Tunisia photo specifications
Photo sizes and rules for 4 documents issued in Tunisia, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.
At a glance
Tunisian passports take four prints of about 35 x 45 mm on a white background, or two 2 x 2 inch prints through the embassy in Washington. The national identity card (CIN) takes three 3 x 4 cm (30 x 40 mm) prints on a white or light backdrop. Residence cards for foreigners need four identity photos and visas one recent photo in Washington, with no size published for either.
Overview
Three of the four documents come from the Ministry of the Interior. Passports and identity cards are applied for at police and national guard stations in Tunisia, and passports also at embassies and consulates. Residence cards for foreigners go through the foreigners' offices of the national security districts, or the industry promotion agency for investors. Visas are issued by Tunisian embassies and consulates on a Foreign Ministry form.
Every one of these applications uses printed photos filed on paper; no official upload route was found. The sizes differ: the passport is about 35 x 45 mm, while the identity card is a smaller 3 x 4 cm. Laws passed in March 2024 provide for a chip passport and a chip identity card, but the ministry's published procedures still ask for prints.
Photo specifications by document
Passports
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | — | White |
Visas and travel authorisations
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa | — | — | White |
Identity cards
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID card | 30 × 40 mm | — | White or light-coloured backdrop |
Other documents
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residence card | — | — | No colour published |
Frequently asked questions
No. The Interior Ministry asks for passport photos of about 3.5 x 4.5 cm on white, and for identity card photos of 3 x 4 cm on a white or light backdrop.
No official upload route was found. Passports, identity cards, residence cards and visas are all applied for on paper with printed photos.
Organic Laws 2024-22 and 2024-23 of 11 March 2024 provide for chip identity cards and passports, but the ministry's procedures still ask for printed photos. In December 2025 the Minister of Communication Technologies said the project should enter service at the end of 2026 or early 2027.
Passports are issued through embassies and consulates; the embassy in Washington asks for 2 x 2 inch photos. Identity cards have been handled abroad in occasional sessions, such as at the embassy in London in April 2026.
Nearby countries
Other countries in Northern Africa:
Official sources
- Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Tunisia. Site des services administratifs du Ministère de l'Intérieur services.interieur.gov.tn. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Tunisia. Vos démarches - Passeport services.interieur.gov.tn. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Tunisia. Vos démarches - Carte d'Identité Nationale services.interieur.gov.tn. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia, Washington, DC. Obtaining a Tunisian passport tunisianembassy.org. Checked 2 November 2026.
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"Tunisia photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/tunisia