Mexico visa and resident photos use different rectangles
This hub covers Mexico visa photos (often 38×44 mm) and permanent resident photos (often 31×39 mm). Mexican passport photos follow separate SRE rules—not listed as a crop here.
Consular visa applications commonly specify 38×44 mm colour portraits—shorter than Schengen 35×45 but wider than a US 2×2 square.
Permanent resident (INM) cards often use 31×39 mm—a tighter rectangle where chin-to-crown margin errors fail quickly.
Some US-border appointments still mention 2×2 inch photos for certain nationality channels; your consulate appointment letter overrides this page.
Matte prints and neutral expressions are consistent across visa and resident lines; glossy mall photos glare under consulate scanners.
| Specification | Official requirement |
|---|---|
| Visa | 38 × 44 mm |
| Permanent resident (INM) | 31 × 39 mm |
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.
- Visa 38×44 vs resident 31×39—label envelopes.
- SRE consulate PDF first.
- No passport crop on this hub.
- JPEG within portal KB.
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Can I print my own passport photo at home?
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
- • 31×39 resident file on 38×44 visa
- • US 2×2 sent when form wants 38×44
- • Glossy print scan fail
- • Visa crop on INM resident
- • Over-compressed portal JPEG
Mexican passport here?
No—follow passport office separately.
Visa size?
Often 38 × 44 mm.
Resident size?
Often 31 × 39 mm.
Same photo?
Re-crop each form.
US 2×2?
Only if letter says so.
Background?
Plain light.
Recent?
Six months.
Official?
SRE + INM checklist.