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Photo specifications in North America

Countries and territories
31
Documents
69
Most common size
35 ร— 45 mm19 documents

Photo specifications for 31 countries and territories in North America. Choose a country for all of its documents, or compare passport photo sizes in the table.

Northern America

Central America

Caribbean

Passport photo sizes in North America

Passport photos in North America
CountryDocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
AnguillaPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Off-white / light grey background
Antigua and BarbudaPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain white background without shadows
ArubaPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Light grey, light blue or white
BahamasPassport2 ร— 2 in1200 ร— 1200 pxPlain white or off-white
BarbadosPassport50 ร— 50 mmโ€”White
BelizePassport2 ร— 2 inโ€”White
BermudaPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain cream or light grey, in clear contrastโ€ฆ
British Virgin IslandsPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Not published
CanadaPassport50 ร— 70 mm3000 ร— 4500 pxPlain white or light-coloured, clearlyโ€ฆ
Cayman IslandsPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain cream or light grey background
Costa RicaPassportโ€”โ€”Not published: the camera at the office orโ€ฆ
CubaPassport45 ร— 45 mmโ€”Light background
DominicaPassport38 ร— 45 mmโ€”White, light grey, light blue, light brown orโ€ฆ
Dominican RepublicPassport50 ร— 50 mmโ€”White
GreenlandPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Uniform light colour with no motifs orโ€ฆ
GuadeloupePassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Uniform and light-coloured
HaitiPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”White
JamaicaPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain: pastel for light complexions
MartiniquePassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain, light colour
MexicoPassportโ€”โ€”White, on the SRE's capture at the appointment
MontserratPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Not published
PanamaPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Completely white
Puerto RicoPassport2 ร— 2 inโ€”White or off-white, plain, with no shadowsโ€ฆ
Saint Kitts and NevisPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain and white
Saint LuciaPassport2 ร— 2 inโ€”Plain white
Saint Pierre and MiquelonPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain light colour such as light blue or lightโ€ฆ
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain solid white
Trinidad and TobagoPassport31 ร— 41 mmโ€”White: a solid white background
Turks and Caicos IslandsPassport35 ร— 45 mmโ€”Plain cream or light grey, in clear contrastโ€ฆ
U.S. Virgin IslandsAssport2 ร— 2 inโ€”White or off-white, plain, free of shadowsโ€ฆ
United StatesPassport2 ร— 2 inโ€”Plain white or off-white, free of shadowsโ€ฆ
United StatesU.S. passport card2 ร— 2 inโ€”Plain white or off-white, with no shadowsโ€ฆ

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