Tunisian Passport Photo (no readable national rule; ICAO 35 x 45 mm reference): size and requirements
The Tunisian 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 ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (Eighth Edition, 2021), Section 3.9 displayed portrait, standing in for the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior rule we could not read.
For a Tunisian passport (passeport tunisien, جواز سفر تونسي) issued by the Ministry of the Interior to Tunisian citizens at home or through missions abroad, as a reference only: the ministry publishes the application form but no document list we could read, and the foreign ministry's consular page is missing, so the frame, head band and all other values are the ICAO Doc 9303 defaults. Not for the national identity card, a Tunisian visa or a driving licence.
Check with the police station or Tunisian consulate before buying: we could not read Tunisia's passport photo rule, so treat our 35 x 45 mm ICAO print as a best guess, not an official format. See all Tunisia 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 national rule read; ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 45 mm height applied)
- 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
- CheckNo Tunisian rule was read: the Ministry of the Interior's services page lists only forms, its passport form (02.pdf, 'مطلب جواز سفر عادي', form reference 02-12/2013) asks for names, birth, profession, address and old-passport references but names no photograph, and diplomatie.gov.tn's consular page returns 404. Everything on this page is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference, flagged as such.
- CheckThe form's receipt box is signed by the head of a police or National Guard station and records a fiscal-stamp fee; whether the station wants prints, and in what size, is exactly what we could not confirm, so ask the station or your consulate 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.
- CheckIf a print is wanted, ICAO asks for photo-quality paper with a smooth, non-structured surface and no folds, creases or ink marks.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (Eighth Edition, 2021), Section 3.9 displayed portrait, standing in for the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior rule we could not read.
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.
Where the portrait is supplied to the issuing authority in digital form, the requirements specified by the issuing authority must be adhered to.
The submitted portrait shall be clean, not bent, not scratched, not folded and not damaged. There shall be no ink marks or creases on the printed portrait.
All quotes are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12 of source.url). Nothing Tunisian is quoted: sources/tn/_probe-log.txt records the pages tried on 2026-10-10, sources/tn/interieur-passport-form-02.pdf is the ministry's passport application form (http://services.interieur.gov.tn/uploads/imprimes/02.pdf, read through r.jina.ai; no photo rule in its text) and sources/tn/diplomatie-e-consulat.txt is the foreign ministry's 404 page. physical 35 x 45 mm, head 0.7-0.8, maxPhotoAgeMonths 6 from quotes 1-3; background 'white', dpi 300, glasses and headCovering are ICAO-style defaults. Re-fetch interieur.gov.tn's procedure pages 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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