Philippines Visa Photo Size — 50.8 × 50.8 mm

You bring 1 printed photo, 50.8 × 50.8 mm. Philippines visa photo rules taken from the government source, with the date we checked it.

You bring 1 printed photo, 50.8 × 50.8 mm.

A printed photo submitted to an embassy or consulate.

Which route applies to you

Ordinary route

You bring 1 printed photo, 50.8 × 50.8 mm.

A printed photo submitted to an embassy or consulate.

Print size	50.8 × 50.8 mmofficial wording: “2 x 2 size”
Photos required	1
Head height	No official specification
Eye line	No official specification
Background	white background
Resolution	No official specification
Digital file	No official specification

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Where official sources disagree

These are not errors on our side. Both pages below are official, and they say different things.

Photos required

Passport Photos (2 pieces) — DFA head office, visa general information (consular.dfa.gov.ph)
one (1) ID photo (2 x 2 size, white background) — Philippine Embassy, Doha (dohape.dfa.gov.ph)

Sources and what we could not verify

Visa — Philippine Embassy Doha (dfa.gov.ph) dohape.dfa.gov.ph checked 2026-08-26

also: consular.dfa.gov.ph

not verified: head size, eye line and resolution — no rule exists · how many photos and what age limit each individual post applies

Questions people actually ask

Do I need to bring a photo for a Philippines visa application?

Yes. You bring 1 printed photo, 50.8 × 50.8 mm. A printed photo submitted to an embassy or consulate.

What size is a Philippines visa photo?

50.8 × 50.8 mm — official wording: “2 x 2 size”.

What background colour is required?

white background

Why do official pages give different answers?

They genuinely disagree. On photos required: DFA head office, visa general information says “Passport Photos (2 pieces)”; Philippine Embassy, Doha says “one (1) ID photo (2 x 2 size, white background)”. We show both rather than picking one.