Bhutanese Passport Photo (MFA: 45 x 35 mm, face 70-80 %, white, national dress): size and requirements
The Bhutanese Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches), or 413 x 531 pixels for online upload. White background without border;; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Royal Government of Bhutan, Passport Office, 'Application for Passport' - 'Specification for passport-size photograph'.
For the photograph uploaded with an ordinary Bhutanese passport application on the G2C portal (citizenservices.gov.bt) or handed in as a print at the Passport Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade in an emergency - new issue, replacement after expiry, exhaustion of pages, loss or damage, adults and children. The same specification is quoted for diplomatic and official passports. Not for a Bhutan visa or entry permit (Department of Immigration) or the Citizenship Identity Card.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches), or 413 x 531 pixels for online upload
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (The size of the photograph should be 45 mm x 35 mm with your facial image taking up 70 to 80 % of the photograph)
- Background
- white background without border;
- 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
- Prints needed
- 1
- We deliver
- 413 x 531 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckThe rule in one line: 'The size of the photograph should be 45 mm x 35 mm with your facial image taking up 70 to 80 % of the photograph' and the photo must be a 'color photo;' on a 'white background without border;', 'portrait style with eyes open and forehead & ears clearly visible;', 'not older than six months.'
- CheckNational dress is mandatory: 'in national dress with exception to children below 3 (Tego and Wonju mandatory for female. Toetse for monk and nun)'. The page names only the tego and wonju for women and the toetse for monks and nuns; no head covering is mentioned, so keep forehead and ears visible.
- CheckGlasses and quality: 'without flash reflection, tinted lenses and thick frames if you are wearing glasses;', 'without shadow with sharp and clear focus;', high quality 'with no ink marks or creases;', 'clean with no smudge marks;'.
- CheckOnline first: 'All applicants for a Passport are requested to submit their applications online through the G2C services system' - 'Upload applicant photograph (as per specifications given below)' plus the signature form. The Passport Office handles paper applications 'only in case of an emergency', when you bring 'Most recent passport-size photograph', the Nu. 1,000 fee and a valid online Security Clearance Certificate.
- CheckPrints: 'printed on photo-quality paper for photographs taken with a digital camera;' and 'glued and not stapled or pinned to the application;'. No pixel size or file-size limit is published for the G2C upload, so our 413 x 531 px JPEG is a rendering choice.
- CheckFees: ordinary passport adults Nu. 1,000, children below 18 Nu. 800, emergency passport Nu. 1,000, replacement for expiry or full pages Nu. 1,000, lost or damaged Nu. 5,000. Office hours Monday-Friday 9:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00; collection is announced by G2C SMS, and passports uncollected for over a month are not the office's liability.
Good to know before you pay
A Thimphu studio that knows the MFA sheet will hand you a compliant print and JPEG; use our file when you shoot it at home in national dress against a white wall.
Source and verification
Read from the official page. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Royal Government of Bhutan, Passport Office, 'Application for Passport' - 'Specification for passport-size photograph'.
The size of the photograph should be 45 mm x 35 mm with your facial image taking up 70 to 80 % of the photograph and the photograph must be:
color photo;
in national dress with exception to children below 3 (Tego and Wonju mandatory for female. Toetse for monk and nun)
white background without border;
portrait style with eyes open and forehead & ears clearly visible;
without flash reflection, tinted lenses and thick frames if you are wearing glasses;
printed on photo-quality paper for photographs taken with a digital camera;
not older than six months.
Upload applicant photograph (as per specifications given below)
Most recent passport-size photograph
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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