Trinidad and Tobago Passport Photo (taken at the appointment; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference): size and requirements
The Trinidad and Tobago Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). 'One recent passport sized photograph on a white background' is asked only for a lost, stolen or mutilated passport; white is also 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 Government of Trinidad and Tobago, ttconnect 'Passport' page and Immigration Division 'Passport FAQs', with the ICAO Doc 9303 reference frame.
For a Trinidad and Tobago machine-readable passport applied for at a Passport Office appointment (first issue or renewal, adult or child). The Immigration Division photographs you at the appointment and publishes no photo format, so this page is a reference frame; only a replacement for a lost, stolen or mutilated passport asks for one recent print. Not for a Trinidad and Tobago e-Visa, which has its own digital rule, nor for the national ID card or driver's permit.
For a first issue or renewal, book at appointments.gov.tt and let the Immigration Division capture your image. Bring one recent white-background print only if you are replacing a lost, stolen or mutilated passport. See the Trinidad and Tobago documents we can prepare.
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 geometry published (the office photographs the applicant); ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 45 mm height applied as a reference)
- Background
- 'One recent passport sized photograph on a white background' is asked only for a lost, stolen or mutilated passport; white is also 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
- CheckThe office takes the picture: Step 4 on ttconnect is 'Visit the designated Passport Office with your documents. Photos will be taken at your appointment.' Book free at appointments.gov.tt, print the form 'double-sided on legal-size white copy paper (8½” x 14″)', bring originals and copies and a TTPOST TrackPak.
- CheckThe only print the FAQs ask for is for replacements: to replace a lost, stolen or mutilated passport you add the Notification Form, a police report where relevant and 'One recent passport sized photograph on a white background'. No size is published for it, so we use the ICAO 35 x 45 mm frame.
- CheckFees: 'Ordinary 32 Page Passport 500 TTD', 'Business 48 Page Passport 700 TTD', lost/stolen/mutilated 500 or 2 000 TTD priced at interview, expedite 600 TTD extra; free for children under 2 (first issue) and citizens over 60. Cash and Linx only, paid on the day.
- Check'Standard processing time: 4 weeks', expedited 3 to 7 business days. Validity: 'Passports for persons 16 years and older: valid for 10 years', under 16 five years; babies need their own passport and under-16s attend with the parent named on the birth certificate.
- CheckRecommender: a Trinidad and Tobago citizen who has known you for at least three years and is not a relative, from the listed professions (Minister of Religion, bank manager, MP, Notary, senior public servant, police corporal and above, etc.). Not needed when renewing a child's passport.
- CheckEverything geometric here (35 x 45 mm, 70-80 % head, six months) is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference, flagged as such; the Immigration Division publishes no photo format because its camera sets it.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Government of Trinidad and Tobago, ttconnect 'Passport' page and Immigration Division 'Passport FAQs', with the ICAO Doc 9303 reference frame.
Visit the designated Passport Office with your documents. Photos will be taken at your appointment.
Standard processing time: 4 weeks
Passports for persons 16 years and older: valid for 10 years
One recent passport sized photograph on a white background
Ordinary 32 Page Passport 500 TTD
Business 48 Page Passport 700 TTD
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.
Quotes 1-3 are from source.url (sources/tt/ttconnect-passport.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10; bold markers dropped). Quotes 4-6 are from https://homelandsecurity.gov.tt/divisions/immigrationdivision/faqs/ (sources/tt/homelandsecurity-immigration-faqs.txt; quote 4 appears in FAQ 7 for lost, stolen and mutilated passports). Quotes 7-8 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12). eligibility 'no' from quote 1. physical 35 x 45 mm, head 0.7-0.8, maxPhotoAgeMonths 6, dpi 300, glasses and headCovering are ICAO-style defaults for the reference frame; background 'white' from quote 4 for the replacement print and our choice otherwise.
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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