Peru photo specifications
Photo sizes and rules for 1 document issued in Peru, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.
At a glance
The document covered for Peru is the electronic passport. It has no print size to meet, because Migraciones photographs applicants in Peru and the consular offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do so abroad; no official source sets 2 x 2 inches. Prints, passport-size, in colour and on white, are asked for only with the 7-month emergency passport that consulates issue to travellers who cannot wait.
Overview
Two public bodies issue Peruvian passports. Inside the country it is the Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones, through its own offices, two Migracentros and the MAC citizen-service centres; outside it is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through consulates and the consular sections of embassies. Both record the image and fingerprints during an in-person visit, and the DNI is the core document in either place.
The channels differ mainly in emergencies. In Peru, an urgent application still produces the electronic passport, photographed at the office or at Jorge Chávez airport. Abroad, a traveller who cannot wait for one may ask a consulate for an emergency passport instead, and that request is the one that needs printed photographs.
Photo specifications by document
Passports
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | — | — | E-passport: set by the office camera… |
Frequently asked questions
Only the emergency passport issued abroad. Consulates generally ask for two front-facing colour prints of passport size on a white background, without glasses. The electronic passport, in Peru or at a consulate, is photographed by the issuing office.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through Peru's consular offices. Inside Peru, the electronic passport is issued by the Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones.
Migraciones says travellers flying to Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay and Paraguay can leave Peru with a valid DNI, under the agreements in force. Other destinations require a passport.
Ten years for adults, five years for adolescents aged 12 to 17 and three years for children under 12. An emergency passport issued abroad lasts seven months and cannot be extended.
Nearby countries
Other countries in South America:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Official sources
- Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones. Pasaporte electrónico gob.pe. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Superintendencia Nacional de Migraciones. Obtener pasaporte en casos de urgencia gob.pe. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Solicitar pasaporte biométrico para mayores de edad en el extranjero gob.pe. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Solicitar pasaporte de emergencia (para retornar al Perú o país de residencia) gob.pe. Checked 2 November 2026.
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"Peru photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/peru