Macao SAR Passport Photo (DSI: 45 x 35 mm, white, bareheaded, studio or on-site, 6 months): size and requirements

Requirements at a glance

Size

35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches)

Head height

Head 71 to 80 percent of the photo height (1.5-inch photograph; the DSI 'Photograph Specifications' sheet labels a 45mm x 35mm frame with a face height of 32mm-36mm (one of its two age diagrams; the other reads 34mm-36mm))

Background

in plain white background

Expression

Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera

Glasses

Allowed without glare or tint

Head covering

Not allowed

Photo age

Taken within the last 6 months

Prints needed

1

We deliver

413 x 531 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet

What trips people up

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  The rule in the bureau's words: 'For the travel document photograph, applicants can choose to submit a 1.5-inch, color, bareheaded and full-faced photograph in plain white background which is taken at a photography studio within the last 6 months or use the photograph taken on-site at no cost'. The three routes are a studio print, the free counter photo, or a contracted studio's upload to 'My Photos' in the Macao One Account (receipt QR code shown at the counter, 'DSI will not charge any fee').
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  Size: the page says '1.5-inch'; the linked 'Photograph Specifications' sheet (DSI-52-M) labels the frame '45mm' by '35mm' with face heights '32mm-36mm' and '34mm-36mm' on its two diagrams headed 'At the age of 10 or above' and 'Below the age of 10'. The sheet's body text is drawn as outlines and could not be read, so which range belongs to which age group, and the under-10 rule, remain unconfirmed; we render 32-36 mm (71-80 %) as the adult band.
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  'Bareheaded' is the bureau's word: no hat or head covering is mentioned as an exception on the pages we read, so we set head coverings to not allowed; ask DSI if you wear one for religious reasons.
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  Rejection: 'If the photograph submitted or the image taken does not meet the requirements after examination, this bureau will request the applicant to provide another recent photo.' Kiosk and app applicants 'can choose to use the photograph taken at self-service kiosks or the photograph for identification documents in "My Photos" of the "Macao One Account" which is taken by a contracted photography studio within the past 6 months'.
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  Routes and limits: kiosks and the app serve permanent residents aged 5 or above (on the card's latest issue date) whose passport expires within 9 months or has expired; losses, damage, representatives and expired identity cards go to the counter with a number tag. Under-18s need both parents or the guardian, and the app route needs the child's photo uploaded to the parent's account.
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  Fees: 'Normal application: MOP 430', urgent +MOP 150; replacement for loss or damage +MOP 150 / 300 / 600 / 1,200 / 2,400 for the first to fifth time. Counters: China Plaza headquarters, the Venceslau de Morais and Islands service centres (Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00) and, on Wednesdays, the Hengqin services station.

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