Haiti National ID Card Photo — Compliant with the ONI Standard

A photo prepared for Haiti's Carte d'Identification Nationale (CIN/DPI) must meet the precise technical standard established by the Office National d'Identification (ONI), Haiti's national civil registry authority. Getting every detail right — size, background, face coverage, expression — means your enrollment appointment proceeds without delays caused by non-conforming images.

Haiti's CIN process has a notable characteristic that sets it apart from most national ID systems: the official photo and fingerprints are captured digitally on-site at an ONI enrollment center by ONI staff. There is no printed photo to bring in an envelope — the biometric image is recorded during the appointment itself. However, arriving with a high-quality reference image prepared to the 2×2 inch (51×51 mm) pure-white-background standard is genuinely valuable: you know exactly how you must look, what is permitted, and what will cause a retake before you step in front of the camera. The same ready-to-use compliant file is also immediately reusable for visa applications, travel documents, and any other process that does accept a submitted photo.

• Size: 51×51 mm (602×602 px) — the standard 2×2 inch square format
• Background: Plain white (#FFFFFF), uniform and completely shadow-free
• Face coverage: Face height must fill 49–69% of the total frame height
• Expression: Neutral and relaxed — mouth closed, no smiling
• Glasses: Not permitted under the ONI biometric standard
• Head coverings: Not permitted, except for established religious reasons; the covering must not obscure or shadow the face
• Recency: Must reflect your current appearance — taken within the last 6 months

Common reasons photos are rejected at ONI enrollment centers:

• Background that is off-white, cream-toned, or shows shadows cast by the subject — ONI requires pure white (#FFFFFF) with no gradation or texture
• Glasses of any kind, including clear corrective lenses and lightly tinted frames — all are prohibited under the biometric capture rules
• Face proportion outside the 49–69% range — a head too small in the frame or a composition cropped too tightly both trigger automatic non-compliance
• A head covering worn for non-religious reasons, or a religious covering that casts a shadow on or partially obscures any part of the face

Our tool automatically crops and scales your photo to the exact 602×602 px format, sets the background to pure white, and verifies that face coverage falls within the required 49–69% range — producing a reference image that matches the ONI standard precisely. A watermarked preview is available free so you can check the result before downloading the full file. Whether you are preparing for your ONI enrollment visit or need the image for a visa or another document that accepts submitted photos, your compliant file will be ready in minutes.