Bolivia Visa Photo (4 x 4 cm, red background): size and requirements
The Bolivia Visa Photo size is 40 x 40 mm (1.57 x 1.57 inches). Fondo rojo (red background); head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (Cancillería), 'Servicios' > Solicitud de visas (Visa de Turismo and the other visa categories).
For the photograph filed with a Bolivian visa application at a Bolivian consulate or embassy by a foreign national of a Group II or III country: tourist, objeto determinado (work, volunteering, study exchange, religious, health, family), student, multiple-entry and medical-companion visas all list a current 4 x 4 photo on a red background; the humanitarian visa asks only for a current photograph. Not for the Bolivian passport, the cédula or a residence permit issued inside Bolivia.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 40 x 40 mm (1.57 x 1.57 inches)
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (4 x 4 only; no head-height figure is published, so ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 40 mm height is applied)
- Background
- fondo rojo (red background)
- 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
- Prints needed
- 1
- We deliver
- 472 x 472 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckRed, not white: 'Fotografía actual 4 x 4 (fondo rojo).' (a current 4 x 4 photo on a red background) is the tourist-visa item, and the objeto determinado, student, multiple and medical-companion lists repeat 'Fotografía actual 4×4 (fondo rojo).' or '(4×4 fondo rojo)'. A standard white 35 x 45 mm print does not match; we render a square 40 x 40 mm photo on red.
- CheckSquare 4 x 4 cm: the Cancillería writes the size without a unit; we read it as 4 x 4 centimetres (40 x 40 mm), the only plausible unit for a visa print, and flag that reading here. The humanitarian visa and the trafficking-victim permanence list say only 'Fotografía actual.' - a current photograph with no size; the medical-companion permanence list keeps the 4×4 red-background rule.
- CheckWho needs a visa: 'Las personas de nacionalidad de los países comprendidos en el Grupo II, REQUIEREN de Visa de ingreso por turismo, para el visitar territorio boliviano.'; Group III nationals also need a prior Dirección General de Migración (DIGEMIG) authorisation; Group I nationals need no tourist visa and no photo.
- CheckOther tourist-visa items: 'Pasaporte con vigencia mínima de seis (6) meses.', 'Formulario de Declaración Jurada de solicitud de Visa.', a yellow-fever certificate for high-risk zones, itinerary or return tickets, 'Carta de invitación de persona con domicilio legal en Bolivia registrada y autorizada por la Dirección General de Migración (DIGEMIG), o reserva de hospedaje.' and proof of funds.
- CheckVisas are consular: 'La visa es un documento de viaje emitido por los Consulados y Embajadas de Bolivia en el exterior ...'; the online Sistema de Solicitud Visas (visas.cancilleria.gob.bo) is login-gated, so its upload format was not read - take the print to the consulate and ask whether it also wants a file.
- CheckNo head measurement is published; we apply the ICAO Doc 9303 70-80 % crown-to-chin band to the 40 mm height, flagged as a default, not a Bolivian figure.
Good to know before you pay
A studio that can print a 4 x 4 cm photo on a red background meets the wording; use our file if you want to shoot it yourself and have it printed at that size.
Source and verification
Read from the official page and translated by us. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (Cancillería), 'Servicios' > Solicitud de visas (Visa de Turismo and the other visa categories).
Fotografía actual 4 x 4 (fondo rojo).
Fotografía actual 4×4 (fondo rojo).
Fotografía actual.
La visa es un documento de viaje emitido por los Consulados y Embajadas de Bolivia en el exterior que habilita a las y los ciudadanos extranjeros el ingreso a Bolivia con el objeto de permanecer por un tiempo determinado.
Las personas de nacionalidad de los países comprendidos en el Grupo II, REQUIEREN de Visa de ingreso por turismo, para el visitar territorio boliviano.
Pasaporte con vigencia mínima de seis (6) meses.
Formulario de Declaración Jurada de solicitud de Visa.
Carta de invitación de persona con domicilio legal en Bolivia registrada y autorizada por la Dirección General de Migración (DIGEMIG), o reserva de hospedaje.
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 source.url (sources/bo/cancilleria-servicios.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10; list asterisks and bold markers dropped, the page's '×' kept in quote 2). Quote 9 is ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12) and supplies only the head band. physical 40 x 40 mm (4 x 4 read as centimetres), background 'red' and printsRequired 1 from quote 1; head 0.7-0.8 is the ICAO default, not a Bolivian figure; dpi 300, glasses, headCovering and expression are ICAO-style defaults (the page publishes none); no maxPhotoAgeMonths is set because 'actual' gives no number. 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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