Azerbaijan Passport Photo (photographed at the ASAN centre; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference): size and requirements
The Azerbaijan Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not stated; white is our rendering choice for the reference frame; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Azərbaycan Respublikası, 'ASAN xidmət' (State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations) for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 'Issuance and replacement of national passports', with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
For an Azerbaijani ordinary passport (ümumvətəndaş pasportu) issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs through 'ASAN xidmət' centres to citizens of any age. The ASAN page says the centre photographs you to ICAO requirements with its own equipment and lists no photo among the documents, so this page is a reference frame only. Not for the identity card, an Azerbaijani e-visa or a driving licence.
Bring your ID card and fee receipt to an ASAN xidmət centre, where your photograph and fingerprints are captured on the spot. See all Azerbaijan documents.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches)
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (no geometry published (the centre photographs the applicant 'in accordance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)'); ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 45 mm height applied as a reference)
- Background
- not stated; white is our rendering choice for the reference frame
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera
- Glasses
- Allowed without glare or tint
- Head covering
- Only for religious or medical reasons; full face visible
- Photo age
- Taken within the last 6 months
- We deliver
- 413 x 531 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckThe centre photographs you: 'Taking fingerprints of a citizen, as well as photographing him in accordance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is carried out in the body issuing the passport. No fingerprints are taken from citizens under the age of 15.'
- CheckRepeated in the closing note: 'When issuing and changing passports, photographs are taken using special equipment within the center.' and 'This service is provided in all “ASAN service” centers.' No print or file is in the required-documents list (ID card, fee receipt, parental consent for under-18s, a military-service document at 18-35).
- CheckReplacements too: 'Changing the passport is carried out based on the following documents, with a photograph of citizen taken at the authority issuing the passport, but without requiring a medical certificate of the blood group:'.
- CheckFees (ten working days): 15 Manats under one year, 25 from one to three, 35 from three to eighteen, and 'to citizens who have reached the age of eighteen-60 Manats.'; five-day and one-day services cost more, and loss or damage re-issues have their own table.
- CheckValidity: one year under 1, three years from 1 to 3, five years from 3 to 18, 'and for persons over 18 years of age for a ten-year period.'
- CheckEverything geometric here is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference ('Submitted portraits should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm (1.77 in x 1.38 in) in dimension.'), flagged as such; ASAN publishes no photo size because its camera sets it.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Azərbaycan Respublikası, 'ASAN xidmət' (State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations) for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 'Issuance and replacement of national passports', with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
Taking fingerprints of a citizen, as well as photographing him in accordance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is carried out in the body issuing the passport. No fingerprints are taken from citizens under the age of 15.
When issuing and changing passports, photographs are taken using special equipment within the center.
This service is provided in all “ASAN service” centers.
Changing the passport is carried out based on the following documents, with a photograph of citizen taken at the authority issuing the passport, but without requiring a medical certificate of the blood group:
to citizens who have reached the age of eighteen-60 Manats.
and for persons over 18 years of age for a ten-year period.
Submitted portraits should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm (1.77 in x 1.38 in) in dimension.
The crown-to-chin portion of the facial image shall be 70 to 80 per cent of the longest dimension defined for Zone V, maintaining the aspect ratio between the crown-to-chin and ear-to-ear details of the face of the holder.
Quotes 1-6 are from source.url (sources/az/asan-passport-issuance-en.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10; quote 5 is one fee line of the ten-working-day table and quote 6 the tail of the validity sentence). Quotes 7-8 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12). ASAN publishes no photo geometry; physical 35 x 45 mm, head 0.7-0.8, maxPhotoAgeMonths 6, background 'white', dpi 300, glasses and headCovering are ICAO-style defaults for the reference frame. The BPQMI rules page (sources/az/bpqmi-pasport-verilmesi-qaydalari.txt) rendered only navigation and is not quoted.
We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.
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