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Syrian Passport Photo at a Mission Abroad (4 x 4 cm, white background, 2 prints): size and requirements

The Syrian Passport Photo at a Mission Abroad size is 40 x 40 mm (1.57 x 1.57 inches). بخلفية بيضاء (with a white background); head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Last verified 2026-10-10 against الجمهورية العربية السورية، وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates), 'إصدار جواز سفر لأول مرة' service page.

For the two printed photographs a Syrian citizen (or person treated as one) hands in with a first-passport application at a Syrian embassy or consulate, as listed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates' service portal. The same list is the best guide for renewals at missions. Not for a passport applied for inside Syria at the Immigration and Passports Department, whose rule we could not read, and not for a Syrian visa or identity card.

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VerifiedRead from the official page and translated by usLast checked 2026-10-10الجمهورية العربية السورية، وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates), 'إصدار جواز سفر لأول مرة' service page

Requirements at a glance

Size
40 x 40 mm (1.57 x 1.57 inches)
Head height
Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (قياس 4*4 (size 4*4; no unit is printed, read as centimetres, and no head-height figure is published, so the ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent is applied to the 40 mm height))
Background
بخلفية بيضاء (with a white background)
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
Prints needed
2
We deliver
472 x 472 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet

What trips people up

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    Square, not 35 x 45: the document list asks for 'صور شخصية عدد /2/ ملونة بخلفية بيضاء وملابس داكنة قياس 4*4' (two colour personal photos, white background, dark clothing, size 4*4). The page prints no unit; 4 x 4 cm is the usual reading, so a standard EU-size print is the wrong shape.
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    Dark clothing is part of the rule ('ملابس داكنة'): a white or very light top against the white background is the obvious rejection risk.
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    Two prints, in colour ('عدد /2/ ملونة'). The application form itself must also be printed in colour from the MOFA SY appointments app: 'استمارة جواز السفر التي تمت طباعتها من تطبيق المواعيد MOFA SY على أن تكون الطباعة بالألوان.'
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    No head size, photo age or glasses rule is published; the 70-80 % head band here is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference, flagged. The six-month recency on the same page sits in the civil-record extract item (إخراج قيد فردي يتضمن صورة شخصية حديثة), not in the two-photos item.
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    In person, with biometrics: 'أخذ توقيع وبصمة صاحب العلاقة الالكترونيين على منظومة الجوازات.' (electronic signature and fingerprint are taken on the passports system) and 'أخذ بصمة الأصابع في السفارة إلزامية لصاحب الجواز الذي يتراوح عمره بين 15 عاماً و 70 عاماً.' (fingerprinting at the embassy is compulsory from 15 to 70).
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    Minors: 'في حال كان مقدم الطلب على الجواز قاصر (العمر أقل من 18 عاماً) لابد من حضور الأب أو الجد لجهة الأب مع إبراز صورة عن جواز سفره.' (under 18, the father or paternal grandfather must attend with a copy of his passport); a mother applying needs a court guardianship order or the guardian's consent.
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    Scope: this is the missions' list ('من خلال منظومة إصدار الجوازات في البعثة الدبلوماسية'). Inside Syria the Immigration and Passports Department may photograph you or ask for a different size; we could not read its rule.
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    The page was last updated '2026-03-29 آخر تحديث'; the appointment is booked in the MOFA SY app and a screenshot of the booking is item 1 of the list.

Good to know before you pay

If a Syrian studio has already made you two 4 x 4 cm colour prints on white with dark clothing, hand those in; there is nothing else to match.

Source and verification

VerifiedLast checked 2026-10-10الجمهورية العربية السورية، وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates), 'إصدار جواز سفر لأول مرة' service page

Read from the official page and translated by us. Last checked 2026-10-10 at الجمهورية العربية السورية، وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates), 'إصدار جواز سفر لأول مرة' service page.

  • صور شخصية عدد /2/ ملونة بخلفية بيضاء وملابس داكنة قياس 4*4
  • تمكن الخدمة المواطنين السوريين ومن في حكمهم من إصدار جواز سفر لأول مرة من خلال منظومة إصدار الجوازات في البعثة الدبلوماسية.
  • استمارة جواز السفر التي تمت طباعتها من تطبيق المواعيد MOFA SY على أن تكون الطباعة بالألوان.
  • أخذ توقيع وبصمة صاحب العلاقة الالكترونيين على منظومة الجوازات.
  • أخذ بصمة الأصابع في السفارة إلزامية لصاحب الجواز الذي يتراوح عمره بين 15 عاماً و 70 عاماً.
  • في حال كان مقدم الطلب على الجواز قاصر (العمر أقل من 18 عاماً) لابد من حضور الأب أو الجد لجهة الأب مع إبراز صورة عن جواز سفره.
  • 2026-03-29 آخر تحديث
  • 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.

Quotes 1-7 are from source.url (sources/sy/mofaex-passport-first-issue.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10). Quote 8 is ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12) and supplies the head band only. physical 40 x 40 mm reads quote 1's '4*4' as centimetres (no unit is printed); printsRequired 2 and background 'white' are from quote 1; dpi 300, glasses and headCovering are rendering defaults; no maxPhotoAgeMonths is set because the page's six-month limit ('لا يتجاوز تاريخه ستة أشهر') sits in the civil-record-extract item, not in the two-photos item. Translations in parentheses are ours.

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Frequently asked questions

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