PassportPhotoSizes
South Africa passport photo size
35 × 45 mm
Head height
Not specified
Background
Plain white or light grey.
At 300 DPI
413 × 531 px
What catches people out
- 35 x 45 mm.
- Plain background, full face, neutral expression.
- Some South African applications still request 40 x 50 mm; confirm before printing.
Requirements are set by Department of Home Affairs and they change. Confirm the current rules with them before printing — this page is a reference, not an approval.
Crop your photo to 35 × 45 mm
Already set to South Africa. Your photo is read in the browser and never uploaded.
The file stays on your device. It is read directly in the browser and never uploaded anywhere.
Drag to move, and use the slider to zoom. The dashed lines show where the top of the head and the chin need to fall for South Africa.
Your photo will appear here
South Africa requirements
- Size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Background
- Plain white or light grey.
150 DPI with a small watermark — enough to check the framing and the head height before you commit.
For the actual application
- · 300 DPI print-ready export, no watermark
- · Six photos laid out on a 4 × 6 print sheet
- · Background replacement to the required colour
- · Saved profiles for a whole family