Guatemala Passport Photo: Exact IGM Standard Made Simple
Everything you need for a Guatemalan passport photo that meets the Instituto Guatemalteco de Migracion standard: 26x32 mm, plain white background and a precise head size.
This photo must be taken by an accredited service
For this document, Guatemala 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 Guatemala photos online:
A document photo is a headache of its own
A Guatemala Passport 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 Passport photo: what matters
A Guatemalan passport photo must meet the technical standard set by the Instituto Guatemalteco de Migracion (IGM), the authority that issues every Guatemalan passport. The required image is a 26x32 mm portrait (614x756 px) on a perfectly plain white background, with the face centred, sharp and evenly lit. Getting these measurements right is the difference between a smooth appointment and a wasted trip to the emission centre.
The most important thing to understand about Guatemala is that the photo is captured on-site at the IGM emission centre. Rather than handing over a printed photo, you sit at the IGM booth and the operator takes the digital image directly. The official template is unusually precise: the head, measured from crown to chin, must be exactly 23.5 mm, leaving roughly a 2 mm margin above the top of the head. This is why a downloaded or self-printed photo is generally not used for the application itself.
- Size: 26x32 mm (614x756 px).
- Background: plain solid white (#FFFFFF), no shadows or texture.
- Head height: crown to chin 23.5 mm; face fills 70-80% of the frame.
- Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking at the camera.
- Glasses: not allowed.
- Headwear: forbidden (no hats, caps or hoods).
- Recency: the image must reflect your current appearance, taken within the last 6 months.
- Eyeglasses left on - the IGM standard prohibits glasses entirely, including thin or rimless frames.
- Earrings, necklaces or scarves - all jewellery and neck accessories are strictly prohibited and a frequent cause of rejection.
- High-neck clothing - turtlenecks and collars covering the neck are not accepted; wear an open neckline.
- Off-white or grey background - anything other than pure white, including faint shadows behind the head, fails the check.
Because IGM now performs the capture digitally at the office, a self-supplied photo is generally not accepted for submission, and we will not promise otherwise. What our tool does is automatically crop and format your own picture to the exact IGM standard so you get a perfectly compliant reference image. Use it to see precisely how a compliant photo must look, to check your framing, clothing and background before your appointment, or for any other personal use. Arriving fully prepared is the surest way to avoid surprises at the emission centre.
What an accepted Passport photo looks like
Guatemala · 26 × 32 mm. Tap any requirement to see what it means on a real photo.
- Size
- 26 × 32 mm · 614 × 756 px
- Background
- White plain
- Head in frame
- 70–80%
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Facial expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- Headwear
- Not allowed
- File
- JPG · ≤ 240 KB
Print size is 26 × 32 mm and the digital file is 614 × 756 px.
Official requirements source: igm.gob.gt, agn.gt
Requirements verified: 08.2026
How to take a good photo
The most common reasons a Guatemala Passport 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 Guatemala Passport 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.