Bolivia Driving Licence Photo: The Exact SEGIP 3x3 cm Standard
Learn precisely how a compliant Bolivian Licencia de Conducir photo must look under the SEGIP standard, and why this document now requires live on-site capture.
This photo must be taken by an accredited service
For this document, Bolivia 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 Bolivia photos online:
A document photo is a headache of its own
A Bolivia Driving licence 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 Driving licence photo: what matters
Getting your Bolivia driving licence photo right means matching the standard set by SEGIP (Servicio General de Identificación Personal), the authority that issues the Licencia de Conducir. The reference specification is a square 30x30 mm (3x3 cm) image on a pure white background, with the face centred and clearly visible. Knowing exactly what a compliant image looks like before your appointment removes guesswork and helps you arrive fully prepared.
There is one crucial peculiarity for Bolivia that sets it apart from most countries: you do not supply your own photo. For the modern Licencia de Conducir, SEGIP captures your portrait live and on-site during the licensing appointment, together with your digital signature and fingerprints, as part of a secure biometric enrolment. This means a downloaded or self-made photo is generally not accepted for submission the technician photographs you directly against the office white backdrop. The 3x3 cm white-background values below are inferred from SEGIP's standard so you know exactly how you should appear on camera.
The reference requirements are:
- Size: 30x30 mm (354x354 px), a perfect square
- Background: plain white (#FFFFFF), no shadows or texture
- Face coverage: head fills roughly 65-80% of the frame height
- Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking at the camera
- Glasses: not allowed remove them entirely
- Headwear: forbidden, except where worn for permanent religious reasons
- Recency: must reflect your current appearance (taken within the last 6 months)
Common reasons photos are rejected in Bolivia:
- Wearing glasses or tinted lenses that cause glare or hide the eyes
- A smiling or open-mouth expression instead of a neutral face
- Hats, caps, or hoods that obscure the hairline or forehead
- Hair, glare, or shadows falling across the eyes during the on-site capture
Because the official portrait is taken at the SEGIP office, the honest role of our tool is preparation, not submission: it automatically crops your own picture to the exact 30x30 mm white-background standard so you can see precisely how a compliant photo must look, check your framing and expression, and walk into your appointment knowing what to expect. We cannot and do not promise acceptance of a self-made image for this licence that decision rests with SEGIP's live capture. Use the result as a reliable reference, for practice, or for any other personal purpose where a standards-perfect portrait is useful.
What an accepted Driving licence photo looks like
Bolivia · 30 × 30 mm. Tap any requirement to see what it means on a real photo.
- Size
- 30 × 30 mm · 354 × 354 px
- Background
- White plain
- Head in frame
- 65–80%
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Facial expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- Headwear
- Not allowed
- File
- JPG · ≤ 2 MB
Print size is 30 × 30 mm and the digital file is 354 × 354 px.
Official requirements source: segip.gob.bo
Requirements verified: 08.2026
How to take a good photo
The most common reasons a Bolivia Driving licence 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 Bolivia Driving licence photos
What size is a Bolivia driving licence photo?
Can I submit my own self-made photo for a Bolivian Licencia de Conducir?
Why does SEGIP take the photo at the office?
Are glasses allowed in a Bolivia driving licence photo?
What expression should I have?
What is the tool useful for if the photo is taken on-site?
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.