Kazakhstan Passport Photo for Applications Abroad (4 prints, 3.5 x 4.5 cm, light background): size and requirements
The Kazakhstan Passport Photo for Applications Abroad size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Made strictly in full face on a light background with a neutral expression and a closed mouth; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan via GOV.KZ, service 3081 'Acceptance of documents and sending them for issuance of passports to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan staying abroad'.
For the four printed photos handed to a Kazakh embassy or consulate with a passport application by a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan staying abroad (gov.kz service 3081). Not for applications inside Kazakhstan, the national ID card or a Kazakh e-visa.
A photo you take yourself is only accepted as a proper photo-lab print on photo paper; never hand in a scan, a photocopy or an office-printer copy. See all Kazakhstan 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 (the face occupies about 75 % of the total area of the photo (an area figure; ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the height applied for rendering))
- Background
- made strictly in full face on a light background with a neutral expression and a closed mouth
- 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
- 4
- We deliver
- 413 x 531 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckFour prints: 'Four color photos of the size of 3, 5x4, 5 centimeters' (the page's own punctuation for 3.5 x 4.5 cm).
- CheckLight background, neutral face, mouth closed: photos 'are made strictly in full face on a light background with a neutral expression and a closed mouth, in which the face occupies about 75 % of the total area of the photo.' The 75 % is an area figure, so we render the ICAO 70 to 80 per cent head height instead of inventing a conversion.
- CheckPhoto-lab prints only: 'Photos are made by photo printing from a single negative on thick photo paper. Images produced by computer scanning, modeling, or Photocopying are not allowed'. Have our file printed at a photo lab; do not print it on an office printer or hand in a scan.
- CheckThe photos 'must correspond to the age of the service recipient at the time of registration of the document'; no month limit is published.
- CheckChildren under 16 need a birth certificate and a parent's identity document; a notarised consent from a foreign parent may be required for children born abroad.
- CheckInside Kazakhstan the process differs (see kz/passport): the Public Corporation route does not publish a print requirement.
Source and verification
Read from the official page. Last checked 2026-10-10 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan via GOV.KZ, service 3081 'Acceptance of documents and sending them for issuance of passports to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan staying abroad'.
Four color photos of the size of 3, 5x4, 5 centimeters
are made strictly in full face on a light background with a neutral expression and a closed mouth, in which the face occupies about 75 % of the total area of the photo.
Photos are made by photo printing from a single negative on thick photo paper. Images produced by computer scanning, modeling, or Photocopying are not allowed
photos must correspond to the age of the service recipient at the time of registration of the document
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 1-4 are from item 4 of 'Documents required for submission to service provider' at source.url (sources/kz/govkz-services-3081-passport-abroad.txt, read via r.jina.ai with x-wait-for-selector on 2026-10-10; quotes 1-2 and 4 are consecutive parts of one long sentence, split to stay under 45 words). Quote 5 is ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/, Wayback 2024-09-12) and supplies the rendered head band because the page states an area share (about 75 %), not a height; archiveSnapshot is that excerpt's date, source.url was read live. physical 35 x 45 mm from quote 1 ('3, 5x4, 5 centimeters'); printsRequired 4 from quote 1; background 'light' from quote 2. glasses and headCovering are defaults (nothing published). maxPhotoAgeMonths undefined (quote 4 gives an age-match rule, not a month limit).
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