Taiwan passport 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 passport
- 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 (face 70–80% of the photo)
- Background
- White, evenly lit, no shadows
- Glasses
- Allowed without glare; frames must not cover the eyes. No tinted lenses, no coloured contact lenses.
- Photo taken within
- 6 months
- Print on high-quality glossy photo paper. Prints that are poor or on thin paper are not used.
- No retouching, no composite photos and no mirror images. BOCA notes that phone selfies are often mirrored or distorted by the wide-angle lens and suggests a photo studio.
- With the online form, a digital photo replaces the two paper photos. The online renewal accepts only a digital photo.
How to take a Taiwan passport photo at home
- Stand about half a metre in front of a plain light wall. Face a window or a soft light. The Taiwan passport 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 (face 70–80% of the photo)) 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 passport photo
- What size is a Taiwan passport photo?
- The printed photo is 35 × 45 mm. Head size: 32–36 mm, top of head to chin (face 70–80% of the photo).
- What are the rules for the digital Taiwan passport 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?
- Allowed without glare; frames must not cover the eyes. No tinted lenses, no coloured contact lenses.
- How recent must the photo be?
- It must have been taken within the last 6 months.
- 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.