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Photo specifications in Asia

Countries and territories
47
Documents
178
Most common size
35 ร— 45 mm63 documents

Photo specifications for 47 countries and territories in Asia. Choose a country for all of its documents, or compare passport photo sizes in the table.

Eastern Asia

South-eastern Asia

Southern Asia

Central Asia

Western Asia

Passport photo sizes in Asia

Passport photos in Asia
CountryDocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
AfghanistanPassport40 ร— 50 mm4000 ร— 5000 pxWhite
AzerbaijanPassport30 ร— 40 mmโ€”Not published for the passport photo
BahrainE-passport32.5 ร— 43 mm933 ร— 1244 pxPure white
BahrainPassport40 ร— 60 mm933 ร— 1244 pxWhite
BangladeshPassport89 ร— 127 mmโ€”Under-6 print: grey
BhutanPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”White, without border
BruneiPassport40 ร— 52 mmโ€”White
CambodiaPassportโ€”โ€”Not published: the GDI checklist names no photo
ChinaPassport33 ร— 48 mmโ€”White, with no shadows
GeorgiaPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”No colour named
Hong KongPassport40 ร— 50 mm1200 ร— 1600 pxPlain white
IndiaPassport35 ร— 45 mm630 ร— 810 pxPlain white, without shadows
IndonesiaPassport2 ร— 2 inโ€”Not published for the office photo
IranPassport30 ร— 40 mmโ€”Plain white
IraqPassport2 ร— 2 inโ€”White for laissez-passer prints and pastโ€ฆ
IsraelPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Printed photos in Israel: plain and light
JapanPassport35 ร— 45 mm600 ร— 730 pxPlain, with no objects or shadows
JordanPassport2 ร— 2 inโ€”Plain and of one colour only
KazakhstanPassport35 ร— 45 mm413 ร— 531 pxPlain light background without patterns orโ€ฆ
KyrgyzstanPassport40 ร— 60 mmโ€”Plain, even white, with no texture or shadows
LaosPassport40 ร— 60 mmโ€”White
LebanonPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”White, plain and without any pattern
MacauPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain white, without margin
MalaysiaPassport35 ร— 50 mmโ€”Plain white without shadow
MaldivesPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”White, in contrast with face and hair
MongoliaPassport35 ร— 45 mm413 ร— 531 pxWhite, with no doors, windows, furniture orโ€ฆ
MyanmarPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”White
NepalPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Under-5 prints: plain white
OmanPassport40 ร— 60 mmโ€”White
PakistanPassport35 ร— 45 mm350 ร— 467 pxPlain white
PalestinePassport30 ร— 40 mmโ€”Blue
PhilippinesPassportโ€”โ€”Not applicable: you supply no photo
QatarPassport35 ร— 48 mmโ€”Grey
Saudi ArabiaPassport40 ร— 60 mmโ€”White
SingaporePassport35 ร— 45 mm400 ร— 514 pxPlain white
South KoreaPassport35 ร— 45 mm431 ร— 550 pxEven white, with no ink marks and no border
Sri LankaPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Mission prints: plain white
SyriaPassport40 ร— 40 mmโ€”White
TaiwanPassport35 ร— 45 mm413 ร— 531 pxPlain white, evenly lit, with no shadows orโ€ฆ
TajikistanPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”No colour published
ThailandPassportโ€”โ€”Not published: staff take the photo on site
TurkeyPassport50 ร— 60 mmโ€”Plain white, no pattern or shadow
TurkmenistanPassport30 ร— 40 mmโ€”Not published for the passport, whose photoโ€ฆ
United Arab EmiratesPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”White
UzbekistanPassport35 ร— 45 mm300 ร— 400 pxLight background, even, with no stainsโ€ฆ
VietnamPassport40 ร— 60 mmโ€”White
YemenPassport40 ร— 60 mmโ€”Plain white

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