Bolivian Passport Photo (no print listed by Migración; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference): size and requirements
The Bolivian Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not published; 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 Dirección General de Migración del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (DIGEMIG), 'Trámites para Bolivianos' > Pasaporte (content served by the site's /api/tramites/publico endpoint), with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
For a Bolivian ordinary passport (libreta de pasaporte corriente) issued for the first time or renewed at a Dirección General de Migración departmental administration, by adults with their cédula and by minors with their parents. The authority's trámite data names no photograph and does not say who takes the picture, so this page is a reference frame, not a published format. Not for the cédula de identidad (SEGIP), a Bolivian visa (which has its own 4 x 4 cm rule) or a driving licence.
Check with the Dirección General de Migración office when you go: its published list names no photograph and does not say who takes the picture, so treat our 35 x 45 mm ICAO print as a fallback, not an official format. See the Bolivia documents we can prepare.
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 (no photograph is listed in the trámite data); ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 45 mm height applied as a reference)
- Background
- not published; 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
- CheckNo photo in the official list. 'Pasaporte por primera vez:' asks for the 'Cédula de Identidad física o digital' and the 'Certificado de sufragio en caso de haber estado presente en el país al momento de las elecciones' (voting certificate if you were in the country at election time); 'Renovación porque el pasaporte expiró:' adds the current passport. Nothing says whether the counter photographs you or wants a print, so ask the administración before paying for photos.
- CheckThe site's chat assistant does say 'Fotografía actualizada' in its generic 'Requisitos para el pasaporte:' answer, next to a birth certificate that the real trámite data does not ask for either; treat it as boilerplate and go by the official list above.
- CheckWhere and how much: 'Puedes realizar éste trámite en todas nuestras Administraciones Departamentales.' and 'Costo del trámite: Nuevo y Renovación' '200 Bs + 155 UFVs' (the UFV is Bolivia's inflation-indexed unit; the site shows the day's rate). The booklet is individual and valid for 6 years.
- CheckMinors: the only case the trámite data spells out is '1) Si realiza el trámite con ambos padres' - both parents bring their own and the child's valid cédulas for checking; other cases (one parent, guardian) are not described, so ask the office. Lost or stolen booklets are first reported at a Dirección General de Migración office.
- CheckThe data behind this page came from the site's public API because the web app renders only an empty 'Seleccione un trámite' dropdown without JavaScript; re-check at the counter.
- CheckEverything geometric here (35 x 45 mm, 70-80 % head, six months) is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference, flagged as such; Migración publishes no photo format.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Dirección General de Migración del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (DIGEMIG), 'Trámites para Bolivianos' > Pasaporte (content served by the site's /api/tramites/publico endpoint), with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
Es un documento de viaje reconocido por el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia para la salida o ingreso de nuestro territorio.
Pasaporte por primera vez:
Cédula de Identidad física o digital
Certificado de sufragio en caso de haber estado presente en el país al momento de las elecciones
Renovación porque el pasaporte expiró:
Puedes realizar éste trámite en todas nuestras Administraciones Departamentales.
Costo del trámite: Nuevo y Renovación
200 Bs + 155 UFVs
Requisitos para el pasaporte:
Fotografía actualizada
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 1-8 are from the JSON that source.url loads, https://migracion.gob.bo:3004/api/tramites/publico (sources/bo/migracion-api-tramites-publico.txt, read via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10 because port 3004 refuses direct connections; the JSON's <strong>/<br> tags are dropped, so quotes stop at tag boundaries). Quotes 9-10 are the SPA's chat-assistant strings from https://www.migracion.gob.bo/main-RPDPHEBJ.js (sources/bo/migracion-main-js-chatbot-excerpt.txt, JavaScript escapes decoded). Quotes 11-12 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12). eligibility 'restricted' records that the trámite data names no photograph while the chat boilerplate does. 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. Translations in parentheses are ours.
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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