Uzbekistan passport photo requirements
The 35 × 45 mm photo rules set by Single Portal of Interactive Public Services, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Uzbekistan passport, with the official wording and sources.
Quick answer
What size is the Uzbekistan passport photo?
In Uzbekistan you bring no photo: the data collection point photographs your face digitally when you apply for the ID card or the biometric passport for travel abroad, even if you started on my.gov.uz. Consulates abroad also take a digital photo, but they list one 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in) print, and the embassy in Washington wants a 300 x 400 pixel JPEG of up to 30 KB, on a light, plain background, for the online questionnaire.
Uzbekistan issues two passports to its citizens. The ID card proves identity inside the country, and the biometric passport for travel abroad is the document for leaving it and for living abroad. Both are made from data gathered at a data collection point: the migration and citizenship units of the internal affairs bodies, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Public Services Centres. You can walk in to any of them, or start the application online on my.gov.uz, the Single Portal of Interactive Public Services.
In Uzbekistan the photograph is not something you supply. The ID card regulation lists only the application form, your previous passport or ID card, a birth certificate for a first card and the fee receipt, and says the data collection point takes your fingerprints electronically and photographs your face from the front in digital format. The passport for travel abroad works the same way: an online application only starts the process, and you then visit the data collection point you chose to give fingerprints and be photographed.
Citizens who live abroad and are on a consulate's register apply there. The Cabinet of Ministers regulation on passports issued by consulates lists one 35 x 45 mm photograph among the documents, and the consulate also collects fingerprints and photographs the face digitally at the appointment. The embassy in Washington adds an online step: you fill in the electronic questionnaire on the consular portal, consulate.mfa.uz, and attach an electronic photo that meets a separate set of file rules.
Uzbekistan passport photo size and specifications
The requirements as published by Single Portal of Interactive Public Services, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan:[1]
| Print size | 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in), one print, for consulates abroad; no photo needed in Uzbekistan |
|---|---|
| Digital size | Consulate e-questionnaire (Washington embassy rules): 300 x 400 pixels |
| Background | Light background, even, with no stains, patterns or lines (consular e-photo rules) |
| File size | Consulate e-questionnaire: no more than 30 KB |
| File format | JPEG (consulate e-questionnaire) |
| Print quality | Not specified; the embassy's chart of typical mistakes rejects prints that are ink-stained or creased |
| Pixels when printed | 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi · 827 × 1063 px at 600 dpi (calculated) |
Key requirements
- Photographed at the data collection point
For the ID card and the passport for travel abroad, the data collection point gathers your biographical data, takes your fingerprints electronically and photographs your face from the front in digital format. Data collection points are the migration and citizenship units of the internal affairs bodies and the Public Services Centres, so no print is needed in Uzbekistan.
- Online applications still need a visit
On my.gov.uz you fill in the questionnaire, send it and choose a data collection point. You must then go there in person within the period set to give fingerprints and be photographed. ID card applications made through the portal follow the same pattern: after submitting, you go to a migration and citizenship unit to be fingerprinted and photographed.
- One 35 x 45 mm print at consulates
The regulation on biometric passports issued by consulates lists a 35 x 45 mm photograph, one copy, for adults and for minors on the consular register. The embassy in Washington lists the same single print. At the appointment the consular officer also photographs your face directly in digital format.
- The consular e-photo
The photo attached to the electronic questionnaire must be 300 x 400 pixels, at a quality of at least 96 dpi, saved as a JPEG of no more than 30 KB, with 90 pixels between the pupils. It must be sharp and contrasting, with normal light and contrast and the face in the centre of the picture.
- No glasses, no headwear
The e-photo rules ask for a picture without glasses and without headwear, with the outline of the face clearly visible. At the counter, the ID card and travel passport rules allow the application to be refused if you insist on being photographed in glasses or headwear.
- Eyes open, natural look
Your eyes must be open and clearly visible, with no hair over them, and your gaze must point straight at the lens. Make-up should be moderate. The embassy's chart of typical mistakes also rejects photos taken too close or too far, blurred, over- or under-exposed, with red eyes or with shadows on the face or background.
- Fingerprints from age 16
Fingerprints are taken only from applicants over 16, at home and at consulates. The digital face photo is taken for every applicant, whatever their age.
Do's and don'ts
Do
- Apply at a migration unit or a Public Services Centre in Uzbekistan without bringing a photo
- Visit the data collection point you chose after applying on my.gov.uz
- Bring one 35 x 45 mm print to a consulate abroad
- Save the consular e-photo as a 300 x 400 pixel JPEG of no more than 30 KB
- Use a light, even background with no stains, patterns or lines
- Look straight at the lens with your eyes open and clearly visible
Don't
- Do not insist on being photographed in glasses or headwear
- Do not let your hair cover your eyes
- Do not wear heavy make-up
- Do not upload an e-photo larger than 30 KB or in a format other than JPEG
- Do not hand in a print that is ink-stained or creased
Sample photos
How a Uzbekistan passport photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 35 × 45 mm and background colour.
Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.
Glasses
Take your glasses off. The rules for the photo attached to the consular questionnaire ask for a picture without glasses. When the photo is taken at a data collection point or a consulate, the regulations say a citizen who insists on being photographed in glasses or headwear, or with items that change their appearance, may be refused the passport for travel abroad; for the ID card, the data collection point refuses the application (translated from Russian).
The illustrated sheet of typical mistakes that the Washington embassy publishes with these rules marks dark lenses, glare on the lenses and frames that cover the eyes as errors. The written rule is stricter, so plan to be photographed without glasses.
Headwear and religious dress
The consular e-photo rules ask for a picture without headwear, and the ID card and passport regulations treat an insistent wish to be photographed in a hat or other headwear as grounds for refusal. The illustrated sheet published by the Washington embassy marks a hat and a cap as mistakes, and also a face covered by a scarf or shadowed by it.
The same sheet shows a headscarf that leaves the whole face uncovered among its correct examples. The written rules make no exception for religious headwear, so if you wear a headscarf, ask the data collection point or your consulate before the appointment.
Babies and children
Children receive their own passport for travel abroad. It is issued for 2 years from birth to age one, for 5 years from one to 16, and for 10 years from age 16. Fingerprints are taken only from age 16, but every child is photographed. Parents or other legal representatives apply on behalf of children under 16 and fill in the questionnaire for them. In Uzbekistan, the data collection point asks for a minor's travel passport to be backed by the notarised consent of the parents or guardians and a notarised undertaking from the person accompanying the child.
At a consulate, the list for minors again includes one 35 x 45 mm photo, and the Washington embassy asks for the same electronic photo upload as for adults. Its sheet of typical mistakes marks another person in the frame, or a toy close to a baby's face, as errors.
Printed and digital photos
Inside Uzbekistan you need neither a print nor a file. The data collection point captures the photo live while it takes your fingerprints.
Abroad, plan for both forms. The consulate wants one 35 x 45 mm print, and the Washington embassy asks for an electronic photo of 300 x 400 pixels and no more than 30 KB attached to the online questionnaire. A digital photo can be cropped and resized to 300 x 400 pixels and compressed below 30 KB for the upload, and printed at 35 x 45 mm on a 4x6 inch sheet at a photo counter for the print.
Where to submit the photo
In Uzbekistan, apply at a migration and citizenship unit of the internal affairs bodies or at a Public Services Centre. For the passport for travel abroad you can use any data collection point, regardless of where you are registered. Alternatively, start on my.gov.uz and then visit the data collection point you selected. In certain cases, citizens who live abroad and are on a consulate's permanent register can instead apply in Uzbekistan at the Consular and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its offices in Karakalpakstan and the regions, which photograph applicants digitally and list no print.
Abroad, apply at the consulate where you are on the consular register; if you are not registered, register first. In Washington you fill in the questionnaire on consulate.mfa.uz, attach the e-photo and the documents, and then contact the consular section, which checks the file and fixes the date of your visit.
How to get your Uzbekistan passport photo
- Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Uzbekistan passport: 35 × 45 mm print, 300 × 400 px digital file, light background. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
- Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: photographed at the data collection point; online applications still need a visit; one 35 x 45 mm print at consulates; the consular e-photo.
- Prepare a print or digital file. Inside Uzbekistan you need neither a print nor a file. The data collection point captures the photo live while it takes your fingerprints. Abroad, plan for both forms.
- Submit the photo with your application. In Uzbekistan, apply at a migration and citizenship unit of the internal affairs bodies or at a Public Services Centre. For the passport for travel abroad you can use any data collection point, regardless of where you are registered.
Uzbekistan passport photo FAQ
No. The ID card document list includes no photograph, and for both the ID card and the passport for travel abroad the data collection point photographs your face from the front in digital format while taking your fingerprints.
A print is only needed at consulates abroad, and it is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in), one copy. The electronic photo for the consular questionnaire is a separate file of 300 x 400 pixels.
No. You fill in the questionnaire online and choose a data collection point, but you must then go there in person within the period set to be photographed and give your fingerprints.
The Washington embassy's rules ask for 300 x 400 pixels, at least 96 dpi, JPEG, no more than 30 KB, with 90 pixels between the pupils, on a light, even background with no stains, patterns or lines, without glasses or headwear.
No. The e-photo rules ask for a picture without glasses, and insisting on being photographed in glasses at a data collection point or consulate can lead to the application being refused.
The written rules ask for no headwear and make no exception. The Washington embassy's illustrated sheet does show a headscarf leaving the whole face uncovered as correct, so ask your data collection point or consulate before you go.
Yes. Besides the 35 x 45 mm print you bring, the consular officer photographs your face directly in digital format and collects your fingerprints if you are over 16, then sends the application for personalisation.
Two years for a child up to one year old and five years from age one to 16. From 16 the passport is issued for ten years.
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Official sources
- Single Portal of Interactive Public Services, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Applying for a passport (service page) my.gov.uz. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Single Portal of Interactive Public Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Submitting an application for obtaining or replacing an ID card oldmy.gov.uz. Checked 2 November 2026.
- National Database of Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan (lex.uz). Decree UP-6065 on introducing ID cards, with the ID card regulation (Russian) lex.uz. Checked 2 November 2026.
- National Database of Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan (lex.uz). Resolution PP-282 on the passport for travel abroad, with the amended regulation (Russian and Uzbek) lex.uz. Checked 2 November 2026.
- National Database of Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan (lex.uz). Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 49 on passports issued by consulates (Russian) lex.uz. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United States. Biometric passport to travel abroad (Uzbek) uzbekistan.org. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United States. Requirements for the photo attached to the electronic questionnaire (Uzbek, Word) uzbekistan.org. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United States. Typical mistakes when taking the photo (Russian, PDF) uzbekistan.org. Checked 2 November 2026.
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