Ireland Passport Photos
Ireland passport photos are
- Minimum: 35mm x 45mm
- Maximum: 38mm x 50mm
Distance
- The photo must capture your image from head to mid torso.
- Please ensure there is visible space between your head and shoulders and the edge of your photo.
- Uniforms, whether civil or military, or clothing bearing insignia are not permitted.
Photo Requirements
Printed photos
You need a printed photo to apply for a Passport Book by paper application form.
If you are applying by paper application form, you need to:
- Include 4 identical photos, no more than 6 months old with your passport application
- Make sure they meet our requirements on pose and visuals
- Get your witness for your application to:
- Write the form number on the back of two of your four photos. They can find this in Section 9 of the application form.
- Sign and stamp the back of those two photos.
Your digital photo must meet these technical specifications
- Not be a scanned photo.
- Be in colour.
- Not be less than 715 pixels wide and 951 pixels in height.
- Be in JPEG format.
- Not have compression, loss or compression artefacts.
- Not be digitally enhanced or changed.
- Not contain barrel or other distortion.
- Not be larger than 9 megabytes (9MB).
- If you are taking a photo at home and encounter problems, consider visiting a photo booth or photo provider.
Also see: Ireland Official Passport Photo Guidelines
1
Take a photo at home
Plain background, good natural light, camera at eye level, shoulders visible.
2
Upload your photo
Upload here or email it to us for free pre-approval before paying.
3
Pay and choose delivery
Same-day pickup at your nearest Walgreens, CVS, or Walmart — or digital delivery by email.
