Guinea Driving Licence Photo Requirements — Compliant 35×45 mm Image

A compliant photo for Guinea's driving licence must follow the 35×45 mm passport-style format — the specification aligned with the ECOWAS/ID-1 biometric licence standard adopted across West Africa. Precise adherence to these proportions, background, and expression rules ensures your image is accepted for the licence process and for every supporting document involved.

Guinea has modernised its driving licence programme with full biometric enrollment. Your photograph is captured digitally on-site at the licensing centre (Direction Nationale des Transports Terrestres) as part of the biometric registration procedure — you do not bring a printed photo for the licence card itself. That said, a correctly prepared 35×45 mm image is routinely required for supporting paperwork at the same appointment and is accepted for other Guinean official documents, visa applications, and ECOWAS travel documents. Arriving fully prepared with a properly proportioned reference image means you know exactly what standard must be met, and you hold a ready, print-quality file to reuse for any application that does require a submitted photo.

• Print size: 35×45 mm; digital equivalent 413×531 px at 300 dpi
• Background: plain white (#FFFFFF), uniform, no shadows, gradients, or visible texture
• Face height: 66–76% of the total frame height, face centred in the frame
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and fully visible
• Glasses: permitted only when medically required; eyes must be completely visible; no tinted lenses, no reflective glare
• Headwear: not permitted except for verified religious reasons; the full face must remain clearly visible
• Recency: taken within the last 6 months, accurately reflecting current appearance

Common reasons photos are rejected in Guinea:

• Shadows falling across the face or background — particularly frequent in high-contrast tropical lighting; diffuse indoor light or a ring light prevents this
• Face proportion outside the 66–76% range — too far from the camera and the face is too small; too close and the top of the head is cropped
• Glasses with tinted, darkened, or reflective lenses that partially obscure the eyes
• Non-religious headwear — caps, hats, or any head covering not worn for religious reasons — regardless of personal preference

Upload your photo to receive a perfectly sized and cropped 35×45 mm image, automatically aligned to the exact proportions required by the Guinean standard with a clean white background applied. You can preview your result free of charge — with watermark — before downloading the print-ready file. Walk into your biometric appointment knowing exactly how a compliant photo must look, and keep the finished file ready for any visa or official document application that asks for a submitted photograph.