Chilean Passport Photo (ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference; no readable national rule): size and requirements
The Chilean Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not stated by any readable Chilean source; white is our rendering choice; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-09 against Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile), passport service page (unreadable on 2026-10-09), with ICAO Doc 9303.
For the Chilean passport issued by the Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación at its offices in Chile and by consulates abroad. The authority's pages could not be read (anti-bot challenge, see note), so this spec is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference frame only; confirm with the office before buying any photo. Not for the cédula de identidad or a Chilean visa.
Check with the Registro Civil or your consulate before buying: we could not read Chile's photo rule, so treat our 35 x 45 mm ICAO print as a best guess, not an official format. See all Chile 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 national rule read; ICAO Doc 9303: submitted portraits should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm, crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the image height)
- Background
- not stated by any readable Chilean source; 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
- We deliver
- 413 x 531 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckNo national rule could be read. registrocivil.cl shows an image challenge to automated readers ('Por favor, resolver el desafío a continuación para poder acceder al sitio'), ChileAtiende blocks the proxy, and the Wayback Machine holds no copy. Everything in this spec is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference frame (35 x 45 mm, head 70 to 80 per cent, taken within six months), flagged as such.
- CheckAsk before you print: Registro Civil offices in Chile are widely reported to photograph applicants at the counter, but we could not read that from an official page, so we do not assert it.
- CheckChileans abroad apply at a consulate; consulates publish their own instructions and may handle the photo differently from offices in Chile.
- CheckIf a Chilean office or consulate hands you a size or count, use theirs; our frame is a default, not an official format.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-09 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile), passport service page (unreadable on 2026-10-09), with ICAO Doc 9303.
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.
A submitted portrait shall have been captured within the last six months before application, as outlined in [ISO/IEC 39794-5].
Where the portrait is supplied to the issuing authority in digital form, the requirements specified by the issuing authority must be adhered to.
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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