Montenegrin Passport Photo (photographed at the MUP counter; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference): size and requirements
The Montenegrin Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not stated; 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 Vlada Crne Gore, Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova, 'Postupak i potrebni dokazi za izdavanje pasoša' (document library, published 14.01.2025), with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
For an electronic passport of a Montenegrin citizen applied for in person at a Ministry of Internal Affairs regional unit or branch for civil status and personal documents, or at the consulates general in Frankfurt and New York or the embassy in Belgrade, for adults and children. The ministry photographs the applicant when the application is filed, so this page is a reference frame only. Not for the identity card, a Montenegrin visa or a driving licence.
Bring your identity document and fee receipts to the MUP unit, where your photograph, two fingerprints and signature are captured on the spot. See all Montenegro 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 (no geometry published (the counter photographs the applicant); ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 45 mm height applied as a reference)
- Background
- not stated; 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 counter takes the picture: 'Prilikom podnošenja zahtjeva za izdavanje pasoša, od podnosioca zahtjeva uzima se fotografija i otisak dva prsta, kao i digitalizovani svojeručni potpis.' (a photograph, two fingerprints and a digitised signature are taken when you file) and 'Otisak dva prsta ne uzima se od lica mlađeg od 12 godina.' (no fingerprints under 12).
- CheckHead coverings at the capture: 'Građanin koji prema nacionalnoj pripadnosti, vjeroispovijesti ili običajima nosi kapu ili maramu kao sastavni dio nošnje, odnosno odjeće može biti fotografisan sa kapom ili maramom' (a citizen whose national, religious or customary dress includes a cap or scarf may be photographed in it), but 'Dio lica građanina koji omogućava identifikaciju ne smije biti pokriven kapom i maramom prilikom uzimanja fotografije.' (the identifying part of the face must not be covered).
- CheckDocuments: the application form from the unit, '2. dokaz o uplati naknade za obrazac 8,00 eura i administrativne takse 25,00 eura.' (proof of the 8,00 euro form fee and 25,00 euro administrative fee; the latter is waived until the 21st birthday) and an identity document with a photograph. No photo print is listed.
- CheckValidity: 'Pasoš se izdaje sa rokom važenja od 10 godina, a licu mlađem od 4 godine života, pasoš se izdaje sa rokom važenja od dvije godine.' (10 years; two years under 4).
- CheckIn person, collect within 90 days: 'Zahtjev za izdavanje pasoša crnogorski državljanin podnosi lično, o čemu mu se izdaje potvrda.' and 'Pasoš se preuzima najkasnije u roku od 90 dana od dana izdavanja potvrde.'; an uncollected passport is cancelled. The old, ill and disabled may file outside the office.
- CheckAbroad: citizens staying more than three months abroad apply at a mission, but only 'Generalni konzulat u Frankfurtu, Generalni konzulat u Njujorku I Ambasada u Beogradu' are equipped to take passport applications; others apply at the unit of the Montenegrin municipality where they are staying.
- CheckEverything geometric here (35 x 45 mm, 70-80 % head, white background, six months) is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference, flagged as such; the ministry publishes no passport-photo geometry because its camera sets it.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Vlada Crne Gore, Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova, 'Postupak i potrebni dokazi za izdavanje pasoša' (document library, published 14.01.2025), with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
Prilikom podnošenja zahtjeva za izdavanje pasoša, od podnosioca zahtjeva uzima se fotografija i otisak dva prsta, kao i digitalizovani svojeručni potpis.
Otisak dva prsta ne uzima se od lica mlađeg od 12 godina.
Građanin koji prema nacionalnoj pripadnosti, vjeroispovijesti ili običajima nosi kapu ili maramu kao sastavni dio nošnje, odnosno odjeće može biti fotografisan sa kapom ili maramom
Dio lica građanina koji omogućava identifikaciju ne smije biti pokriven kapom i maramom prilikom uzimanja fotografije.
2. dokaz o uplati naknade za obrazac 8,00 eura i administrativne takse 25,00 eura.
Pasoš se izdaje sa rokom važenja od 10 godina, a licu mlađem od 4 godine života, pasoš se izdaje sa rokom važenja od dvije godine.
Zahtjev za izdavanje pasoša crnogorski državljanin podnosi lično, o čemu mu se izdaje potvrda.
Pasoš se preuzima najkasnije u roku od 90 dana od dana izdavanja potvrde.
Generalni konzulat u Frankfurtu, Generalni konzulat u Njujorku I Ambasada u Beogradu.
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.
Quotes 1-9 are from the .doc linked as 'PREUZMI' on source.url, https://wapi.gov.me/download/d765c42e-bdff-4fc4-b667-dff1001d0722?version=1.0 (sources/me/govme-postupak-pasos-doc.txt, downloaded 2026-10-10 and read with Microsoft Word; the extraction dropped the spaces between some paragraphs, e.g. 'maramomDio', and the quotes stop at those joins). The library page itself (sources/me/govme-postupak-pasos.txt) carries only the title, date and author. Quotes 10-11 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12). The ministry publishes no photo geometry; physical 35 x 45 mm, head 0.7-0.8, maxPhotoAgeMonths 6, background 'white', dpi 300 and glasses are ICAO-style defaults for the reference frame; headCovering 'religious-medical-only' follows quotes 3-4. Translations in parentheses 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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