Crop a photo to 35 × 45 mm — Iraq passport
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Exact numbers for this document
| Parameter | What it must be |
|---|---|
| Print size | 35 × 45 mm |
| Pixels at 300 dpi | 413 × 531 px |
| Pixels at 600 dpi | 827 × 1063 px |
| Aspect ratio | 7:9 |
| Head, share of height | 70–80% of photo height |
| Background | Plain white background. #ffffff |
| Glasses | Clear glasses only, no reflections; sunglasses prohibited. |
| Head covering | Religious reasons only; must not cover the facial oval. |
How to crop it, in three steps
- 01
Upload a photo taken face-on, in even light
- 02
The tool finds the face and aligns the frame itself — check that the head lands in 70–80%
- 03
Save the 35 × 45 mm result — print it or attach it to the application
What we fix for free, and what AI fixes
Fixed for free
- Background. Replaced with the one this document asks for: plain white background.
- Head tilt. Straightened if the head leans slightly to one side.
- Frame. Exactly 35 × 45 mm, by the document’s rules.
- A light shadow on one side of the face. Gently brightened.
- File and print sheet. A file to the document’s rules and a 10 × 15 or A4 sheet to print.
What can't be fixed for free, AI correction fixes
- Hard shadows and uneven light on the face.
- A smile, raised brows or a half-open mouth. Cropping keeps the face it was given.
- Too few pixels. If the original is smaller than 413 × 531 px, enlarging it only blurs the face.
- Clothing and pose. Shoulders out of frame, body turned away from the camera.
Glare on the lenses. Take the glasses off or turn away from the light source and shoot again.
Why these photos get rejected — and how to fix each one
Iraq-specific things to know
- Iraq writes the photo size as «45 × 35 mm» — height first — on a white background, and sends the applicant to a separate photograph regulation for the face rules.
- The application form must copy the identity card letter for letter, or it is rejected; the live fingerprint is taken at the passport department.
Printing on a single sheet
4 × 2 frames fit on one 10×15 cm sheet — 8 copies from a single print.
Print at 100% scale, borderless, and turn off fit-to-page so each photo keeps its exact size.
10 × 15 cm · 4 × 6″Photos: 8 (4 × 2)
A4 · 21 × 29.7 cmPhotos: 36 (6 × 6)
Where these numbers come from
Source: Ministry of Interior of Iraq — General Directorate of Nationality, Directorate of Passports. Last checked against the official page on 1 Oct 2026.
What the source confirms
- Ministry of Interior of Iraq, General Directorate of Nationality, «Instructions to apply for the electronically read passport» (Internet Archive copy of 2 March 2024, Arabic, my translation): the application form is filled in online in Arabic and English, or Kurdish and English, literally as in the civil-status identity card or the application is rejected; where there is no surname the third grandfather's name is entered; the form is printed after checking.
- Same page, the visit: the applicant goes to the sub-department of passports in the area of residence — or the Iraqi consulate for Iraqis abroad — for the live fingerprint, with the originals and colour copies of the documents of the applicant and the guardian: the civil-status identity card, the Iraqi nationality certificate, the residence card (for those living abroad the residence ID instead), «2 photographs with a white background, size (45 × 35) mm, according to the instructions of the photograph regulation», and the payment — a certified cheque of 25,000 dinars to the General Directorate of Nationality inside Iraq, or the same sum in local currency to the Iraqi consulate abroad.
- Same page, other rules: civil-status identity cards issued more than ten years before the application inside Iraq (fifteen abroad), without a photograph or damaged are not accepted; a guardian abroad sends the consent for the passports of minor children in Iraq through the Iraqi embassy; a holder of an earlier machine-readable passport of edition G cannot apply again before its validity or pages end; the passport is valid for 4 years for applicants under fifteen.
Instructions to apply for the electronically read passport — documents required ↗
Questions people ask before cropping
What size must a passport photo be in Iraq?
35 × 45 mm. 70–80% of photo height.
How many pixels is 35 × 45 mm when printed?
413 × 531 px (300 dpi) · 827 × 1063 px (600 dpi).
How much of the frame should the head take?
70–80% of photo height.
What background does this document need?
Plain white background.
What can’t be fixed here for free?
Hard shadows and uneven light on the face. A smile, raised brows or a half-open mouth. Cropping keeps the face it was given. Clothing and pose. Shoulders out of frame, body turned away from the camera. AI fixes this from the same photo — you see the result before paying.
How many photos fit on one 10×15 cm sheet?
4 × 2 frames fit on one 10×15 cm sheet — 8 copies from a single print.