Passport photo rules, taken from the government source
Crop to the official specification and measure head height against the published rule — here, in your browser. Every figure is read off the issuing authority's own page.
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13 verified standards·government sources only·nothing uploaded, ever
The first thing to know: in most of these countries you never hand over a photo.
Of the 13 passport routes below, 6 photograph you at the counter or take an upload instead. The tool above only carries the standards where you actually supply the file.
Countries
- 🇮🇳 India — passportYou do not bring a photo.
- 🇮🇳 India — visaYou bring a printed photo.
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan — passportYou do not bring a photo.
- 🇵🇭 Philippines — passportYou do not bring a photo.
- 🇵🇭 Philippines — visaYou bring 1 printed photo, 50.8 × 50.8 mm.
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — passportYou do not bring a photo.
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — visaYou upload 400 × 600 px — nothing is printed at home.
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh — passportYou do not bring a photo.
- 🇳🇵 Nepal — passportYou do not bring a photo.
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria — passportYou upload 600 × 800 px — nothing is printed at home.
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam — passportYou bring 2 printed photos, 40 × 60 mm.
- 🇯🇵 Japan — passportYou bring a printed photo, 35 × 45 mm.
- 🇰🇷 South Korea — passportYou bring a printed photo, 35 × 45 mm.
- 🇵🇱 Poland — passportYou bring a printed photo, 35 × 45 mm.
- 🇪🇸 Spain — passportYou bring a printed photo.
- 🇮🇹 Italy — passportYou bring a printed photo.
One rule, compared across countries
Measurements are not what most applications fail on. These pages take a single rule and show what each authority actually writes about it — the answers do not agree.