Dominica Driving Licence Photo — Official Requirements and How to Get It Right

A compliant photograph is one of the first things the Traffic Department checks when you submit a driving licence application in Dominica. Getting it right from the start avoids delays and repeat visits to the office. Upload your portrait and the photo is automatically prepared to the exact official standard — so you arrive with a picture the clerk will accept without question.

Dominica does not publish a dedicated driving licence photo specification. Instead, the Traffic Department requires applicants to submit a passport-style photograph following the national passport standard — a portrait measuring 38 × 45 mm (digital equivalent: 898 × 1063 px at 600 dpi). This is important to know: many other Caribbean nations use the slightly smaller 35 × 45 mm format, and arriving with the wrong dimensions is one of the most common causes of outright refusal at the counter in Dominica.

• Size: 38 × 45 mm (898 × 1063 px at 600 dpi)
• Background: plain white (#FFFFFF) — no patterns, shadows, or off-white tones
• Face coverage: the face must fill 62 %–71 % of the total frame height
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and clearly visible
• Glasses: permitted only when both eyes are fully visible with no tinted lenses or glare
• Head coverings: not permitted except for documented religious reasons; must not obscure the face
• Recency: taken within the past six months
• Print quality: sharp focus, even lighting, no pixelation or colour cast

• Wrong photo dimensions: submitting a 35 × 45 mm or 4 × 6 cm print instead of the required 38 × 45 mm is the single most frequent rejection reason specific to Dominica
• Off-white or grey background: any background shade other than pure white — even a subtly warm or cool tone — fails the standard
• Face proportion out of range: a face filling less than 62 % or more than 71 % of frame height will not be accepted
• Glare or tint from glasses: reflections or tinted lenses that reduce visibility of the eyes are a common reason for refusal, even when glasses are otherwise allowed

To get your photo, upload any clear portrait — it is automatically cropped to the correct 38 × 45 mm format, the background is set to pure white, and face proportion is checked against the standard. You receive a free watermarked preview before paying a single cent. If the Traffic Department ever rejects the final file, it will be redone at no charge or you receive a full refund — you only pay when the result is exactly right.