Burkina Faso Passport Photo (photo captured live at the Division de la Migration; two 4,5 x 3,5 prints for minors): size and requirements
The Burkina Faso Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not published; white is our rendering choice; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Office National d'Identification (ONI), Ministère de la Sécurité, Burkina Faso - 'Le Passeport Ordinaire' service sheet (pièces à fournir, coût et validité, conditions de renouvellement), with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 head band.
For a Burkinabè ordinary passport (passeport ordinaire) applied for at the Division de la Migration, where the ONI says every applicant attends in person because the photo and fingerprints are captured on the spot; only the file for a minor lists 'deux photos d'identité au format 4,5 X 3,5', so our 35 x 45 mm print is for a child's file or for a mission that asks for one. The head band, background and recency are the ICAO Doc 9303 reference because the ONI publishes none. Not for the CNIB, whose list names no photograph, nor for a Burkina e-Visa.
Adults do not need a photo - the office captures it live; for a minor's file you can make the two 4,5 x 3,5 prints yourself, since the ONI names no photographer and publishes no further rule. See all Burkina Faso 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 ('format 4,5 X 3,5' (4.5 x 3.5 cm) with no head measurement; ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 45 mm height applied and flagged)
- Background
- not published; white is our rendering choice
- 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
- 2
- We deliver
- 413 x 531 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckAdults are photographed at the counter: the e-passport reform brought 'une exigence nouvelle qui est la présence physique du demandeur car la capture de la photo et des empreintes digitales se font de façon instantanée.' and 'tout demandeur de passeport est tenu de se présenter physiquement au niveau de la Division de la Migration (DM), communément appelée « service des passeports » pour l'enrôlement.' The adult file is birth extract, nationality certificate, legalised CNIB copy, criminal record, proof of profession - no photograph.
- CheckMinors: the 'Pour les mineurs' list adds a parental authorisation, both parents' CNIB or passports, legalised birth and nationality copies and 'deux photos d'identité au format 4,5 X 3,5' - two 4.5 x 3.5 cm prints, the only photograph the ONI names. Residence permits are also required if the parents live abroad outside ECOWAS.
- CheckFee and validity from the sheet: 'Passeport 50 000 Cinq (05) ans' - 50 000 F CFA for five years; the same conditions and costs as the pre-2018 passports, which stay valid until they expire.
- CheckMarried women taking the husband's name add a legalised marriage certificate; military and paramilitary applicants add a certificate of presence, a mission order and a leave decision. Renewal reasons listed: expiry, insufficient validity, loss, deterioration, theft, full pages, adding a spouse's name, corrections - losses and thefts are declared to the Division de la Migration for cancellation by the DGPN.
- CheckNo head size, background, expression, glasses or recency rule is published for the minor's prints; the 70-80 per cent head band, white background, six-month recency and the glasses and head-covering rules on this page are ICAO Doc 9303 defaults, flagged as ours.
Source and verification
Read from the official page and translated by us. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Office National d'Identification (ONI), Ministère de la Sécurité, Burkina Faso - 'Le Passeport Ordinaire' service sheet (pièces à fournir, coût et validité, conditions de renouvellement), with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 head band.
une exigence nouvelle qui est la présence physique du demandeur car la capture de la photo et des empreintes digitales se font de façon instantanée.
tout demandeur de passeport est tenu de se présenter physiquement au niveau de la Division de la Migration (DM), communément appelée « service des passeports » pour l'enrôlement.
deux photos d'identité au format 4,5 X 3,5
Passeport 50 000 Cinq (05) ans
Le passeport ordinaire est délivré par le Ministère en charge de la sécurité.
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 1-5 are from source.url (sources/bf/oni-prestations-passeport.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10; the proxy reported HTTP 400 from the host but returned the full page). Quote 6 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 35 x 45 mm and printsRequired 2 from quote 3 (minors only); eligibility 'restricted' from quotes 1-2; background 'white', dpi 300, maxPhotoAgeMonths 6, glasses, headCovering, neutralExpression and mouthClosed are ICAO-style defaults, not Burkinabè figures. Translations in the text 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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