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Uruguay photo specifications

Photo sizes and rules for 1 document issued in Uruguay, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.

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At a glance

The Uruguayan common passport is issued by the DNIC in Uruguay and by consulates abroad. DNIC lists no photograph among its requirements: you attend in person and the office takes your biometric data. Consulates set their own photo rules, such as a passport-size JPG on white in Guatemala or a 5 x 5 cm photo in Ecuador. No official page gives 35 x 45 mm.

Overview

Uruguay's common passport is the document covered here. In Uruguay it is issued by the Dirección Nacional de Identificación Civil (DNIC), part of the Ministry of the Interior, and the same office issues the identity document known as the DNI, whose chip holds a colour photo with facial recognition. Abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues passports through its consulates.

The two channels treat the photo differently. At DNIC you book and pay for an appointment, attend in person with your DNI, and have your data taken at the office, so the published requirement lists name no photograph. Consulates publish their own lists, and several ask you to send a digital photo or bring a printed one of a size they choose.

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Uruguay Passports
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Passport——White, where a consulate asks for a photo

Frequently asked questions

In Uruguay, the Dirección Nacional de Identificación Civil (DNIC) of the Ministry of the Interior. Abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does it through consulates. The passport regulation requires the applicant to appear in person.

Not for a DNIC appointment as far as its published requirements go: they list a valid DNI and, for minors, a birth certificate and the parents, but no photograph. Consulates abroad differ, so check the page of the one you will use.

No size is published for the common passport. Consulates name their own, such as 5 cm x 5 cm in Ecuador or a passport-size JPG in Guatemala. The 35 x 45 mm size is not stated on any official page read.

Yes. DNIC issues both the DNI and the passport. Its FAQ says the chip of the DNI holds a colour photo with facial recognition, fingerprints and the digital signature, and its PIN validates them.

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Official sources

  1. Ministerio del Interior - Dirección Nacional de Identificación Civil. Solicitud de pasaporte - Primera vez - Personas ciudadanas naturales uruguayas gub.uy. Checked 2 November 2026.
  2. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores - Dirección de Asuntos Consulares. Solicitud de pasaporte común y renovación de cédula desde el exterior gub.uy. Checked 2 November 2026.
  3. Ministerio del Interior - Dirección Nacional de Identificación Civil. Preguntas frecuentes: Documento Nacional de Identidad uruguayo (chip y PIN) gub.uy. Checked 2 November 2026.
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"Uruguay photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/uruguay

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