Cuba Driving Licence Photo: Official Size & Requirements

The Cuban licencia de conducción is issued under the authority of the Dirección Nacional de Tránsito (DNT), the national traffic directorate operating within the Ministry of Interior (MININT). To receive a compliant licence, applicants must present a photo that meets the national white-background frontal standard — the same standard applied across official Cuban identity documents. Getting every detail right before you arrive at the issuing office saves time and prevents unnecessary repeat visits.

One important aspect of the Cuban driving licence process that sets it apart from many other countries: the photo is typically captured digitally on-site at the issuing office or by a designated photographer with a secure upload. This means you generally will not hand in a printed photo yourself. However, having a reference image that meets the exact standard is genuinely valuable — it shows you precisely how you should appear (facial framing, expression, no glasses), lets you verify your appearance in advance, and gives you a ready-to-use compliant image for other Cuban documents or international visa applications that do accept submitted photos.

• Size: 45 × 45 mm (531 × 531 px at 300 dpi)
• Background: pure white (#FFFFFF), plain and uniform — no shadows, patterns or gradients
• Face coverage: your face must fill between 55% and 78% of the total frame height
• Expression: neutral, relaxed — mouth closed, no smiling
• Glasses: not permitted under any circumstances
• Headwear: not allowed except for documented religious reasons; head must be fully visible
• Recency: the photo must be recent, typically taken within the last six months
• Orientation: full frontal, eyes open and clearly visible, looking directly at the camera

Common reasons photos are rejected at Cuban DNT offices:

• Background is off-white, cream or grey — Cuba's standard requires a strict pure-white (#FFFFFF) background with no tonal variation
• Glasses worn (including clear or prescription lenses) — the DNT applies a blanket no-glasses rule
• Face proportion outside the 55–78% range — a face that is too small or cropped too tightly will be refused
• Shadows on the face or background caused by poor lighting — the image must be evenly lit with no cast shadows

Use our tool to produce a perfectly spec-compliant 45 × 45 mm reference image: upload your photo and it is automatically cropped and sized to the exact DNT standard. A free watermarked preview is available before any payment, so you can confirm the result looks right. Walk into your Dirección Nacional de Tránsito appointment knowing exactly how a compliant photo looks — and keep the full-resolution image on hand for any Cuban or international document that accepts a submitted photo.