Qatar photo requirements

Qatar photo requirements are set by Ministry of Interior, Nationality and Travel Documents Department (via Hukoomi / Metrash). We publish 2 documents: 1 passport and 1 ID card. The most common print size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 in x 1.77 in). 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 2026-10-10).

Passports

Qatari Passport Photo (2 prints with the paper form; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference)For the two personal photos attached to a paper application for a new Qatari passport at the Nationality and Travel Documents Department of the Ministry of Interior, by Qatari citizens and their children. Hukoomi publishes no photo size, so the frame is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference. Not for the online smartcard route (no photo named), the QID, a visa or a residence permit.35 x 45 mmnot statedverified 2026-10-10

ID cards

Qatari ID Card (QID) Photo (2 prints for children under 12 and renewals over 65; ICAO reference)For the two personal photos attached to a Qatari ID (QID) application for a child under 12, or to a QID renewal by a citizen over 65, filed on paper at the Ministry of Interior. Applicants aged 12 to 65 are seen in person and no photo is listed for them. No size is published, so the frame is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference. Not for the passport, a residence permit (expatriate QID) or a visa.35 x 45 mmnot statedverified 2026-10-10

Authorities and portals

Passport authority: Ministry of Interior, Nationality and Travel Documents Department (via Hukoomi / Metrash)
Sources we read: Ministry of Interior (State of Qatar) via Hukoomi, 'Qatari Documents Service for Citizens (Passport - QID Card)', with ICAO Doc 9303

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.