Anguilla passport photo requirements
The 35 × 45 mm photo rules set by Government of Anguilla for the Anguilla passport, with the official wording and sources.
Quick answer
What size is the Anguilla passport photo?
The Anguilla Passport Office asks for 2 recent, printed passport-size photos on an off-white or light grey background, taken within one month of submission. Its own page gives no dimensions; the photo notes it links to say 45 mm high x 35 mm wide (35 x 45 mm), with the head 29 to 34 mm from crown to chin. You apply in person and hand in the prints. The sources describe no digital upload.
Anguilla issues its own passport, the British Overseas Territory (Anguilla) passport. The Anguilla Passport Office, part of the Government of Anguilla, issues it under the British Nationality Acts and policies. GOV.UK tells HM Passport Office staff that British overseas territories citizens living in a territory (the Falkland Islands excepted) must apply for a variant passport from their local government office, and gives Anguilla as its example of a territory name replacing the words United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the cover.
You apply in person. The guidance notes on gov.ai say you have to apply at the Anguilla Passport Office, and the new passport is collected there. The passport office's page lists "2 recent Passport size Photos (off-white/light grey background)" among the documents to bring and adds a one-month limit on how old they may be. It gives no measurements. The size comes from a separate PDF, "Passport Photograph Notes", which the page links as its photo guidance.
Read that PDF with care. It is a scan of an old UK Passport Service leaflet (reference PLE/03 01.05), not a guide written for Anguilla, so it predates today's GOV.UK wording. Where the two differ, this page follows the live Anguilla page: that is why the background is given as off-white or light grey, not the leaflet's wider off-white, cream or light grey. Residents who also want a British citizen passport are sent by the same page to the GOV.UK passport service, which has its own photo rules.
Anguilla passport photo size and specifications
The requirements as published by Government of Anguilla:[1]
| Print size | 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in), 45 mm high by 35 mm wide, from the photo notes linked on gov.ai |
|---|---|
| Digital size | No digital file published: the page and notes describe printed photos |
| Head height | 29 to 34 mm from crown to chin; face about 65 to 75% of the photo |
| Background | Off-white / light grey background |
| Photo age | Taken within one month of submission |
| Print quality | Plain white photo-quality paper, not watermarked or embossed; 1200 dpi or better if from a digital or scanned image |
| Pixels when printed | 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi · 827 × 1063 px at 600 dpi (calculated) |
Key requirements
- Two identical photos
The Anguilla page lists 2 recent passport-size photos. The photo notes say every application must include two identical recent photographs, so both prints should come from the same shot. The guidance notes warn that a passport is delayed if the photos do not meet the guidelines.
- Off-white or light grey backdrop
The current Anguilla wording is an off-white or light grey background. The notes ask for a plain background against which your features are clearly distinguishable, and they show a cluttered, leafy backdrop as a failure.
- Taken within one month
The page says only recently taken photos are accepted and that they must be taken within one month of submission. The notes repeat this as "taken within the last month". An older print from a previous passport is not what the office asks for.
- Close-up of head and shoulders
Your face should cover approximately 65 to 75% of the photograph. The notes' diagram marks the head, crown to chin, at no less than 29 mm and no more than 34 mm on a 45 mm tall print. Their "Too close" and "Too far" examples show the two ways to miss.
- Photo-quality white paper
The notes ask for plain white photo-quality paper that is not watermarked or embossed. A photo printed from a digital or scanned file should be at 1200 dpi resolution or better. The pictures must be in sharp focus with a strong definition between face and background.
- Countersignature on one print
When someone has to vouch for you, they certify the back of one print only, not both, writing "I certify that this is a true likeness of" followed by your full name and title, then signing and dating it. The Anguilla page says an adult renewing a passport, and who can be identified from the old one, does not need a countersignature.
- Plain expression, eyes visible
Look straight at the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed. Your eyes must be open and clearly visible, with no hair across them, and the picture must show no shadows.
Do's and don'ts
Do
- Bring two identical prints from the same picture.
- Have the photos taken within one month of handing in your application.
- Use a plain off-white or light grey backdrop.
- Look straight at the camera with your mouth closed.
- Keep your eyes open and clearly visible.
- Print on plain white photo-quality paper, at 1200 dpi or better if the image is digital or scanned.
Don't
- Do not wear sunglasses or heavily tinted glasses.
- Do not let hair fall across your eyes.
- Do not wear a hat or head covering unless it is for religious or medical reasons.
- Do not use watermarked or embossed paper.
- Do not submit a school photo or any picture with a copyright warning attached.
- Do not let toys, dummies or other people appear in the picture.
- Do not pose in front of a busy background.
Sample photos
How a Anguilla passport photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 35 × 45 mm, head height and background colour.
Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.
Glasses
The photo notes say your eyes must be open and clearly visible, with no sunglasses or heavily tinted glasses. If you wear spectacles, there must be no reflection on them and the frames should not cover your eyes. They do not ask you to remove clear glasses: one of their "Good" examples shows a woman in clear spectacles, while "Frames covering eyes" and "Dark tinted glasses" are marked as failures.
Headwear and religious dress
The notes ask for your full head to show without any head covering, unless it is worn for religious beliefs or medical reasons, and they ask for your face to be uncovered. Their examples mark a hat and a covered face as failures, and include a headscarf that leaves the whole face clear among the good pictures.
Babies and children
The notes accept that babies and children make it hard to meet every guideline, such as head size, looking at the camera or keeping the mouth closed, but ask you to meet as many as you can. It is very important that no adult hand can be seen and that the full face is visible. For a child over six months old, the colour of the eyes must be visible. Nobody else may appear in the picture. For a child under 16, the countersignatory certifies the photograph and gives the child's full name.
Printed and digital photos
Every source read for Anguilla describes printed photos: the passport office page lists them among the items to bring, the notes ask for photo-quality paper, and applications are made in person. No file size, pixel dimensions or upload channel is published. If you make the picture on a phone or computer, have it printed at a photo counter, for example on a 4 x 6 inch sheet of prints, and check the size of each print against 35 x 45 mm.
Where to submit the photo
Take the two prints, the completed British Overseas Territory application form and your original documents to the Anguilla Passport Office. The guidance notes say you will have to apply in person, and that the passport is collected from the same office. The notes available on gov.ai give more than one street address for the office, so contact the passport office to confirm where to go before you travel.
How to get your Anguilla passport photo
- Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Anguilla passport: 35 × 45 mm print, off-white / light grey background. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
- Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: two identical photos; off-white or light grey backdrop; taken within one month; close-up of head and shoulders.
- Prepare a print or digital file. Every source read for Anguilla describes printed photos: the passport office page lists them among the items to bring, the notes ask for photo-quality paper, and applications are made in person. No file size, pixel dimensions or upload channel is published.
- Submit the photo with your application. Take the two prints, the completed British Overseas Territory application form and your original documents to the Anguilla Passport Office. The guidance notes say you will have to apply in person, and that the passport is collected from the same office.
Anguilla passport photo FAQ
The Anguilla Passport Office page only says "passport size". The photo notes it links to give the print size as 45 mm high by 35 mm wide, which is 35 x 45 mm, with the head measuring 29 to 34 mm from crown to chin. Those notes are an old UK leaflet, so ask the office if you are unsure.
Its page asks for an off-white or light grey background. The older leaflet it links to also lists cream, but the current page does not, so choose a plain off-white or light grey backdrop that clearly contrasts with your face, hair and clothing.
It must have been taken within one month of the day you submit your application. The page says only recently taken photos are accepted. If your photos miss a rule, the guidance notes say your passport will be delayed.
Nothing published by the Government of Anguilla describes a digital channel. The page asks for 2 photos to bring with the application, the guidance notes say you apply in person, and the photo notes describe prints on photo-quality paper. Ask the passport office before sending any file.
Sometimes. A countersignatory certifies the back of one of the two prints, using the wording in the notes, when you apply for a first passport, replace a lost or damaged one, renew a child's passport at 11 or under, or cannot be recognised from your old photo. Adults renewing who are recognisable from their previous passport do not need one.
They are the guidance the Anguilla page links as its photo guidance, but they are a scanned UK Passport Service leaflet with the reference PLE/03 01.05 and an old UK helpline number. The page's own wording on background colour and the one-month limit is newer, and it takes precedence.
Yes, if there is no reflection on the lenses and the frames do not cover your eyes. Sunglasses and heavily tinted glasses are not acceptable, and hair must not cross your eyes. The notes say your eyes must be open and clearly visible.
Those applications go through the GOV.UK passport service, not the Anguilla Passport Office, so GOV.UK's own photo rules apply. The Anguilla page simply points British citizens to that service. The Anguilla notes cover the territory passport only.
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Official sources
- Government of Anguilla. Passports (Anguilla Passport Office) gov.ai. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Government of Anguilla. Passport Forms gov.ai. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Government of Anguilla. Passport Photograph Notes (PDF) gov.ai. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Government of Anguilla. Applying for an Anguilla BOT Passport: Guidance Notes (PDF) gov.ai. Checked 3 November 2026.
- HM Passport Office (GOV.UK). Types of British passports: caseworker guidance gov.uk. Checked 3 November 2026.
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"Anguilla passport photo". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/anguilla/passport-photo