Mongolian Citizen ID Card Photo (age 16, 25 and 45 upload: 709 x 912 px JPEG): size and requirements
The Mongolian Citizen ID Card Photo size is 709 x 912 pixels for online upload (minimum 709 x 912, maximum 711 x 914), file under 1 MB. Цээж зургийн арын дэвсгэр цагаан өнгөтэй байх. (the background of the bust photo must be white); head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last month. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Улсын бүртгэлийн ерөнхий газар (General Authority for State Registration of Mongolia), photo-upload portal, 'Иргэний үнэмлэх (16,25,45) насны зураг' flow.
For the digital photograph uploaded to photo.burtgel.gov.mn for the Mongolian citizen ID card (иргэний үнэмлэх) at ages 16, 25 and 45, which the portal's 'Иргэний үнэмлэх (16,25,45) насны зураг' flow checks at 709 x 912 px. The same appearance rules as the passport upload apply. Not for the foreign passport upload (413 x 531 px), an e-visa or a driving licence.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 709 x 912 pixels for online upload (minimum 709 x 912, maximum 711 x 914), file under 1 MB
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (the portal says 'Нүүрний хэсэг цээж зургийн 90 хувийг эзэлнэ.' (the face part occupies 90 per cent of the bust photo), a coverage statement with no crown-to-chin figure; ICAO Doc 9303 70 to 80 per cent of the height is applied and flagged)
- Background
- Цээж зургийн арын дэвсгэр цагаан өнгөтэй байх. (the background of the bust photo must be white)
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Head covering
- Not allowed
- Photo age
- Taken within the last month
- We deliver
- 709 x 912 px , under 1024 KB, plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckDifferent pixel size from the passport: the ID-card flow calls the uploader with width:709,height:912 and accepts only 708-711 x 911-914 px, JPEG (the input reads 'JPEG (max. 1MB)' here, PNG is offered only in the passport flow). Our file is exactly 709 x 912 px, which is the same 35 x 45 proportion at a higher resolution.
- CheckThe heading is 'ИРГЭНИЙ ҮНЭМЛЭХ (16,25,45) НАСНЫ ЗУРАГ' and the lead says the photo must meet the requirements for printing on the civil-registration ID card ('Иргэний бүртгэлийн иргэний үнэмлэх дээр хэвлэгдэх шаардлагын дагуу авсан зургаа оруулсан байна.').
- CheckSame look as the passport upload: white background, nothing behind you, no glasses hiding the face, no hat, ears, forehead and eyebrows visible, taken within the last month, face filling most of the bust frame (the portal says 90 %; we keep the ICAO 70-80 % crown-to-chin band, flagged).
- CheckAfter upload the portal confirms within 1-3 days ('Бүртгэл баталгаажих хүртэл 1-3 хоног хүлээнэ үү.'); without the photo the registrar cannot proceed.
Good to know before you pay
If a studio gives you a 709 x 912 px white-background JPEG under 1 MB taken this month, upload it directly; use our file when you shoot it yourself.
Source and verification
Read from the official page and translated by us. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Улсын бүртгэлийн ерөнхий газар (General Authority for State Registration of Mongolia), photo-upload portal, 'Иргэний үнэмлэх (16,25,45) насны зураг' flow.
Иргэний бүртгэлийн иргэний үнэмлэх дээр хэвлэгдэх шаардлагын дагуу авсан зургаа оруулсан байна.
Нүүрний хэсэг цээж зургийн 90 хувийг эзэлнэ.
Цээж зургийн арын дэвсгэр цагаан өнгөтэй байх.
Сүүлийн 1 сарын дотор авахуулсан зураг байх.
Өөрийн нүүр царайг халхалсан нүдний шилгүй, малгай өмсөөгүй, чих, дух, хөмсөг бүрэн гарсан байх.
width:709,height:912
Бүртгэл баталгаажих хүртэл 1-3 хоног хүлээнэ үү.
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.
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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