Nigeria photo requirements

Nigeria photo requirements are set by Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). We publish 1 document: 1 passport. Every document here is uploaded as a digital file; 1 document accepts a digital upload. 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 2026-10-08).

Passports

Nigerian Passport Photo (NIS portal upload, 600 x 800 px minimum)For the colour photograph uploaded to the Nigeria Immigration Service passport portal (passport.immigration.gov.ng) when applying in Nigeria for a fresh standard passport, a renewal or re-issue, or a correction of data. Applicants outside Nigeria are directed to a separate portal (passportintl.immigration.gov.ng) whose rules we have not verified. Not for a Nigerian visa, and not for the printed 'passport sized photographs' that guarantors and consenting parents endorse on the paper forms.900 x 1200 pxMust have white background.verified 2026-10-08

Authorities and portals

Passport authority: Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
Sources we read: Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Passport Application Portal (passport.immigration.gov.ng): 'Photo Guidelines' modal and 'Fundamental rules for uploading picture'
Upload portals: NIS Passport Application Portal (Nigeria): known issues Official page

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.