Residence permit photo requirements by country

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Photo requirements for residence permits, permanent resident cards, work permits and study permits.

The most common residence permit photo sizes are 35 × 45 mm (12 documents), 2 × 2 in (3 documents), 30 × 40 mm (3 documents) and 40 × 50 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 (4)
Asia (16)
Europe (9)
North America (7)
South America (2)
International (1)

All residence and work permits
Country	Document	Print size	Digital size	Background
Algeria	Residence permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Not specified for this card
Algeria	Work permit	35 × 45 mm	—	White: colour identity photos on a white…
Austria	Residence permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Single light colour without any pattern
Belarus	Residence permit	40 × 50 mm	—	Not published for residence permit photos
Belgium	Residence permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Light, plain and without shadow
Belize	Residence permit	2 × 2 in	—	White
Bolivia	Certificate of residence	—	—	None stated
Botswana	Residence permit	30 × 40 mm	—	Work permit: white background
Bulgaria	Residence permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Prints: neutral light grey of 20% grey density
Canada	Permanent resident	50 × 70 mm	2000 × 2800 px	Plain, untextured white
Canada	Study and work permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Plain white or light-coloured
China	Foreign permanent resident ID card	33 × 48 mm	—	White, light grey or light blue
China	Residence permit for foreigners	33 × 48 mm	—	Uniform white, light grey or light blue, with…
Colombia	Residence visa	30 × 40 mm	—	Visa upload: white
Cuba	Residence abroad	45 × 45 mm	—	Not stated for RE photos
Estonia	Aliens passport	40 × 50 mm	1300 × 1600 px	Plain light colour, flat and contrasting with…
European Union	EU residence permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Spain TIE: white
Finland	Residence permit	36 × 47 mm	—	Plain light background, one flat and neutral…
India	FRRO	35 × 35 mm	—	Plain light-coloured or white, with no shadows
India	OCI card	51 × 51 mm	900 × 900 px	Plain light colour, not white
India	PIO card	51 × 51 mm	900 × 900 px	Plain light colour, not white
Ireland	Employment permit	35 × 45 mm	448 × 590 px	Not set by DETE, which asks for an Irish…
Ireland	Irish residence permit (IRP) card	—	—	—
Japan	Residence card (alien registration)	30 × 40 mm	—	No background and no shadows
Jordan	Work permit	—	—	Not published by the Ministry of Labour
Lebanon	Residence permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Not published for residence permits
Lebanon	Work permit	—	—	Not published by the Ministry of Labour
Mexico	Permanent resident visa	—	—	White, where a consulate still asks for a print
Moldova	Work permit	50 × 60 mm	—	White
Mongolia	Residence permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Not specified
Morocco	Residence permit	35 × 45 mm	—	Not published for this card
Myanmar	Permanent residence	1.5 × 2 in	—	Not specified in the rules or on AMANA Form-1
Oman	Work visa	40 × 60 mm	—	Not stated by the ROP or the Ministry of Labour
Saudi Arabia	Work permit	—	—	Completely white
Singapore	PR, citizenship, LTVP and student's pass	400 × 514 px	400 × 514 px	White
Singapore	Work pass (employment pass, S pass, work permit)	—	—	—
South Korea	Alien registration	35 × 45 mm	—	White, plain, with no border
United States	Employment authorization	2 × 2 in	—	White to off-white
United States	Green card	2 × 2 in	—	White to off-white