Macao photo requirements

Macao photo requirements are set by Identification Services Bureau (Direcção dos Serviços de Identificação, DSI, dsi.gov.mo). We publish 2 documents: 1 passport and 1 ID card. The most common print size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 in x 1.77 in). Each page quotes the official rule for size, head height, background and file, links the source we read, and shows the date we last checked it (most recently 2026-10-10).

Passports

Macao SAR Passport Photo (DSI: 45 x 35 mm, white, bareheaded, studio or on-site, 6 months)For the photograph used on a Macao SAR Passport (and the Macao SAR Travel Permit) issued by the Identification Services Bureau to Chinese nationals holding a Macao permanent resident identity card - at a DSI counter, a self-service kiosk or through the 'Macao One Account' app. The bureau accepts a studio print, its own free on-site photograph or a contracted studio's upload in 'My Photos'; it does not describe a home-made route. Not for the Resident Identity Card (12-month photo rule) or the Visit Permit to the Hong Kong SAR.35 x 45 mmin plain white backgroundverified 2026-10-10

ID cards

Macao SAR Resident Identity Card (BIR) Photo (DSI: 1.5-inch, white, bareheaded, 12 months)For the photograph on a Macao SAR Resident Identity Card (Bilhete de Identidade de Residente, BIR) renewal at the Identification Services Bureau - studio print taken within the last 12 months, the bureau's free on-site photograph, or a contracted studio's upload in 'My Photos' of the Macao One Account. The bureau also takes fingerprints and, under 25, height in person. Not for the Macao SAR Passport or Travel Permit, whose photo may be at most 6 months old.35 x 45 mmin plain white backgroundverified 2026-10-10

Authorities and portals

Passport authority: Identification Services Bureau (Direcção dos Serviços de Identificação, DSI, dsi.gov.mo)
Sources we read: Identification Services Bureau (DSI), Macao SAR Government Portal - 'Macao SAR Passport' service page, with the passport FAQs and the DSI 'Photograph Specifications' sheet (DSI-52-M); Identification Services Bureau (DSI), Macao SAR Government Portal - 'Application for Macao SAR Resident Identity Card (BIR) Renewal' service page, with the DSI 'Photograph Specifications' sheet (DSI-52-M)

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.