Taiwan national ID card photo
35 × 45 mm printed photo and a digital file sized for the online form. Cropped and checked in your browser.
Your photo is processed in your browser and never uploaded. You can also drop a photo here.
Photo rules for the Taiwan national ID card
- Printed size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Digital file
- JPG or JPEG in RGB, at least 413 × 531 px, at most 5 MB
- File format
- JPEG
- Our digital file
- 933 × 1200 px, JPEG
- Head size
- 32–36 mm, top of head to chin
- Background
- White, evenly lit, no shadows
- Glasses
- No tinted glasses. Fringe must not cover the eyebrows.
- Photo taken within
- 2 years
- Thin glossy photo paper. Write your name, ID number and the date of the photo on the back.
- No retouching, no composite photos and no mirror images. Smiling, earrings and dyed hair are not restricted.
- The online photo upload of the Department of Household Registration keeps the file for 5 days; the office checks it.
How to take a Taiwan national ID card photo at home
- Stand about half a metre in front of a plain light wall. Face a window or a soft light. The Taiwan national ID card needs a white background. For this document the tool keeps the background as you took it, so take the photo in front of a wall like this.
- Ask someone to take the photo from about 1.5 metres at eye level, or use the camera of your laptop. Look straight into the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed.
- Glasses are allowed if your eyes are clearly visible. Avoid glare and tinted lenses.
- Upload the photo above. The tool crops it so that the head size matches the rule (32–36 mm, top of head to chin) and then checks the photo quality.
Digital file
For the online application you upload a JPEG of 933 × 1200 px, at most 5 MB. The tool shows the file size before you download.
Printed photos
The print sheet holds several 35 × 45 mm photos on 4 × 6 in or 10 × 15 cm photo paper. Print it at 100% at home or at a photo shop and check the size with a ruler before you cut.
Questions about the Taiwan national ID card photo
- What size is a Taiwan national ID card photo?
- The printed photo is 35 × 45 mm. Head size: 32–36 mm, top of head to chin.
- What are the rules for the digital Taiwan national ID card photo?
- JPG or JPEG in RGB, at least 413 × 531 px, at most 5 MB. Our file is 933 × 1200 px in JPEG, and we keep the file size at most 5 MB.
- Which background colour is needed?
- White, evenly lit, no shadows. For this document the tool keeps the background as you took it.
- Can I wear glasses?
- No tinted glasses. Fringe must not cover the eyebrows.
- How recent must the photo be?
- It must have been taken within the last 2 years.
- What does it cost?
- The tool and a preview with a watermark are free. The digital file and the print sheets without watermark cost $5.99, paid once.
- Will the authority accept my photo?
- The authority that issues your document decides. The tool checks the published rules, but it cannot see everything an officer checks. If the authority rejects your application with a photo you bought from us, we refund the full price. Ask within 90 days of the purchase. The exceptions are listed in our refund policy.