Brazil Residence Card (CRNM) Photo — Exact Police Federal Standard
Generate a perfectly standard-compliant 30x40 mm white-background portrait for the Brazilian CRNM residence card, and learn exactly how the Policia Federal captures it.
This photo must be taken by an accredited service
For this document, Brazil 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 Brazil photos online:
A document photo is a headache of its own
A Brazil Residence card 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 Residence card photo: what matters
The Carteira de Registro Nacional Migratorio (CRNM) is the official foreigner residence card issued by Brazil's Policia Federal. Its facial photo follows an ICAO-style portrait standard: a neutral, front-facing headshot on a pure white background, sized to 30x40 mm (354x472 px). Our tool prepares a reference image cropped to exactly this specification, so you can see precisely how a compliant CRNM portrait must look before your appointment.
The most important fact about the CRNM photo: for the modern card, the facial image is captured on-site, digitally, during your mandatory biometric appointment at the Policia Federal. Officers photograph you and collect fingerprints in one session, so a downloaded or self-made photo is generally not accepted for submission. This differs from the older legacy paper process, which used a printed 3x4 cm (30x40 mm) photograph supplied by the applicant. Knowing this in advance saves you a wasted trip and lets you arrive already looking the part.
The official portrait specification the Policia Federal applies:
- Size: 30x40 mm (354x472 px)
- Background: plain pure white (#FFFFFF), evenly lit, no shadows
- Face size: head fills 70-80% of the frame height
- Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking at the camera
- Glasses: not allowed — remove all eyewear
- Headwear: none, except religious head coverings that do not obscure the face
- Recency: the image must reflect your current appearance (taken within the last 6 months)
- Common reasons CRNM photos are rejected in Brazil:
- Submitting a self-made or printed photo when on-site digital capture is required — the Policia Federal will retake it
- Wearing glasses or tinted lenses, which cause glare and hide the eyes
- A grey, cream or off-white background instead of pure white, or visible shadows behind the head
- Smiling, an open mouth, hair across the eyes, or a tilted head breaking the neutral ICAO pose
To use our service, upload any clear photo of yourself and it is automatically cropped and formatted to the exact 30x40 mm CRNM standard. We are honest about how this document works: because the Policia Federal now captures the facial photo on-site, a self-supplied image will usually not be accepted for the application itself. Treat your compliant reference image as preparation — confirm your framing, background and expression, groom accordingly, and walk into your biometric appointment knowing exactly what an approved CRNM portrait looks like.
What an accepted Residence card photo looks like
Brazil · 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
- 70–80%
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Facial expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- Headwear
- Only for religious reasons
- File
- JPG · ≤ 2 MB
Print size is 30 × 40 mm and the digital file is 354 × 472 px.
Official requirements source: gov.br
Requirements verified: 08.2026
How to take a good photo
The most common reasons a Brazil Residence card 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 Brazil Residence card photos
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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.