Thailand photo requirements

Thailand photo requirements are set by กรมการกงสุล กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ (Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs). We publish 2 documents: 1 passport and 1 visa. The most common print size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 in x 1.77 in); 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

Thai Passport Photo (หนังสือเดินทาง, photographed at the passport office)For the Thai electronic passport, whose facial image, fingerprints and iris the Department of Consular Affairs records at the passport office when you apply in person, so no photo is handed in. Not for a Thai visa for foreigners, which is applied for online with an uploaded photo (separate page).35 x 45 mmnot statedverified 2026-10-08

Visas

Thai e-Visa Photo (thaievisa.go.th upload, taken within six months)For the photograph uploaded in Step 2 (Applicant Information) of a Thai e-Visa application on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs portal thaievisa.go.th (tourist, transit, non-immigrant, DTV and other categories) by a foreigner applying from outside Thailand. Not for a Thai passport (captured at the office) and not for a visa on arrival or visa-exempt entry, which need no photo.413 x 531 pxnot stated by the portalverified 2026-10-08

Authorities and portals

Passport authority: กรมการกงสุล กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ (Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Sources we read: กรมการกงสุล กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ (Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), 'หนังสือเดินทาง' and 'เอกสารทำหนังสือเดินทาง', with ICAO Doc 9303; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, Thai e-Visa Official Website, 'Tourist Visas' and 'Guide to Thailand E-Visa Application', with ICAO Doc 9303
Upload portals: thaievisa.go.th (Thai e-Visa): 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.