Nicaraguan Passport Photo (no readable national rule; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference): size and requirements
The Nicaraguan Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not read; 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 ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (Eighth Edition, 2021), Section 3.9 displayed portrait, standing in for the Nicaraguan Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería rule we could not read.
For a Nicaraguan passport issued by the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería of the Ministerio de Gobernación to Nicaraguan citizens, as a reference only: the authority's site blocks automated readers, the foreign ministry's does not resolve and the archived copies of the passport pages are access-denied, so the frame, head band and all other values are the ICAO Doc 9303 defaults. Not for the cédula de identidad, a Nicaraguan visa or a driving licence.
Check with the Migración office or a Nicaraguan consulate before buying: we could not read Nicaragua's passport photo rule, so treat our 35 x 45 mm ICAO print as a best guess, not an official format. See all Nicaragua 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 national rule read; ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 45 mm height applied)
- Background
- not read; 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
- CheckNo Nicaraguan rule was read: migob.gob.ni/migracion shows only 'Performing security verification' to our reader and 403 to curl, cancilleria.gob.ni does not resolve, and the Wayback Machine's captures of the DGME passport pages are 403s or redirects (the archive then went offline). Everything on this page is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference, flagged as such.
- CheckThe DGME's site does have dedicated pages for a first passport (adults and minors) and renewals (their URLs appear in the archive index), so a published requirement list exists; whether it asks for prints, and in what size, or whether the office photographs you, is exactly what we could not confirm. Ask the office or a Nicaraguan consulate before paying for photos.
- CheckICAO reference frame: 'Submitted portraits should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm (1.77 in x 1.38 in) in dimension.' with the head 70 to 80 per cent of the height and a plain light background.
- CheckICAO recency: 'A submitted portrait shall have been captured within the last six months before application', and portraits older than three months 'should not be accepted' where the issuer is strict.
- CheckIf a print is wanted, ICAO asks for photo-quality paper with a smooth, non-structured surface and no folds, creases or ink marks.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (Eighth Edition, 2021), Section 3.9 displayed portrait, standing in for the Nicaraguan Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería rule we could not read.
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.
A submitted portrait shall have been captured within the last six months before application, as outlined in [ISO/IEC 39794-5]. Portraits with a capture time dating back more than three months should not be accepted.
Where the portrait is supplied to the issuing authority in digital form, the requirements specified by the issuing authority must be adhered to.
The submitted portrait shall be clean, not bent, not scratched, not folded and not damaged. There shall be no ink marks or creases on the printed portrait.
All quotes are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12 of source.url). Nothing Nicaraguan is quoted: sources/ni/_probe-log.txt lists the hosts tried on 2026-10-10 (migob.gob.ni bot wall / 403, saved as sources/ni/migob-migracion-home.txt; cancilleria.gob.ni no DNS, saved as sources/ni/cancilleria-home.txt; migracion.gob.ni curl 000; Wayback CDX rows for migob.gob.ni/migracion/tramites/* all 403 or 301, then 'Temporarily Offline'). physical 35 x 45 mm, head 0.7-0.8, maxPhotoAgeMonths 6 from quotes 1-3; background 'white', dpi 300, glasses and headCovering are ICAO-style defaults. Re-fetch migob.gob.ni/migracion/tramites/pasaporte-por-primera-vez-para-mayores-de-edad/ via Wayback in a later pass.
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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