51 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Croatia | 35 × 45 mm | 75–80% | Plain white background | |
| Cyprus | 40 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Czech Republic | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Denmark | 35 × 45 mm | 67–80% | Plain light background without patterns, for example light blue or light grey (lys blå eller lys grå); white is not among the official examples | |
| Dominican Republic | 51 × 51 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| DR Congo | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Egypt | 51 × 51 mm | — | Plain white background | |
| Estonia | 40 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without foreign objects or patterns | |
| Ethiopia | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Fiji | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Finland | 36 × 47 mm | 68–77% | Plain light neutral background without shadows | |
| France | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | The background must be plain and light — light grey or light blue; a white background is not allowed | |
| Georgia | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without shadows or foreign objects | |
| Germany | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | Plain light background | |
| Ghana | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Greece | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Plain light grey background without shadows or patterns | |
| Guyana | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Hong Kong | 40 × 50 mm | 64–72% | Plain white background | |
| Hungary | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background for cases where a separate passport photo is required | |
| India | 35 × 45 mm | — | Strictly white background | |
| Iraq | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Ireland | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white, light grey, or cream background | |
| Israel | 50 × 50 mm | — | Plain white background | |
| Israel | 50 × 50 mm | — | Plain white background | |
| Italy | 35 × 45 mm | 71–78% | Even plain background without shadows | |
| Jamaica | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain matte background: pastel for light complexions, white for dark complexions, pale blue or pastel for grey or white hair | |
| Japan | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | White or light uniform background | |
| Jordan | 51 × 51 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Kazakhstan | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | Plain white or light grey background | |
| Kenya | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Laos | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Latvia | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain background without foreign objects; face centred | |
| Liberia | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Libya | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Liechtenstein | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Lithuania | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without shadows or foreign objects | |
| Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Macau | 35 × 45 mm | 76–80% | Plain white background | |
| Malawi | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Malaysia | 35 × 50 mm | 50–60% | Strictly white background | |
| Maldives | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | Plain white background | |
| Malta | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Mauritania | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Mauritius | 35 × 45 mm | 56–76% | Plain light background | |
| Mexico | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Moldova | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Mongolia | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Morocco | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background: light blue or light grey | |
| Myanmar | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Namibia | 51 × 51 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Nepal | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Netherlands | 35 × 45 mm | 58–67% | Even light background without patterns | |
| New Zealand | — | — | Light plain background without shadows or extraneous objects; DIA explicitly rejects a pure white background (LIGHT but NOT WHITE) | |
| Nicaragua | 40 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Nigeria | 35 × 45 mm | — | Plain white background | |
| Norway | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Evenly lit background | |
| Pakistan | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Recent photo (max 6 months old), plain background without shadows | |
| Palestine | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Panama | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Paraguay | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Philippines | — | — | Photo is usually taken at the authority on site; if a preparatory file is needed, use a neutral plain light background without shadows | |
| Poland | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Uniform light background with even lighting | |
| Portugal | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Republic of the Congo | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Romania | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background per Schengen standard | |
| Russia | 35 × 45 mm | — | Even white background without stripes, spots, foreign objects, or shadows | |
| Russia | 35 × 45 mm | — | Even white background without stripes, spots, foreign objects, or shadows | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Samoa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Saudi Arabia | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Schengen area | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background | |
| Serbia | 50 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain grey background | |
| Seychelles | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Singapore | — | — | Plain white or light grey background | |
| Slovenia | 35 × 45 mm | 70–70% | Suitable plain background, correct lighting, and biometric quality | |
| South Africa | 35 × 45 mm | 64–76% | Plain white, light grey, or cream background | |
| South Korea | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | Strictly white background | |
| Spain | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Uniform white background | |
| Sri Lanka | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background (white, light blue or light grey) that contrasts with the face and clothing | |
| Sudan | 40 × 50 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Suriname | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Sweden | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Photo is usually taken at the authority on site; if a preparatory file is needed, use a neutral plain light background without shadows | |
| Switzerland | 35 × 45 mm | 64–76% | Uniform neutral background without shadows or foreign objects | |
| Syria | 40 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Taiwan | 35 × 45 mm | 71–80% | Plain white background | |
| Tajikistan | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| Tajikistan | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without shadows or foreign objects | |
| Thailand | 40 × 60 mm | — | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Togo | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Tunisia | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Turkey | 50 × 60 mm | 53–60% | Plain white background | |
| Turkmenistan | 30 × 40 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| UAE | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Strictly white background | |
| Uganda | 51 × 51 mm | 70–80% | Plain light background without textures or noticeable gradients | |
| UK | 35 × 45 mm | 64–76% | Plain light background in cream or grey tone without patterns | |
| UK | 35 × 45 mm | 64–76% | Plain light background in cream or grey tone without patterns | |
| USA | 51 × 51 mm | 49–69% | White or off-white background | |
| Uzbekistan | 35 × 45 mm | — | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Uzbekistan | 35 × 45 mm | — | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Vietnam | 51 × 51 mm | — | Plain light background without textures, shadows, or foreign objects | |
| Yemen | 51 × 51 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background | |
| Zimbabwe | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white background |