Djibouti Passport Photo (no requirement list published; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference): size and requirements
The Djibouti 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 Ministère de l'Intérieur, République de Djibouti - 'Citoyenneté' service page and the Direction de la Population et de la Famille page, with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
For a Djiboutian passport issued under the Ministère de l'Intérieur, as a reference only: the ministry's site names the passport among the titles it delivers but publishes no document list, photo rule or word on who takes the picture, so the frame, head band and background here are the ICAO Doc 9303 defaults. Not for the Djibouti e-Visa, whose upload rule is published (separate page here), nor for the biometric identity card.
Check with the Djibouti passport office before making a photo: the Ministry of the Interior publishes no passport photo rule, so our 35 x 45 mm ICAO print is a reference only. See the Djibouti 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 photo rule published; 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
- CheckThe ministry names the title but not the file: its 'Citoyenneté' page says 'Il a aussi pour mission la protection de l'identité des personnes en assurant la délivrance des titres les plus importants : passeport, carte nationale d'identité, permis de conduire, certificat d'immatriculation.' and stops there. No passport requirement list, fee or photo rule is on the site.
- CheckThe identity card hint: the Direction de la Population et de la Famille page says the national identity card requires 'la présence en personne du demandeur' with the parents' identity documents, the birth certificate, 'des photos d'identité' and other supporting papers - prints with no count or size. Whether the passport office also wants prints is not written anywhere we could read.
- CheckVisas are a different story: foreigners apply on evisa.gouv.dj and upload a JPG or PNG photograph of at most 250 KB (see our Djibouti e-Visa page).
- CheckICAO reference frame: 'Submitted portraits should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm (1.77 in x 1.38 in) in dimension.' with the head 70 to 80 per cent of the height and a plain light background - use it only if the passport office or an embassy asks for a print.
- CheckICAO recency: 'A submitted portrait shall have been captured within the last six months before application', and portraits older than three months 'should not be accepted' where the issuer is strict.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at Ministère de l'Intérieur, République de Djibouti - 'Citoyenneté' service page and the Direction de la Population et de la Famille page, with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
Il a aussi pour mission la protection de l'identité des personnes en assurant la délivrance des titres les plus importants : passeport, carte nationale d'identité, permis de conduire, certificat d'immatriculation.
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]. Portraits with a capture time dating back more than three months should not be accepted.
Quote 1 is from source.url (sources/dj/interieur-service-citoyennete.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10); the identity-card sentence paraphrased in the gotchas is from https://interieur.gouv.dj/direction-de-la-population-et-de-la-famille/ (sources/dj/interieur-direction-population.txt). Quotes 2-4 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12). eligibility 'restricted' because no passport list or photo rule is published; physical 35 x 45 mm, head 0.7-0.8, maxPhotoAgeMonths 6 from quotes 2-4; background 'white', dpi 300, glasses and headCovering are ICAO-style defaults. Translations 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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