Brunei photo specifications
Photo sizes and rules for 2 documents issued in Brunei, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.
At a glance
Brunei passports come from the Immigration and National Registration Department, whose form asks for four photos of 40 x 52 mm when you apply through a Brunei mission abroad. An emergency certificate (Sijil Darurat) is issued only by missions abroad: the Tokyo embassy asks for two photos of 35 x 42 mm, blue background preferred, while the department's form says white.
Overview
Both documents come under the Immigration and National Registration Department, but you meet them in different places. The passport is applied for in person at the department's headquarters or a district branch in Brunei, or through the nearest Brunei mission if you are abroad. The emergency certificate is a one-way travel document that a mission abroad issues to a citizen who lost a passport, or to a baby born abroad to a Brunei father.
Photos are printed pictures that go with a paper form, and the rules are not identical across sources. The passport form gives 5.2 cm x 4 cm for applications through missions, while the department's checklists for missions say only passport size on white. The Tokyo embassy lists 3.5 x 4.2 cm for the emergency certificate. Check each document's page for the details and for what we could not confirm.
Photo specifications by document
Passports
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | 40 × 52 mm | — | White |
Travel documents
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency certificate | 35 × 42 mm | — | Preferably blue |
Frequently asked questions
No. The passport form asks for four photos of 40 x 52 mm for applications through missions abroad. The Tokyo embassy asks for two photos of 35 x 42 mm for an emergency certificate. The sizes and counts differ.
The Immigration and National Registration Department, through its Travel Documents Division. You apply in person at its headquarters or a district branch in Brunei, or through the nearest Brunei mission abroad.
An emergency certificate: a one-way travel document for re-entering Brunei. A Brunei mission abroad issues it to citizens who lose or damage a travel document, and to babies born abroad to a Brunei father, valid for one journey within 6 months.
The Immigration Department's checklists for passports abroad and its emergency certificate form say white. The Tokyo embassy says blue is preferred for the emergency certificate. Ask your mission which it wants.
Nearby countries
Other countries in South-eastern Asia:
Official sources
- Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei. Dokumen Perjalanan (travel documents, in Malay) immigration.gov.bn. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei. Application form for passports and certificates of identity (Malay) immigration.gov.bn. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei. Emergency certificate application (Malay) immigration.gov.bn. Checked 2 November 2026.
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"Brunei photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/brunei