South Sudan Passport Photo (requirements behind the eServices login; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference): size and requirements
The South Sudan 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 Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration, South Sudan National Police Service, Ministry of Interior - e-Visa landing site and the government eServices portal (immigration.eservices.gov.ss), with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
For a South Sudanese passport issued by the Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration (South Sudan National Police Service, Ministry of Interior), as a reference only: the Directorate's requirement lists live behind the government eServices login and its own site does not answer, so no photo rule could be read and the frame, head band and background here are the ICAO Doc 9303 defaults. Not for a South Sudan e-Visa, whose landing page names no photograph, nor for the national ID card.
Check the passport service inside your eServices account or ask the Directorate before making a photo: no South Sudanese photo rule could be read, so our 35 x 45 mm ICAO print is a reference only. See all South Sudan 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 photo rule readable (requirements are behind the eServices login); ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 45 mm height applied as a reference)
- 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
- CheckEverything is behind a login: the eServices portal says 'South Sudan Citizens, Foreign Residents, and Foreign visitors to South Sudan can now apply for Government services in a simple, secure, and convenient way.' and 'Take a few seconds to get yourself signed up. All you need is your ID number.' - the passport service list and its photo rule, if any, appear only after you sign in, so we could not read them.
- CheckThe authority: 'Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration' of the South Sudan National Police under the Ministry of Interior, whose e-Visa department runs evisa.gov.ss. Its own host dnpi.gov.ss and the ministry's sites did not answer on 2026-10-10 (sources/ss/_probe-log.txt).
- CheckWhether the Directorate captures your image at a biometric counter or wants prints, how many and in what size is exactly what we could not confirm; ask the passport office in Juba or your embassy 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.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration, South Sudan National Police Service, Ministry of Interior - e-Visa landing site and the government eServices portal (immigration.eservices.gov.ss), with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports and Immigration
South Sudan Citizens, Foreign Residents, and Foreign visitors to South Sudan can now apply for Government services in a simple, secure, and convenient way.
Take a few seconds to get yourself signed up. All you need is your ID number.
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.
Quote 1 is the header of source.url (sources/ss/evisa-home.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10); quotes 2-3 are from https://immigration.eservices.gov.ss/ (sources/ss/immigration-eservices-home.txt). Quotes 4-6 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12). Nothing about a photograph is quoted because no South Sudanese page we could read mentions one; eligibility 'restricted' for that reason. physical 35 x 45 mm, head 0.7-0.8, maxPhotoAgeMonths 6 from quotes 4-6; background 'white', dpi 300, glasses and headCovering are ICAO-style defaults. Re-read the passport service behind the eServices login 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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