Brunei passport photo requirements
The 40 × 52 mm photo rules set by Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei for the Brunei passport, with the official wording and sources.
Quick answer
What size is the Brunei passport photo?
Brunei passports are issued by the Immigration and National Registration Department. Its application form asks for four recent photos of 5.2 cm x 4 cm (40 x 52 mm), but only for applications received through a Brunei mission abroad. The department's checklists for missions list two passport-size photos with a white background. In Brunei you apply in person at the passport counter.
The Immigration and National Registration Department, known in Malay as JIPK, issues Brunei passports through its Travel Documents Division. You can apply at its headquarters in Bandar Seri Begawan or at a district branch. The department suggests booking a queue number with the QueUp app, accepts walk-ins as usual and runs special counters for senior citizens and for children under 5.
The photo rule sits on the department's application form, which serves the Brunei passport, official and diplomatic passports and the two certificates of identity. The form has a box marked "Gambar Pemohon" (applicant's picture). Note 3.3 asks for four recent pictures measuring 5.2 cm x 4 cm, with the bracketed remark that this applies only to applications received through Brunei missions abroad. The pages we read do not say how the photo is captured for people who apply at the counter in Brunei.
Citizens abroad must apply through the nearest Brunei mission. The department's separate checklists for those applications ask for two passport-size photographs with a white background, without giving a size, so the number of photos and the wording differ from the form. Ask your mission which it applies before you print.
Brunei passport photo size and specifications
The requirements as published by Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei:[1]
| Print size | 40 x 52 mm (4 x 5.2 cm), width x height: four photos, for applications via missions abroad |
|---|---|
| Digital size | No digital file: printed photos go with the paper application form |
| Background | White (department checklists for applications abroad); the form names no colour |
| Photo age | The latest photograph of the applicant ("terbaru" on the form) |
| Print quality | Printed photos: four on the form, or two on the department's checklists for missions |
| Pixels when printed | 472 × 614 px at 300 dpi · 945 × 1228 px at 600 dpi (calculated) |
Key requirements
- Apply in person in Brunei
The form says every applicant in Brunei must complete it and appear before an Immigration Officer at the Passport Division registration counter, at headquarters or at a branch.
- Four photos of 5.2 cm x 4 cm
Note 3.3 asks for four recent pictures of the applicant, 5.2 cm x 4 cm. The bracketed remark limits it to applications received through Brunei missions abroad (translated from Malay).
- Missions: two passport-size photos
The department's checklists for applications abroad ask for two photographs "berukuran pasport" (passport size) with a white background, for new and renewal applications and for adults and children under 12 (translated from Malay).
- Abroad: go through your mission
The checklists say a person abroad must apply for an international passport through the nearest Brunei mission, with the supporting papers the checklist lists.
- Queue numbers and special counters
The department's page invites you to book a queue number with the QueUp app. Walk-in applications are still accepted, and there are special counters for senior citizens and for children under 5.
- Children under 12
Separate checklists exist for children under 12. A form for adding the names of children under 12 to a travel document has boxes where their pictures are stuck, and gives no size.
Do's and don'ts
Do
- Take the four 5.2 cm x 4 cm prints if you apply through a Brunei mission.
- Ask the mission whether it wants two passport-size photos or four.
- Use a white background for the photos.
- Use a recent photo of yourself.
- Book a queue number with the QueUp app if you apply in Brunei.
Don't
- Do not assume the two-photo checklist and the four-photo form give the same size.
- Do not apply straight to the Immigration Department from abroad: use your nearest mission.
- Do not send digital files in place of printed photos.
Sample photos
How a Brunei passport photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 40 × 52 mm and background colour.
Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.
Babies and children
The department has separate lists for children under 12, for applications in Brunei and abroad, and the lists for abroad ask for two passport-size photos with a white background. A separate form adds the names of children under 12 to a parent's travel document, with boxes where the children's pictures are stuck. No size is given for those pictures.
Printed and digital photos
Every photo rule we read is for printed pictures that go with a paper form. The department publishes no digital upload for the passport and no pixel size. A digital photo can be cropped and resized to 40 x 52 mm and printed on photo paper at a photo counter.
The form gives the size as 5.2 cm x 4 cm, and a 4 x 6 inch sheet from a photo counter can be cut into prints of that size. For applications abroad that follow the two-photo checklist, ask your mission for the print size.
Where to submit the photo
In Brunei, apply at the Travel Documents Division at the department's headquarters in Jalan Menteri Besar, Bandar Seri Begawan, or at one of its district branches. You fill in the form and appear in person before an Immigration Officer.
Abroad, apply through the nearest Brunei mission. The Brunei embassy in Tokyo, for example, tells citizens to renew six months before expiry and to submit the form with the documents it lists to the embassy.
How to get your Brunei passport photo
- Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Brunei passport: 40 × 52 mm print, white background. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
- Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: apply in person in Brunei; four photos of 5.2 cm x 4 cm; missions: two passport-size photos; abroad: go through your mission.
- Prepare a print or digital file. Every photo rule we read is for printed pictures that go with a paper form. The department publishes no digital upload for the passport and no pixel size. A digital photo can be cropped and resized to 40 x 52 mm and printed on photo paper at a photo counter.
- Submit the photo with your application. In Brunei, apply at the Travel Documents Division at the department's headquarters in Jalan Menteri Besar, Bandar Seri Begawan, or at one of its district branches. You fill in the form and appear in person before an Immigration Officer.
Brunei passport photo FAQ
The Immigration Department's form asks for four photos of 5.2 cm x 4 cm, which is 40 x 52 mm, width first. It applies the requirement only to applications received through Brunei missions abroad. Its checklists for missions list two passport-size photos with no dimensions.
The form asks for photos only for applications received through missions abroad. It does not list photos for people who apply at the counter in Brunei. The pages we read do not describe how the photo is taken there.
The form says four, and the department's checklists for applications abroad say two. Both come from the department. Ask your mission which count it follows, as the answer may depend on the mission.
White, according to the department's checklists for applications abroad. The application form itself does not name a background colour.
The Immigration and National Registration Department, through its Travel Documents Division. It issues travel documents to citizens and permanent residents at headquarters and branches, and takes applications from abroad through Brunei missions.
Yes, where the mission accepts applications. The Brunei embassy in Tokyo advises citizens to renew six months before expiry and to submit the application form with the documents it lists. Other missions publish their own instructions.
No size is given for the pictures stuck on the form that adds children under 12 to a travel document. The checklists for children under 12 abroad ask for two passport-size photos with a white background.
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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. Brunei biometric passport: application outside Brunei, 12 years and above (Malay) immigration.gov.bn. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei. Brunei biometric passport: application outside Brunei, under 12 years (Malay) immigration.gov.bn. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei. Adding the names of children under 12 to a passport (Malay) immigration.gov.bn. Checked 2 November 2026.
Requirements can change, so always confirm with Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei before you apply. WorldPhotoSpecs is independent and not affiliated with any government.
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