Brunei Work Permit Photo — Exact Size & Spec

A photo submitted with a Brunei Employment Pass or Foreign Worker Pass must meet the precise standard enforced by the Brunei Department of Labour and the Immigration and National Registration Department. Getting the photo right on the first submission saves you from processing delays that can hold up your employment start date — the exact requirements are strict, and officials reject non-conforming photos without exception.

Brunei does not maintain a separate photo standard for work permit applicants. Instead, the Labour Department and Immigration apply the same passport-style specification used for Bruneian national travel documents. This means your work permit photo must match the format issued by the same authority, including the white background, neutral expression, and the precise face-to-frame ratio — a detail that catches many applicants off guard. Photos taken against cream, grey, or off-white backgrounds, which are accepted in some other Gulf and Southeast Asian countries, are not accepted here. The background must be a true, clean white (#FFFFFF).

• Size: 40 × 52 mm (945 × 1228 px at standard print resolution)
• Background: Pure white (#FFFFFF) — no shadows, gradients, or patterns
• Face coverage: Your face must fill 63–70% of the total frame height
• Expression: Neutral, mouth fully closed, no smiling
• Glasses: Not permitted under any circumstances
• Headwear: Permitted for religious reasons only; face must remain fully visible from forehead to chin
• Recency: Photo must have been taken within the last six months
• Colour: Full colour print, not black-and-white or sepia

• Common reasons photos are rejected in Brunei:
• Background is off-white, cream, or light grey instead of pure white — the most frequent rejection cause reported by applicants
• Face coverage falls below 63% of frame height, typically because the photo was cropped to passport proportions of another country (e.g. 35 × 45 mm)
• Glasses present in the photo — even thin frames or prescription lenses are not accepted
• Photo is older than six months, or the applicant's appearance has changed significantly (new facial hair, weight change) since the photo was taken

To get your photo ready, upload any clear, well-lit picture of yourself — it is automatically cropped and sized to the exact 40 × 52 mm official standard, with the background corrected to pure white and face placement verified against the 63–70% rule. You receive a free watermarked preview so you can check the result before spending anything. You pay only for the final download file. And if your photo is rejected by the Brunei authorities, we will redo it at no extra cost or refund you in full — no paperwork, no arguments.