40 × 50 mm photo
Pixel sizes, print layout and the 16 documents in 8 countries that use a 40 × 50 mm (1.57 × 1.97 in) photo.
At a glance
A 40 × 50 mm (1.57 × 1.97 in) photo is printed 40 × 50 mm and holds 472 × 591 pixels at 300 dpi. It is the official size for 16 documents in 8 countries, listed below. Head height, background and other rules still differ from document to document.
Among the documents below that publish a head size, the required head height (chin to crown) ranges from 32 mm to 42 mm.
Documents that use a 40 × 50 mm photo
| Country | Document | Category | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Passport | Passport | 4000 × 5000 px | White |
| Albania | Passport | Passport | — | No colour published for the 40 x 50 mm print |
| Belarus | Passport | Passport | — | Even, light background, lit from the front… |
| Belarus | Driving licence | Driving licence | — | Not published for the international driving… |
| Belarus | Residence permit | Residence permit | — | Not published for residence permit photos |
| Colombia | ID card | ID card | — | Uniform, a single colour, ideally white and… |
| Colombia | Nationality | Citizenship | — | White |
| Cyprus | Passport | Passport | — | Plain, light background, ideally neutral grey |
| Dominican Republic | Visa | Visa | — | White, front view |
| Estonia | Passport | Passport | 1300 × 1600 px | Flat, single-tone and light-coloured… |
| Estonia | ID card | ID card | 1300 × 1600 px | Light background of a single colour, with no… |
| Estonia | Resident digital identity card | ID card | 6000 × 7380 px | Plain light-coloured background, in clear… |
| Estonia | Aliens passport | Residence permit | 1300 × 1600 px | Plain light colour, flat and contrasting with… |
| Hong Kong | Passport | Passport | 1200 × 1600 px | Plain white |
| Hong Kong | Visa | Visa | — | Not published for visa and entry permit photos |
| Hong Kong | APEC business travel card | Travel document | 600 × 800 px | Not published for the ABTC photo |
How to make a 40 × 50 mm photo
- Check your document's own rules. Open the document in the table below: head height, background and recency differ between countries even when the print size is the same.
- Take the photo. Photograph the person against a plain background in even light, facing the camera, with space around the head and shoulders.
- Crop to the ratio. Crop the image to 0.8 : 1 (40 × 50 mm), keeping the head height the document asks for.
- Print at the right resolution. Print at 40 × 50 mm on photo paper; at 300 dpi the crop needs 472 × 591 pixels.
Other photo sizes
- 35 × 45 mm (255)
- 2 × 2 in (38)
- 30 × 40 mm (25)
- 40 × 60 mm (21)
- 36 × 47 mm (9)
- 40 × 40 mm (9)
- 50 × 70 mm (9)
- 33 × 48 mm (9)
- 26 × 32 mm (8)
- 50 × 50 mm (7)
- 35 × 50 mm (4)
- 45 × 45 mm (3)
- 45 × 35 mm (3)
- 50 × 60 mm (3)
- 30 × 30 mm (2)
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