PassportPhotoSizesSouth Africa passport photo size
35 × 45 mm
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, pinch or use the slider to zoom. Line the face up with the outline, and keep the crown and chin between the heavy dashed lines. South Africa does not publish a head-height figure, so these follow the ICAO standard most national rules derive from — the head filling 70–80% of the frame.
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
