Israeli passport and visa photos are different sizes
Israeli passport, ID, and Gov.il uploads commonly use 35×45 mm, while many visa applications require a larger 55×55 mm square. A passport crop will look too small on a visa template.
Population Authority passport and ID photos follow 35×45 mm biometric rules with plain light backgrounds—similar to EU framing but not interchangeable with a 55×55 visa square.
Visa forms at 55×55 mm (5.5×5.5 cm) enlarge the face area; upscaling a 35×45 JPEG blurs eyes and fails consular review.
Some digital passport renewals on Gov.il accept a 51×51 mm square upload—read the active Hebrew/English tooltip, not an old forum screenshot.
Orthodox communities often ask about kippah and headscarf shadow—keep forehead-to-chin fully lit without fabric shade.
| Specification | Official requirement |
|---|---|
| Passport / ID / Gov.il | 35 × 45 mm |
| Visa | 55 × 55 mm |
| Digital passport alt. | 51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in) |
Always confirm the latest rules on the official government site before you submit.
Cream or textured walls, wrong head size after a selfie, and beauty filters cause most delays.
- 55×55 visa needs wide original.
- Gov.il upload KB limit.
- Neutral expression both.
- No uniform unless listed.
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Will a home-printed photo be accepted?
What size should I print?
- • Exact millimetres on your form
- • Plain white or light background
- • Neutral expression, mouth closed
- • Eyes open and clearly visible
- • Recent likeness (about six months)
- • No beauty filters or face reshaping
- • 35×45 on 55×55 visa
- • Upscaled blurry visa JPEG
- • Kippah shadow on cheek
- • Gov.il wrong square variant
- • Smile on visa neutral rule
Passport size?
35 × 45 mm.
Visa size?
55 × 55 mm common.
Gov.il digital?
May list 51×51—read tooltip.
Same photo?
Re-crop.
Kippah/hijab?
Face fully visible.
Glasses?
Prefer without.
Recent?
Six months.
Official?
Gov.il + consulate.