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Photo sizes

Photo sizes

Official photo sizes used by the documents in WorldPhotoSpecs, most common first. Pixel counts are calculated for printing at 300 dpi; digital uploads have their own pixel rules on each document page.

SizeOther unitPixels at 300 dpiDocumentsUsed by, for example
35 × 45 mm 1.38 × 1.77 in 413 × 531 255 Afghanistan visa, Algeria passport, Algeria visa …
2 × 2 in 51 × 51 mm 600 × 600 38 American Samoa passport, Armenia eVisa, Bahamas passport …
30 × 40 mm 1.18 × 1.57 in 354 × 472 25 Armenia ID card, Azerbaijan passport, Azerbaijan visa …
40 × 60 mm 1.57 × 2.36 in 472 × 709 21 Bahrain passport, Bahrain ID card, Egypt passport …
40 × 50 mm 1.57 × 1.97 in 472 × 591 16 Afghanistan passport, Albania passport, Belarus passport …
36 × 47 mm 1.42 × 1.85 in 425 × 555 9 Åland Islands passport, Albania eVisa, Albania visa …
40 × 40 mm 1.57 × 1.57 in 472 × 472 9 Argentina visa, Argentina DNI (national identity card), Bolivia visa …
50 × 70 mm 1.97 × 2.76 in 591 × 827 9 Brazil passport, Brazil passport or visa, Canada passport …
33 × 48 mm 1.3 × 1.89 in 390 × 567 9 China passport, China visa, China visa (COVA online application digital photo) …
26 × 32 mm 1.02 × 1.26 in 307 × 378 8 China ID card, China Social Security card, Spain passport …
50 × 50 mm 1.97 × 1.97 in 591 × 591 7 Barbados passport, Chile visa, Costa Rica visa …
35 × 50 mm 1.38 × 1.97 in 413 × 591 4 Malaysia passport, Malaysia eVisa, Malaysia visa …
45 × 45 mm 1.77 × 1.77 in 531 × 531 3 Cuba passport, Cuba visa, Cuba residence abroad
45 × 35 mm 1.77 × 1.38 in 531 × 413 3 Guyana passport, United Kingdom british citizenship (naturalisation), United Kingdom PASS proof-of-age card
50 × 60 mm 1.97 × 2.36 in 591 × 709 3 Moldova work permit, Turkey passport, Turkey visa
30 × 30 mm 1.18 × 1.18 in 354 × 354 2 Bolivia ID card, Bolivia registration of birth
51 × 51 mm 2.01 × 2.01 in 602 × 602 2 India OCI card, India PIO card
100 × 150 mm 3.94 × 5.91 in 1181 × 1772 2 Moldova ID card, Ukraine passport
1.5 × 2 in 38 × 51 mm 450 × 600 2 Myanmar permanent residence, United States NY MTA MetroCard for seniors
38 × 48 mm 1.5 × 1.89 in 449 × 567 2 Qatar visa, Qatar ID card
30 × 35 mm 1.18 × 1.38 in 354 × 413 2 Slovakia visa, Slovakia ID card
38 × 51 mm 1.5 × 2.01 in 449 × 602 2 Tuvalu passport, Zambia passport
65 × 65 mm 2.56 × 2.56 in 768 × 768 1 Australia taxi driver ID card
1200 × 1600 px — — 1 Australia citizenship application photo
25 × 30 mm 0.98 × 1.18 in 295 × 354 1 Austria bicycle passport
32.5 × 43 mm 1.28 × 1.69 in 384 × 508 1 Bahrain e-passport
89 × 127 mm 3.5 × 5 in 1051 × 1500 1 Bangladesh passport
28 × 36 mm 1.1 × 1.42 in 331 × 425 1 Botswana visa
640 × 480 px — — 1 Brazil driving licence
40 × 52 mm 1.57 × 2.05 in 472 × 614 1 Brunei passport
35 × 42 mm 1.38 × 1.65 in 413 × 496 1 Brunei emergency certificate
45 × 57 mm 1.77 × 2.24 in 531 × 673 1 Canada firearms licence
43 × 54 mm 1.69 × 2.13 in 508 × 638 1 Canada personnel screening
520 × 756 px — — 1 China driving licence
40 × 30 mm 1.57 × 1.18 in 472 × 354 1 Djibouti visa
38 × 45 mm 1.5 × 1.77 in 449 × 531 1 Dominica passport
37 × 48 mm 1.46 × 1.89 in 437 × 567 1 Eswatini passport
140 × 170 px — — 1 Ghana passport
35 × 35 mm 1.38 × 1.38 in 413 × 413 1 India FRRO
4 × 6 in 102 × 152 mm 1200 × 1800 1 India NEET (UG) application photo
715 × 951 px — — 1 Ireland irish citizenship (naturalisation)
70 × 100 mm 2.76 × 3.94 in 827 × 1181 1 Ireland SPSV taxi licence
24 × 30 mm 0.94 × 1.18 in 283 × 354 1 Japan driving licence
30.2 × 44.5 mm 1.19 × 1.75 in 357 × 526 1 Micronesia passport
38 × 46 mm 1.5 × 1.81 in 449 × 543 1 Myanmar eVisa
600 × 600 px — — 1 Nigeria visa
25 × 25 mm 0.98 × 0.98 in 295 × 295 1 Philippines certificate of identity and registration
240 × 320 px — — 1 Portugal ID card
35 × 48 mm 1.38 × 1.89 in 413 × 567 1 Qatar passport
400 × 514 px — — 1 Singapore PR, citizenship, LTVP and Student's Pass
31 × 41 mm 1.22 × 1.61 in 366 × 484 1 Trinidad and Tobago passport
720 × 1280 px — — 1 United Kingdom CitizenCard
1.5 × 1.5 in 38 × 38 mm 450 × 450 1 United States New York pistol licence