ID card photo requirements by country

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Photo requirements for national identity cards and other government photo ID, from the issuing authorities.

The most common id card photo sizes are 35 × 45 mm (26 documents), 30 × 40 mm (5 documents), 40 × 50 mm (3 documents) and 40 × 60 mm (2 documents). Sizes, pixel dimensions and backgrounds below are taken from each country's official specification; open a document for the full rules and sources.

Africa (10)
Asia (26)
Europe (25)
North America (3)
South America (4)
Oceania (2)

All identity cards
Country	Document	Print size	Digital size	Background
Afghanistan	ID card	—	—	Plain white for absentee Tazkira prints
Algeria	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Plain white, without a border
Argentina	DNI (national identity card)	40 × 40 mm	—	White, for consular prints
Armenia	ID card	30 × 40 mm	—	No colour published for applicants: the office…
Australia	ImmiCard	—	1200 × 1600 px	Stand close to an 18% grey backdrop
Austria	Civil engineer ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Not stated by the chambers
Austria	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	One light colour, preferably grey, no pattern…
Azerbaijan	ID card	30 × 40 mm	—	Not published
Bahrain	ID card	40 × 60 mm	933 × 1244 px	White, in colour
Belgium	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Light, plain and even, without shadow
Belgium	Kids-ID	35 × 45 mm	—	Light-coloured, plain and uniform, without…
Bolivia	ID card	30 × 30 mm	—	White
Brazil	ID card	30 × 40 mm	—	White
Bulgaria	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Prints: neutral light grey, 20% grey density…
Canada	Secure certificate of indian status	50 × 70 mm	—	Plain white or light-coloured, clearly…
China	ID card	26 × 32 mm	358 × 441 px	White, with no border
Colombia	ID card	40 × 50 mm	—	Uniform, a single colour, ideally white and…
Comoros	ID card	—	—	Not stated by the 2014 law or by the Brussels…
Costa Rica	ID card	50 × 50 mm	—	TSE offices: the tone the TSE sets for its…
Croatia	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Plain light colour, no pattern, with enough…
Cyprus	ID card	—	—	Plain, light background, ideally neutral grey
Czech Republic	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	At the counter: uniform, white to light grey…
Denmark	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Light background with no shadows or other motifs
Djibouti	ID card	—	—	Not published in the sources read
Estonia	ID card	40 × 50 mm	1300 × 1600 px	Light background of a single colour, with no…
Estonia	Resident digital identity card	40 × 50 mm	6000 × 7380 px	Plain light-coloured background, in clear…
Ethiopia	Origin ID card	—	—	White
Finland	ID card	36 × 47 mm	500 × 653 px	Plain light background, flat and in a neutral…
France	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Uniform light colour such as light blue or…
Germany	ID card	35 × 45 mm	1244 × 1600 px	Single colour, no shadows, clear contrast to…
India	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	White
India	Voter ID card (EPIC)	—	—	White
Iraq	ID card	—	—	Not published for the National Card
Ireland	Public services card	—	—	Plain and light-coloured
Israel	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	At the office a backdrop is provided
Italy	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Uniform and evenly lit
Jordan	ID card	—	—	Not published for the card
Kazakhstan	ID card	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531 px	Plain light background, ideally grey: medium…
Lebanon	ID card	—	—	Not published for the identity card
Libya	ID card	—	—	Not published for the ID card
Macau	Resident identity card	35 × 45 mm	—	Plain white with no margin
Mauritania	ID card	—	—	Not published
Moldova	ID card	100 × 150 mm	—	White
Morocco	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Light grey or light blue
Nepal	ID card	35 × 45 mm	300 × 400 px	Not specified on the NRN pages of the London…
Netherlands	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Light grey, light blue or white, plain and…
New Zealand	Evidence of age document	35 × 45 mm	—	Plain, light coloured background that is not…
Oman	ID card	40 × 60 mm	—	White
Pakistan	ID card	—	—	Plain or white background
Palestine	ID card	—	—	Blue, in the Ministry of Interior's West Bank…
Philippines	Certificate of identity and registration	25 × 25 mm	—	Not stated in the embassy's published…
Poland	ID card	35 × 45 mm	492 × 633 px	Uniform and light
Portugal	ID card	240 × 320 px	240 × 320 px	Baby photo: neutral and light-coloured
Qatar	ID card	38 × 48 mm	—	Must not be white
Romania	ID card	30 × 40 mm	—	Counter photo: background usually white
Saudi Arabia	ID card	—	—	White
Singapore	ID card	35 × 45 mm	400 × 514 px	Plain white
Slovakia	ID card	30 × 35 mm	—	None specified: the face image is captured at…
Somalia	ID card	—	—	Not published
Spain	ID card	26 × 32 mm	—	Uniform, smooth white
Sri Lanka	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Uniform, plain, non-textured light blue
Sudan	ID card	—	—	No colour published by the embassies
Switzerland	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	Single-colour, uniform and neutral
Syria	ID card	—	—	Not published for the personal ID card
Taiwan	ID card	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531 px	White
Tunisia	ID card	30 × 40 mm	—	White or light-coloured backdrop
United Arab Emirates	ID card	35 × 45 mm	—	White
United Kingdom	CitizenCard	720 × 1280 px	720 × 1280 px	Plain light-coloured, in clear contrast to the…
United States	REAL ID driver's licence or ID card	—	—	—
Yemen	ID card	—	—	Not published: none of the checklists read…