Dominican Republic passport photo requirements
The 50 × 50 mm photo rules set by Dirección General de Pasaportes (DGP) of the Dominican Republic for the Dominican Republic passport, with the official wording and sources.
Quick answer
What size is the Dominican Republic passport photo?
In the Dominican Republic you bring no photo for a passport: the Dirección General de Pasaportes takes it at the office when you apply. Dominican consulates abroad ask instead for one recent 5 x 5 cm (50 x 50 mm) print on a white background, facing forward, with no earrings, no smile or grimace, hair pulled back and both ears visible. Some consulates also offer a photo service. No head height is published.
Dominican passports are issued by the Dirección General de Pasaportes (DGP) to applicants in the country, and through Dominican consulates, which belong to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX), to citizens abroad. The DGP service pages for adult and child renewals and for first-time requests list the same channel: in person at the nearest passport office with an appointment, and via the web.
The photograph is part of that visit. Each of those pages says that the photograph will be taken at the corresponding office, and none of the lists of requirements asks you to bring a picture. They add a short list of appearance rules, such as no glasses, hair off the eyes and no hats. The child pages add that a child's signature is captured from the age of 10.
Abroad, the picture comes from you. The MIREX consular portal asks for one recent 5 x 5 cm photograph on a white background for a renewal because the booklet expired, was lost or was damaged, and for the first passport of a child born abroad to Dominican parents. It warns that consulates may add requirements and that some of them have a photo service.
Dominican Republic passport photo size and specifications
The requirements as published by Dirección General de Pasaportes (DGP) of the Dominican Republic:[1]
| Print size | 5 x 5 cm (50 x 50 mm), one photo, at consulates; DGP offices take the photo |
|---|---|
| Digital size | No file to upload: DGP offices capture the photo, consulates take a print |
| Background | White (consulates); DGP: dark street clothes for contrast with the white background |
| Colour | Colour photo (stated for a child's first passport) |
| Photo age | Recent (reciente); no number of months is stated |
| Print quality | One print; no shadow, forehead and ears uncovered, taken close up (child first passport) |
| Pixels when printed | 591 × 591 px at 300 dpi · 1181 × 1181 px at 600 dpi (calculated) |
Key requirements
- DGP offices take the photograph
In the Dominican Republic the passport office takes the picture during your appointment. The adult and child renewal pages and the first-time pages for children and for naturalised adults all say the photograph will be taken at the corresponding office, so there is no print or file to supply.
- No glasses at the DGP office
The appearance rules say no glasses: sunglasses, contact lenses and safety or prescription glasses are not allowed, because they can obstruct facial features (translated from Spanish). Plan to take your glasses off for the capture.
- Hair, jewellery and lashes
Hair must not cover the face or hide the eyes, and a fringe has to be pinned back so that it does not cover the eyes or eyebrows. Piercings, chains and hoops on the face come off, and false lashes that obstruct the eyes are not allowed.
- Dark clothes, shoulders covered
The DGP asks for dark-coloured street clothes, to give a good contrast with the white background, with the shoulders covered. A uniform does not qualify.
- Consulates: one 5 x 5 cm print
For a renewal at a consulate the MIREX portal asks for one recent photograph of 5 x 5 cm on a white background, facing forward, without earrings (women and men), without a smile or grimace, with the hair pulled back and the ears clearly visible. The embassy in Mexico words it as white background, no shadow, forehead and ears uncovered.
- Other services use other sizes
The same portal gives 4 x 5 cm for changes to the passport booklet, in colour on white with no shadow. For a provisional passport (carta de ruta) it prints 5×5 pulgadas, while the embassy in Caracas gives 4 x 5 cm, so ask the consulate which one applies.
- Appearance changes
The DGP lists a beard, dyed hair and normal ageing as minor changes that do not need a new passport, and major surgery or facial injury, large facial piercings or tattoos and significant weight change as reasons to apply. If you can still be identified from your current photo, it says not to apply.
Do's and don'ts
Do
- Book an appointment through the DGP portal and go to the passport office; the photo is taken there
- Wear dark street clothes with your shoulders covered
- Remove glasses, piercings and chains from your face before the capture
- Pin back a fringe so your eyes and eyebrows are clear
- At a consulate, bring one recent 5 x 5 cm print on white with ears and forehead visible
- Ask your consulate whether it offers a photo service
Don't
- Do not wear a hat or head covering at the DGP unless it is for religious or medical reasons
- Do not wear false lashes that hide your eyes
- Do not smile or pull a face for the consular print
- Do not wear earrings in the consular print, men included
- Do not wear a uniform to the DGP photo
- Do not assume the 4 x 5 cm size of a modification applies to a renewal
Sample photos
How a Dominican Republic passport photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 50 × 50 mm and background colour.
Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.
Glasses
The DGP page headed Sin anteojos says that sunglasses, contact lenses and safety or prescription glasses are not allowed, because they can obstruct the facial features (translated from Spanish). It applies to the photograph taken at the office, for adults and for children.
The consular portal lists no glasses rule for the 5 x 5 cm print, so ask your consulate before you have it taken.
Headwear and religious dress
At the DGP office hats and head coverings are not allowed, except for religious or medical reasons (translated from Spanish). The consular print needs the hair pulled back and the ears clearly visible, and the child's first passport adds forehead and ears uncovered. The consular portal states no exception, so ask the consulate if you wear a religious head covering.
Babies and children
Children follow the same appearance list as adults at the DGP. A child must be present when the documents are deposited, the photograph is taken at the office, the signature is captured from age 10, and a child of 10 or over must also be present at collection.
For a first passport for a child born abroad to Dominican parents, the consular portal asks for a 5×5 cm colour photograph on a white background with no shadow, facing forward, without earrings, piercing or chain, without a smile or expression, with the hair back, ears and forehead uncovered, no fringe, and taken close up. The birth must first be declared at the consulate and transcribed before the Junta Central Electoral.
Printed and digital photos
No digital upload is described for the passport photo. In the Dominican Republic the office captures it. Abroad you hand in a print, unless your consulate offers a photo service, which the portal says to check with the office.
If you need the consular print, a digital photo can be cropped to a 50 x 50 mm square and printed on a 4x6 inch sheet at a photo counter, then cut out. Keep the white background, front view and visible ears the portal lists.
Where to submit the photo
In the Dominican Republic, book through the DGP appointment portal, take the printed appointment, your identity card, the birth certificate with a QR code and your old booklet to a passport office, and pay with a receipt in your name. Data, fingerprints, signature and photograph are captured at the office.
Abroad, apply in person at a Dominican consulate that is authorised to issue passports. For a lost passport you first report the loss to the local police. The consulates forward the request to the issuing authority, and offices may add requirements of their own.
How to get your Dominican Republic passport photo
- Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Dominican Republic passport: 50 × 50 mm print, white background. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
- Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: dGP offices take the photograph; no glasses at the DGP office; hair, jewellery and lashes; dark clothes, shoulders covered.
- Prepare a print or digital file. No digital upload is described for the passport photo. In the Dominican Republic the office captures it. Abroad you hand in a print, unless your consulate offers a photo service, which the portal says to check with the office.
- Submit the photo with your application. In the Dominican Republic, book through the DGP appointment portal, take the printed appointment, your identity card, the birth certificate with a QR code and your old booklet to a passport office, and pay with a receipt in your name.
Dominican Republic passport photo FAQ
At Dominican consulates abroad it is 5 x 5 cm (50 x 50 mm), one recent print on a white background. In the Dominican Republic you bring no photo, because the passport office takes it. Changes to the booklet use 4 x 5 cm instead.
No. The Dirección General de Pasaportes says the photograph will be taken at the corresponding office. Follow its appearance rules: no glasses, hair off the eyes, no face piercings, dark street clothes and no hat.
Not for the photograph taken at a DGP office. Its page says sunglasses, contact lenses and safety or prescription glasses are not allowed, because they can obstruct facial features. The consular portal states no glasses rule for the 5 x 5 cm print.
The DGP asks for dark-coloured street clothes, which contrast with the white background, and for covered shoulders. A uniform is not accepted.
At the DGP, hats and head coverings are not allowed except for religious or medical reasons. For the consular print the portal asks for the hair pulled back with both ears visible, and does not mention exceptions.
No. The MIREX portal asks for a photograph without a smile or grimace, facing forward, with no earrings and with the hair pulled back so that the ears show.
Only after a significant change. The DGP says a beard, dyed hair or ordinary ageing do not require a new passport, while major facial surgery or injury, large facial piercings or tattoos and big weight changes do. If you can still be identified from your photo, do not apply.
Related photo specifications
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Official sources
- Dirección General de Pasaportes (DGP) of the Dominican Republic. Renovación de Pasaporte para Adultos por Vencimiento pasaportes.gob.do. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Dirección General de Pasaportes (DGP) of the Dominican Republic. Renovación de Pasaporte para Menores por Vencimiento pasaportes.gob.do. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Dirección General de Pasaportes (DGP) of the Dominican Republic. Solicitud de Pasaporte para Menores por Primera Vez (Dominicanos por Nacimiento) pasaportes.gob.do. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX) of the Dominican Republic. Pasaportes (consular services) servicios360.mirex.gob.do. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Embajada de la República Dominicana en México. Preguntas frecuentes, Embajada en México mex.mirex.gob.do. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Embajada de la República Dominicana en Venezuela. Pasaportes, Embajada en Venezuela ven.mirex.gob.do. Checked 3 November 2026.
Requirements can change, so always confirm with Dirección General de Pasaportes (DGP) of the Dominican Republic before you apply. WorldPhotoSpecs is independent and not affiliated with any government.
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