Russia photo requirements
Russia photo requirements are set by Министерство внутренних дел Российской Федерации (МВД) via Gosuslugi; MFA Consular Department (КДМИД) for e-visas. We publish 3 documents: 2 passports and 1 visa. The most common print size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 in x 1.77 in); 2 documents accept 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 2026-10-09).
Passports
- Russian Biometric Passport Photo (Gosuslugi upload; portrait taken at the МВД counter)For the photo uploaded with a Gosuslugi application for the 10-year Russian foreign-travel passport of the new style (загранпаспорт нового образца, biometric), for adults and children. The uploaded file stays in your case file; the portrait printed in the passport is taken by the МВД officer at your appointment. Not for the 5-year old-style passport (paper photos, see ru/passport-old-style), the internal паспорт РФ or a Russian e-visa.413 x 531 pxБелый фон и дневной свет. Фон белыйverified 2026-10-09
- Russian Old-Style Passport Photo (3,5 x 4,5 cm paper prints for the 5-year passport)For the paper photographs handed in at the МВД appointment for the 5-year Russian foreign-travel passport of the old style (загранпаспорт старого образца, no chip): 3 photos for adults and children aged 14 and over, 2 photos for children under 14. Not for the 10-year biometric passport, whose portrait the МВД officer takes (see ru/passport), and not for the internal паспорт РФ.35 x 45 mmБелый фон и дневной свет. Фон белыйverified 2026-10-09
Visas
Authorities and portals
- Passport authority
- Министерство внутренних дел Российской Федерации (МВД) via Gosuslugi; MFA Consular Department (КДМИД) for e-visas
- Sources we read
- Портал Госуслуг (Gosuslugi) / Министерство внутренних дел Российской Федерации (МВД), help article 'Требования к фото' for the загранпаспорт; Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (КДМИД), unified e-visa portal evisa.kdmid.ru, 'Instruction' 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.