Libya photo specifications
Photo sizes and rules for 3 documents issued in Libya, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.
At a glance
Libya publishes no 4 x 6 cm photo rule for any of these documents. Passport: the mission photographs you against white, and you bring 2 recent prints (3 x 4 in Moscow). Visa: upload an upright JPEG of up to 1 MB on a white background to the e-visa portal; Washington paper visas use 2 x 2 inches. ID card: no current size or background is published, and identity rests on the national number.
Overview
Three bodies are involved. The Passports and Nationality Authority of the Ministry of Interior issues passports and approves visas; the Civil Status Authority keeps the Civil Registry from which every national number is issued; and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation runs the embassies and consulates that photograph Libyans abroad and still take some visa applications.
The documents differ in how the photo is handled. A passport picture is captured at the appointment, with prints as a supporting requirement. A visa photo is a file uploaded to evisa.gov.ly and checked automatically. For the ID card, the national number law places the photograph in the national database with fingerprints and an iris print, but no current page explains the card photo.
Photo specifications by document
Passports
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | 40 Γ 60 mm | β | White: the capture background at missions |
Visas and travel authorisations
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa | 2 Γ 2 in | β | White: "The background should be white" |
Identity cards
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID card | β | β | Not published for the ID card |
Frequently asked questions
No official Libyan source read for these pages gives 4 x 6 cm for the passport, the visa or the ID card. The sizes found are 3 x 4 for passport prints in Moscow, 2 x 2 cm for adding a child to a passport in Manchester, and 2 x 2 inches for paper visas in Washington.
The passport. Libyan missions take the picture at a photographing appointment, and Washington requires both parents to attend for children under 18. Visa photos are uploaded online, and no current procedure for the ID card photo is published.
On evisa.gov.ly. The Washington embassy says it is the only channel for foreign nationals and for Libyans entering on a foreign passport, and that it issues visas directly only to official delegations.
A national number and an up-to-date civil record. Missions ask for recent electronic birth and family status certificates, and Washington cancels any appointment booked with an incorrect national number.
Nearby countries
Other countries in Northern Africa:
Official sources
- Embassy of the State of Libya, Washington, D.C.. Documents required to issue a new passport, 2026 (Arabic PDF) embassyoflibyadc.org. Checked 2 November 2026.
- State of Libya, official e-visa portal. E-Visa evisa.gov.ly. Checked 2 November 2026.
- National Number Project, Libya. National Number Project (Arabic) nid.gov.ly. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Libya. Consular Affairs (Arabic) foreign.gov.ly. Checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this page
"Libya photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/libya