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Mexican passport photo: the rules
What the official rules say about the photo for the Mexican passport (pasaporte ordinario), with the source we checked. Background: white. Rules read on sre.gob.mx on 4 November 2026.
The passport office takes your photo, with your fingerprints, when you apply. Some offices in Mexico ask for two passport-size prints as well, but the rules give no size in millimetres, so there is nothing to check or make here.
As published, checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.
The rules at a glance
For the Mexican passport (pasaporte ordinario), as the official rules state them.
- Background
- White.
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Taken
- In the last 1 month
All the official rules and sources
- two passport-size prints, colour, white background, frontal, no glasses, head uncovered, taken no more than 30 days before (offices in Mexico, 'extraordinary' request)
- abroad: the consulate takes the photo with the biometrics; no prints needed
For: first-time adult passport in Mexico (SRE office; photo prints requested 'de manera extraordinaria'); passport at Mexican consulates abroad (photo taken at the office).
Official source: sre.gob.mx, checked on 4 November 2026.
Con el objeto de agilizar el trámite del pasaporte, de manera extraordinaria se solicita la entrega de dos fotografías tamaño pasaporte, sin lentes, de frente, a color con fondo blanco, cabeza descubierta y tomadas con una anterioridad no mayor a 30 días de la tramitación del pasaporte.
Official source: www.gob.mx, checked on 4 November 2026.
5. Permitir la toma de biométricos, fotografía, huellas dactilares, reconocimiento de iris y firma. La fotografía se tomará sin lentes, con la cabeza totalmente descubierta, de frente, sin nada que cubra el rostro.
As published, checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.
Questions
- Do I need to bring a photo for the Mexican passport (pasaporte ordinario)?
- The passport office takes your photo, with your fingerprints, when you apply. Some offices in Mexico ask for two passport-size prints as well, but the rules give no size in millimetres, so there is nothing to check or make here. These are the rules as we checked them on 4 November 2026: check the official page before you apply.
- What size is the Mexican passport photo?
- Printed: Tamaño pasaporte (no millimetre size stated). These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
- What background does the Mexican passport photo need?
- White.
- Can I wear glasses in my Mexican passport photo?
- No: the official rules do not allow glasses in the photo. If you cannot take them off, see the official page.
- Can I wear a head covering in my Mexican passport photo?
- Head fully uncovered (cabeza descubierta); nothing covering the face.
- How recent must my Mexican passport photo be?
- Taken in the last 1 month. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.