Namibia photo specifications
Photo sizes and rules for 2 documents issued in Namibia, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.
At a glance
Namibia has two photo pages here. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security issues passports and asks for one passport size colour photo, with missions asking for one or two prints and London for 35 x 45 mm. Visas are mainly applied for online with a photo upload of 300 KB to 2 MB and no published size, while Berlin asks for 2 x 2 inch prints.
Overview
One ministry handles both documents, but the photo rules do not match. For a passport you apply in person on paper, at the ministry in Windhoek, at a regional office or at a Namibian mission, and each mission sets its own photo count. For a visa you mostly apply online on the ministry's e-services portal, uploading a scanned passport photo.
Namibia's official pages publish few dimensions. The ministry says "passport size" for passports and gives only a file size for the online visa photo. The sizes you see on commercial sites, such as 37 x 52 mm, do not appear on any official page read for this guide. Where a size is published, it belongs to a single mission: London for passports and Berlin for visas.
Photo specifications by document
Passports
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | — | White |
Visas and travel authorisations
Frequently asked questions
Not necessarily. For a passport the ministry says "passport size" and the London High Commission asks for 35 x 45 mm. For an online visa the ministry gives only a file size of 300 KB to 2 MB, and Berlin asks for 2 x 2 inches on paper.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security issues both. Passports are applied for at its offices or Namibian missions, and most visas are applied for online on its e-services portal.
For a passport, printed photos with a paper form. For an online visa, a digital file of 300 KB to 2 MB. Paper visa applications at a mission, such as Berlin, need prints.
No official page read for this guide gives 37 x 52 mm for a passport or a visa. Follow the size given by the office handling your application.
Nearby countries
Other countries in Southern Africa:
Official sources
- Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Namibia. Passports General Information mha.gov.na. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Namibia. Fact Sheet: Implementation Modalities of Visa Requirements to Namibia (version 4, 28 May 2025) eservices.mhaiss.gov.na. Checked 2 November 2026.
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"Namibia photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/namibia