Thai passport and visa photos use different crops
A Thai e-Passport wants a white-background 35×45 mm portrait with both ears visible, while many visa-on-arrival and embassy visa sheets jump to 40×60 mm. Treat them as two crops, not one resized file.
Thai passport photos use 35×45 mm framing on a plain white background. Counters often expect both ears unobstructed—hair tucked behind when possible.
Visa-on-arrival, tourist visa extensions, and many embassy paper forms list 40×60 mm (4×6 cm). That taller rectangle changes head height; trimming a passport print with scissors usually fails biometrics.
Some Thai missions in the United States still ask for a 2×2 inch square. e-Visa uploads may return to 35×45 mm depending on the portal year—read the upload box, not an old blog post.
Matte prints matter at busy Bangkok passport desks. Digital-only flows still reject over-compressed JPEGs that looked sharp in LINE or WhatsApp previews.
| Specification | Official requirement |
|---|---|
| Passport / e-Passport | 35 × 45 mm, white background |
| Visa / VOA / residence cert. | Often 40 × 60 mm |
| Visa from US missions | 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm) |
| APEC business travel card | 33 × 48 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.
- White wall, not cream—yellow cast is a frequent Thai desk rejection.
- For 40×60 visa crops, step back so shoulders stay in frame without clipping the crown.
- Turn off phone beauty mode; Thai portals flag smoothed skin.
- Keep a wide original—re-crop for passport vs visa instead of stretching.
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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
- • 40×60 visa print submitted for a 35×45 e-Passport slot
- • Ears hidden by hair on a passport sheet that asks for full face
- • Off-white wall photographed as yellow
- • Reusing a Schengen 35×45 without checking VOA 40×60
- • Heavily compressed chat-app JPEG after a correct crop
Is Thai passport photo 35×45 or 40×60?
Passport and e-Passport are 35×45 mm on white. Many visa forms use 40×60 mm.
Must both ears show?
Passport guidance often asks for ears visible. Visa sheets vary—follow yours.
Can I use one studio shot for both?
Only after separate crops from the same original—do not stretch.
What about US embassy 2×2?
Some US-based Thai missions want a square—confirm your appointment PDF.
Glasses on Thai passport photos?
Tinted lenses are refused. Clear glasses may be restricted—prefer without when unsure.
Background colour?
Passport: white. Visa: usually plain light; white remains safest.
How recent?
Within about six months and still matching your appearance at the desk.
Where are official sizes?
Thai e-Passport portal and the embassy checklist attached to your visa.