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Passport size picture in the Philippines

Print size
2 × 2 in
Online upload
600 × 600 px
Background
White
Format
JPEG

For a Philippine passport, DFA takes the photo at your appointment, so you do not bring one. For an emergency Travel Document, consulates ask for four identical 2 × 2 inch colour photos on a plain white background.

Print size2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)
Online upload600 × 600 px · JPEGDepartment of Foreign Affairs publishes no value; VisaSize uses 600 × 600 px
File sizenot specified by Department of Foreign Affairs
BackgroundWhite
Head sizenot specified by Department of Foreign AffairsDepartment of Foreign Affairs publishes no value; VisaSize uses 60%

Checked 13 October 2026Source: Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles: applicant for a Travel Document

Make your Philippine passport and Travel Document photoStep 1 of 4 · Your photo
Drop a photo hereor

Best result: stand against a plain light wall, face a window, look straight at the camera.

Processed on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

Accepted and rejected

Correct
Grey background
Head too small
Shadow

How to take it at home

  1. 01Stand half a metre from a plain light wall, facing a window.
  2. 02Hold the phone at eye level, or ask someone to take it.
  3. 03Upload it above. We crop it to the spec and whiten the background.
  4. 04Download the online file, or the print sheet for a photo shop or typing centre.

The rules

  • At DFA the passport photo is taken at your appointment: do not bring one.
  • For the DFA capture: no glasses or coloured contact lenses, no earrings or large jewellery, hair accessories off, neutral expression, ears and forehead visible.
  • Wear a collared top or high-neckline shirt; avoid sleeveless tops.
  • Travel Document: four identical 2 × 2 inch colour photos with a plain white background, taken in the last 6 months, printed on photo paper, without eyeglasses, in proper attire.

Good to know

  • A printed photo is needed only for an emergency Travel Document. Each consulate sets its own rules; the 2 × 2 inch white-background rule is from the consulates in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.
  • DFA publishes no size or background for the passport capture, only how to prepare.
  • No head size is published for the Travel Document photo; VisaSize keeps the head at about 60% of the photo.

Questions people ask

What to wear for passport photo philippines?

A collared top or a shirt with a high neckline; avoid sleeveless tops. Take off glasses, coloured contact lenses, earrings, large jewellery and hair accessories, and keep your ears and forehead visible.

Can you smile in passport photo philippines?

No. Keep a neutral expression for the DFA capture.

What is the passport size picture in the philippines?

2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm) on a plain white background, for the emergency Travel Document. For the passport itself, DFA takes the photo at your appointment.

Sources

Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles: applicant for a Travel Document4 pieces of 2x2 photos with white background taken at most six (6) months from date of applying for a travel document

DFA: Guidelines on capturing your photo (read by Virgil, 13 Oct 2026)

Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles: passport

Philippine Consulate General Chicago: passportFour (4) identical colored photos (2x2") with plain white background taken within the last six (6) months printed in photo paper.

Philippine Consulate General New York: Travel Document

Checked: 13 October 2026

VisaSize is not affiliated with Department of Foreign Affairs or any government. Made to the published specification of Department of Foreign Affairs. The authority makes the final decision.