Indonesia photo specifications
Photo sizes and rules for 2 documents issued in Indonesia, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.
At a glance
Indonesia's two documents treat photos very differently. For a passport, the immigration office or embassy photographs you at the appointment, so you bring no photo, apart from 2 x 2 in white prints for an SPLP at KBRI Washington. For a visa, you upload a recent colour passport-size photo (JPG, JPEG or PNG, up to 200 KB) on the e-Visa portal, or hand white-background prints to a mission that issues paper visas.
Overview
You bring no photo for an Indonesian passport, because the immigration office or embassy takes your photo and fingerprints at the appointment; an Indonesian e-Visa needs a recent colour passport-size photo uploaded as a JPG, JPEG or PNG of up to 200 KB, and KBRI Washington asks for two 2 x 2 in (51 x 51 mm) colour prints on white for an SPLP.
Both documents come from the Directorate General of Immigration, now part of the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, but the photo reaches it by different routes. Indonesian citizens apply for passports through the M-Paspor app or at an immigration office counter, or abroad at the embassy or consulate for their country of residence, and the officer captures the photo and fingerprints during the visit. Foreign visitors apply for visas on the e-Visa portal, where the photo is a file, while some visas, such as diplomatic and service visas at KBRI Washington, still go through missions on paper. Residents on a temporary stay visa receive an ITAS and are photographed again at the immigration office when they extend it.
Photo specifications by document
Passports
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | 2 × 2 in | — | Not published for the office photo |
Visas and travel authorisations
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa | 2 × 2 in | — | Plain white for KBRI Washington paper visas |
Frequently asked questions
Not on the official pages read for these two documents. The passport photo is taken by the office, the e-Visa portal names no colour, and the only colour stated for prints, by KBRI Washington, is white. Red appears in an old New Delhi embassy visa rule that is no longer online.
Few. A passport applied for in Indonesia needs no print. Abroad, some missions want prints: KBRI Den Haag for its passport form, KBRI Washington for an SPLP (2 x 2 in, white) or a US-born child (4 x 6 cm), and missions that issue paper visas.
The Directorate General of Immigration issues both, through immigration offices in Indonesia, the e-Visa portal and immigration staff at Indonesian embassies and consulates. KBRI Washington, for example, handles diplomatic and service visas itself.
Yes, for the e-Visa the official pages set no studio rule. They ask for a recent colour passport-size photo file in JPG, JPEG or PNG of up to 200 KB. For a paper visa, follow the mission's list, such as white-background prints at KBRI Washington.
Not for the passport itself. The immigration officer photographs you at the counter, in Indonesia and at missions, and the M-Paspor app only takes pictures of your documents. A print you make yourself is needed only for some mission procedures: two 2 x 2 in colour photos on white for an SPLP at KBRI Washington, one 4 x 6 cm colour photo for a child born in the US, or a photo glued to the KBRI Den Haag form.
Nearby countries
Other countries in South-eastern Asia:
Official sources
- Directorate General of Immigration. Paspor Republik Indonesia imigrasi.go.id. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Directorate General of Immigration. FAQ: Visa imigrasi.go.id. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Directorate General of Immigration. The Official e-Visa Website for Indonesia evisa.imigrasi.go.id. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Washington, D.C.. Penerbitan Paspor / SPLP consular.embassyofindonesia.org. Checked 3 November 2026.
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"Indonesia photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/indonesia