Barbados photo specifications
Photo sizes and rules for 2 documents issued in Barbados, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.
At a glance
The Barbados Immigration Department issues passports and decides visa applications. A passport photo must be no larger than 5 x 5 cm (50 x 50 mm) on a white background, with 2 printed copies sent with Form A or Form B. For an entry visa, applied for online, the department asks for 1 passport-size photograph and publishes no size.
Overview
Barbados has two documents here. The passport is issued by the Immigration Department in Bridgetown, on paper forms: Form A for people over 16 and Form B for children, with two printed photographs, booked through an online appointment system. Missions abroad help with applications but the passports are issued in Barbados.
Visas are decided by the same department. Its home page says the entry visa application is now fully online, and the photographs it names, one for an entry visa and two for student visas and special entry permits, carry no published size, unlike the passport photo limit.
Photo specifications by document
Passports
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | 50 × 50 mm | — | White |
Visas and travel authorisations
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa | — | — | Not published for visas |
Frequently asked questions
The Immigration Department, which sits in the Prime Minister's Office. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that passports are issued by it in Bridgetown even when applications are helped by missions abroad, and that all travel visas are obtained through it.
No larger than 5 x 5 cm (50 x 50 mm). Form A and Form B say the size must not be more than 5 centimetres by 5 centimetres, with a full face, no hat and a white background, and you send two copies.
No. The Immigration Department asks for a passport-size photograph with an entry visa application and gives no dimensions or file limits. The 5 x 5 cm figure belongs to passport forms.
For entry visas, yes: the Immigration Department says the process is fully online. For passports, only the appointment is booked online; the application is a printed form with printed photographs.
Nearby countries
Other countries in Caribbean:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- U.S. Virgin Islands
Official sources
- Barbados Immigration Department. How do I apply for a passport? immigration.gov.bb. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Barbados Immigration Department. Visa Requirement Information immigration.gov.bb. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Barbados. Consular Services foreign.gov.bb. Checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this page
"Barbados photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/barbados