Indonesia Driving Licence (SIM) Photo: Exact POLRI Standard, Done Right
Learn precisely how an Indonesian SIM photo must look and prepare a fully compliant 30x40 mm reference image before your SATPAS appointment.
This photo must be taken by an accredited service
For this document, Indonesia 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 Indonesia photos online:
A document photo is a headache of its own
A Indonesia Driving licence 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 Driving licence photo: what matters
Getting the photo right for an Indonesian driving licence (SIM, Surat Izin Mengemudi) means matching the standard set by the National Police (POLRI), who issue the licence at SATPAS registration centres. This page explains the exact specification so you know precisely what a compliant portrait looks like and can walk into your appointment fully prepared.
There is one peculiarity that makes the Indonesian SIM unlike most documents: the portrait, signature and fingerprints are captured live on-site at the SATPAS. The officer photographs you against a coloured backdrop during registration, so a photo you took yourself is not pasted onto the card. Indonesia also follows a distinctive colour convention tied to your year of birth, the photo background is red for even birth years and blue for odd birth years, which the SATPAS system selects automatically. The official digital template uses a #0033A0 blue reference and a 30x40 mm frame.
- Size: 30x40 mm (354x472 px at print resolution).
- Background: solid #0033A0 blue (red/blue convention applied by birth-year parity).
- Face height: the head fills 50-65% of the frame.
- Expression: neutral, eyes open, mouth closed, looking straight at the camera.
- Glasses: allowed only if your eyes are fully visible, with no glare and no tinted lenses.
- Headwear: not permitted, except for genuine religious head covering that leaves the full face visible.
- Recency: the image must reflect your current appearance, taken within the last 6 months.
- Common reasons photos are rejected in Indonesia:
- Submitting a self-made or downloaded photo when the SATPAS requires a live on-site capture for the SIM.
- Wrong background colour, ignoring the red/blue birth-year rule or using a busy, non-uniform backdrop.
- Smiling, open mouth, tilted head or hair covering the eyes or eyebrows.
- Glare on glasses or tinted lenses hiding the eyes, and non-religious hats or caps.
Because the SIM portrait is taken digitally at the office, a downloaded or self-supplied photo is generally not accepted for submission and we make no acceptance promise for this document. What our tool does is automatically crop and format your own picture to the exact official 30x40 mm standard, giving you a perfectly compliant reference image. Use it to see exactly how your SATPAS portrait must look, fix grooming and framing before you arrive, or keep a standard-sized copy for other paperwork. Honest preparation, not a false guarantee, is the real advantage here.
What an accepted Driving licence photo looks like
Indonesia · 30 × 40 mm. Tap any requirement to see what it means on a real photo.
- Size
- 30 × 40 mm · 354 × 472 px
- Background
- Light plain
- Head in frame
- 50–65%
- Glasses
- Allowed
- Facial expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- Headwear
- Only for religious reasons
- File
- JPG · ≤ 2 MB
Print size is 30 × 40 mm and the digital file is 354 × 472 px.
Official requirements source: paspoto.com
Requirements verified: 08.2026
How to take a good photo
The most common reasons a Indonesia Driving licence 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 Indonesia Driving licence photos
Can I use a self-made photo for my Indonesian SIM?
What size must an Indonesian SIM photo be?
Why is the background sometimes red and sometimes blue?
Can I wear glasses in the photo?
Is headwear allowed?
What expression should I have?
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.