Azerbaijan Passport Photo: Exact 30x40 mm Standard, Done Right
Learn the precise State Migration Service rules for an Azerbaijani biometric passport photo — the 30x40 mm format, white background and on-site capture — and prepare a flawless reference image.
This photo must be taken by an accredited service
For this document, Azerbaijan does not accept a self-prepared photo. By law it must be captured on site by an authorised service and submitted electronically, so we cannot produce a submittable file for it. The official specification is shown below so you know exactly what to expect at your appointment.
This photo is captured on site — but we can make your Azerbaijan photos online:
A document photo is a headache of its own
A Azerbaijan Passport photo has strict requirements, and a mistake costs time and money. We’ll show you how to pass on the first try.
It gets rejected
Wrong size, background or cropping — and the system returns the application.
Expensive and slow
A trip to a photo studio means a queue, time and €7–12 for a reshoot.
Confusing requirements
Exact size, head height, light background, facial expression — easy to get wrong.
Redo it all over
Rejected — take another photo, pay and submit again. Round and round.
«Below are the exact requirements from the official source, so you arrive at your appointment prepared.»
Ordinary photo → ready for submission
We remove the background and clutter, set the framing and lighting — keeping your face without «beautifying».
Your face stays yours — we do not change features, only the background, lighting and framing.
Your Passport photo: what matters
Getting the photo right for an Azerbaijani biometric passport means matching the standard used by the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the ASAN xidmət (ASAN service) centres. The official portrait follows the national 30x40 mm (3x4 cm) format with a strict white background and a precisely measured head — the same biometric criteria used across the ICAO-compliant passport system.
Here is the most important peculiarity: Azerbaijan kept the post-Soviet 3x4 cm photo format nationally, rather than the 35x45 mm used in the EU. More critically, biometric passports are now issued with the photo and fingerprints captured digitally on-site at an ASAN or State Migration Service centre. The head should measure roughly 30.8 mm tall with about a 3 mm margin above the crown, on a white, non-reflective backdrop — a far tighter tolerance than a home photo usually meets.
The exact specification is:
- Size: 30x40 mm (354x472 px at 300 dpi)
- Background: pure white (#FFFFFF), non-reflective
- Face height: fills 70–82% of the frame (head approx. 30.8 mm)
- Expression: neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and looking straight ahead
- Glasses: allowed only if the eyes are fully visible — no glare, no tinted lenses
- Headwear: not permitted, except for daily religious head coverings that do not obscure the face
- Recency: must reflect your current appearance (taken within the last 6 months)
- Common reasons photos are rejected in Azerbaijan:
- Using the EU 35x45 mm size instead of the national 30x40 mm format
- A grey, cream or shadowed background instead of clean white
- The head too small or too large — missing the ~30.8 mm height with a 3 mm crown margin
- Reflections on glasses, a slight smile, or hair covering the eyebrows or eyes
Because the State Migration Service now requires the passport photo to be captured digitally at the office (or by a certified photographer with secure upload), a downloaded or self-made image is generally not accepted for submission. We are honest about that. What our tool does is automatically crop your own picture to the exact 30x40 mm Azerbaijani standard, so you get a perfectly compliant reference image — ideal for checking how a valid photo must look, preparing for your ASAN appointment, or for other documents that do accept self-supplied photos.
What an accepted Passport photo looks like
Azerbaijan · 30 × 40 mm. Tap any requirement to see what it means on a real photo.
- Size
- 30 × 40 mm · 354 × 472 px
- Background
- White plain
- Head in frame
- 70–82%
- Glasses
- Allowed
- Facial expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- Headwear
- Only for religious reasons
- File
- JPG · ≤ 500 KB
Print size is 30 × 40 mm and the digital file is 354 × 472 px.
Official requirements source: mfa.gov.az
Requirements verified: 08.2026
How to take a good photo
The most common reasons a Azerbaijan Passport photo gets rejected — and how to avoid them. Compare good and bad shots.
1Format and freshness
A color photo taken no more than 6 months ago.
2Lighting and background
Even light with no shadows on the face; a plain light background, without glare.
3Head position
Face head-on, head centered, no tilt or turn.
4Facial expression
Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking at the camera.
5Glasses and accessories
No glasses (especially sunglasses); eyes fully visible, without glare.
6Headwear
Only for religious reasons and not covering the face — the face fully visible.
7Clothing
Ordinary everyday clothes; no uniforms or face-covering clothing.
Common questions about Azerbaijan Passport photos
What size is an Azerbaijani passport photo?
Can I submit a self-made photo for an Azerbaijani biometric passport?
What background colour is required?
How much of the frame should my face fill?
Are glasses allowed in the photo?
Then how is this tool useful?
Your photo is protected
A photo is personal data, so we handle it carefully and in line with GDPR. We process it only to prepare the document and delete it within clear deadlines.
- Only with consentWe process the photo only after your explicit consent before upload.
- Auto-deletionWe delete the source photo within a day, the ready file after 7 days.
- No sharing with third partiesYour photos are not sold or used to train any third-party systems.
- Deletion on requestYou can ask to delete your data at any time — with a single request.