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Bolivia ID card photo requirements

The 30 × 30 mm photo rules set by Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP) for the Bolivia ID card, with the official wording and sources.

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At a SEGIP office you bring no photo: the requirement lists for a first cédula de identidad, a renewal and a replacement ask for none, and a replacement keeps the original photograph. Prints are needed abroad, where consulates handle SEGIP procedures such as assigning an identity number or correcting records: these ask for 3 x 3 cm (30 x 30 mm) photos on a white background. The number of prints varies between consular lists, from one to six.

The cédula de identidad is the Bolivian identity card. It is issued by the Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP), which works from offices across Bolivia and, abroad, from consular offices and mobile brigades. SEGIP reported 6,585 cards issued for Bolivians abroad between August and 6 September 2026, through offices and brigades in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Spain and the United States; most were replacements.

For an application at a SEGIP office, the published requirements are documents and presence, not pictures. A minor's first card requires the child to attend in person with an original birth certificate from SERECI and the valid cédula of a parent or guardian. To renew, you go to a SEGIP office and pay the fee; no document is needed. A replacement after loss or theft keeps the original data, the original photograph and the original expiry date.

Consulates also handle SEGIP records for Bolivians abroad who have never had a card. The assignment of an identity number (asignación de número de identidad), needed before a cédula, passport or safe-conduct can be issued, and the correction of identity data (saneamiento) both ask for a 3 x 3 cm photo of the applicant on a white background. Some consular lists ask for one print, another for six, and the embassy in Canada for four.

Bolivia ID card photo size and specifications

The requirements as published by Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP):[1]

Print size3 x 3 cm (30 x 30 mm) for consular SEGIP procedures; no photo listed for applications at SEGIP offices
BackgroundWhite (fondo blanco) for consular SEGIP procedures
ColourColour: the Ottawa embassy asks for colour photographs of the face
Print qualityNumber of prints varies: one (SEGIP consular page), six (consular list) or four (Ottawa embassy)
Pixels when printed354 × 354 px at 300 dpi · 709 × 709 px at 600 dpi (calculated)
30 mm30 mm
30 × 30 mm photo drawn to scale. Background: white.

Key requirements

  • SEGIP offices need no photo

    The SEGIP requirement lists for a first cédula, a renewal and a replacement contain no photograph. A renewal needs only a visit to a SEGIP office and payment of the fee.

  • A replacement keeps your old photo

    SEGIP states that a replacement (reposición) keeps the original data and photograph and the validity date of the original document. Users usually ask for one after losing the card or having it stolen.

  • Children attend in person

    For a minor's first card the child's physical presence is compulsory, with an original SERECI birth certificate and the valid cédula of a parent, guardian or other person authorised by law.

  • Consular forms: 3 x 3 cm on white

    For the number assignment and data correction done through consulates, the photo is 3 x 3 cm with a white background. Form FC-1 carries the photo with the consular office's signature and stamp; form FC-2 records your fingerprints.

  • Ask how many prints

    The Foreign Ministry's SEGIP page asks for one photo, the consular list of other procedures asks for six 3 x 3 photos, and the Ottawa embassy asks for four colour photographs of the face. Bring the number your consulate names.

  • Fingerprints in person

    The number assignment requires the applicant in person so that fingerprints can be taken, and both parents in person when the applicant is a minor.

Do's and don'ts

Do

  • Go to a SEGIP office or a consulate in person.
  • Bring an original, updated birth certificate issued by SERECI.
  • Bring 3 x 3 cm prints on a white background for a consular number assignment or data correction.
  • Ask your consulate how many prints it wants before you go.
  • Bring a parent's or guardian's valid cédula when the applicant is a minor.
  • Bring copies of old identity documents when asking for a data correction.

Don't

  • Do not take photos to a SEGIP office for a renewal or replacement: none is listed.
  • Do not expect a new picture on a replacement card; the original one is kept.
  • Do not apply for a minor's number assignment without both parents present.
  • Do not use a coloured or patterned background for consular SEGIP prints.

Sample photos

How a Bolivia ID card photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 30 × 30 mm and background colour.

Correct
Open-mouth smile
Head tilted
Too close: head too big
Too far: head too small
Busy background
Shadows on face or background
Glare on glasses

Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.

Babies and children

SEGIP requires the child to be physically present for a first cédula, together with the original SERECI birth certificate and the valid cédula of a parent, a guardian or a third person authorised by law. If no parent attends, the guardian must present the court resolution that establishes guardianship. Naturalised minors also need the naturalisation resolution, and children born abroad to Bolivian parents bring the naturalisation resolution issued by SERECI.

SEGIP issues the card free of charge to children and adolescents in care homes or living on the street, in coordination with social services.

Abroad, children are the main users of the identity number assignment. The consular list asks for both parents to attend, copies of their passports or cédulas, the child's Bolivian birth certificate and 3 x 3 cm photos on a white background.

There is no photo upload for the cédula. Inside Bolivia the requirement lists contain no photo of any kind. The SEGIP Digital app now accepts requests to replace a lost or worn card, with payment by QR code; the card is then collected at the office you chose, after biometric validation by fingerprint or facial recognition.

Printed photos are only for the consular procedures. Have 3 x 3 cm prints made on a white background; a digital photo can be cropped to 30 x 30 mm and printed on a 4x6 inch sheet at a photo counter.

Where to submit the photo

In Bolivia, apply at a SEGIP office; the office directory on the SEGIP website shows which offices issue the cédula. Abroad, SEGIP lists consular offices that issue the card, among them Santiago, Iquique and Calama in Chile, Mendoza and La Matanza in Argentina and Barcelona in Spain, and it sends mobile brigades to other cities.

Number assignments and data corrections are filed at Bolivian consulates. Forms FC-1 and FC-2 must be obtained and completed at the consular office.

How to get your Bolivia ID card photo

  1. Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Bolivia ID card: 30 × 30 mm print, white background. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
  2. Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: sEGIP offices need no photo; a replacement keeps your old photo; children attend in person; consular forms: 3 x 3 cm on white.
  3. Prepare a print or digital file. There is no photo upload for the cédula. Inside Bolivia the requirement lists contain no photo of any kind.
  4. Submit the photo with your application. In Bolivia, apply at a SEGIP office; the office directory on the SEGIP website shows which offices issue the cédula.

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Bolivia ID card photo FAQ

No. SEGIP's requirement lists for a first cédula, a renewal and a replacement do not include a photograph. For a renewal you simply go to a SEGIP office and pay; no document is required. Only consular SEGIP procedures abroad ask for prints.

3 x 3 cm (30 x 30 mm) with a white background. This applies to the identity number assignment and to data correction (saneamiento), where the photo is fixed to form FC-1 and signed and stamped by the consular office.

Lists differ. The Foreign Ministry's SEGIP page asks for one photo, the consular list of other procedures asks for six for a number assignment, and the embassy in Canada asks for four colour photos. Bring the number your own consulate states, and ask if in doubt.

No. SEGIP says a replacement keeps the original data, the original photograph and the expiry date of the original card. Updating your civil status or profession is done under a renewal, with the original marriage certificate, title or other supporting document.

In some countries, yes. SEGIP issues cards through consular offices and mobile brigades, and reported 6,585 cards issued abroad between August and 6 September 2026 in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Spain and the United States. Elsewhere, consulates handle number assignments and data corrections.

SEGIP's list for a first CIE asks for a passport, the stay (permanencia) granted by DIGEMIG with its administrative resolution, the notification and a pre-registration form, but no photograph. Courtesy driving licences for diplomats are different: they need three 4 x 5 photos on a grey background.

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Official sources

  1. Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP). Cédula de Identidad: requisitos segip.gob.bo. Checked 2 November 2026.
  2. Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP). Nuestras Oficinas segip.gob.bo. Checked 2 November 2026.
  3. Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP). SEGIP registra más de 6.585 Cédulas de Identidad emitidas en oficinas del exterior segip.gob.bo. Checked 2 November 2026.
  4. Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP). SEGIP moderniza sus servicios digitales y lleva brigadas de identificación a todo el país segip.gob.bo. Checked 2 November 2026.
  5. Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP). Cédula de Identidad de Extranjero segip.gob.bo. Checked 2 November 2026.
  6. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Bolivia. SEGIP: Asignación de Número y Saneamiento de datos consulados.cancilleria.gob.bo. Checked 2 November 2026.
  7. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Bolivia. Preguntas frecuentes (Consulado General en Madrid) consulados.cancilleria.gob.bo. Checked 2 November 2026.
  8. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Bolivia. Otros trámites: Asignación de número de cédula de identidad (Washington D.C.) consulados.cancilleria.gob.bo. Checked 2 November 2026.
  9. Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Canada. Assignment of Identity Cedula Numbers bolivianembassy.ca. Checked 2 November 2026.

Requirements can change, so always confirm with Servicio General de Identificación Personal (SEGIP) before you apply. WorldPhotoSpecs is independent and not affiliated with any government.

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"Bolivia ID card photo". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/bolivia/id-card-photo

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