Kyrgyzstan Passport Photo: Exact GRS Biometric Standard

Getting a compliant Kyrgyzstan passport photo means meeting the exact biometric standard set by the State Registration Service (GRS / ГРС), the authority that issues the country's biometric passport (the 2017+ ID-card-era model, refreshed for 2025). The photo is the single most scrutinised element of your file, because it feeds directly into the chip and the facial-recognition database — so the framing, lighting and proportions have to be precise.

Here is the most important Kyrgyzstan-specific point: for the modern biometric passport, your biometrics — the photograph and fingerprints — are captured digitally on-site at a TSON (ЦОН) service centre during your appointment. The operator photographs you live against a controlled background, which means a downloaded or self-printed photo is generally not accepted for submission. This differs from the older printed passport era, where commercial photo studios produced a 40×60 mm (4×6 cm) print on a white background with roughly a 38 mm head height. Knowing this in advance saves you a wasted trip.

The official photo specification is:

• Size: 40×60 mm (472×709 px)
• Background: plain white (#FFFFFF), evenly lit, no shadows
• Face height: the face fills 62–80% of the frame height
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking straight at the camera
• Glasses: not allowed
• Headwear: forbidden (no hats, caps or decorative coverings)
• Recency: taken within the last 6 months and reflecting your current appearance

• Common reasons photos are rejected in Kyrgyzstan:
• Bringing a self-made photo — the biometric passport requires live on-site capture at TSON, so an external print is refused outright
• Wearing glasses — even clear lenses cause glare and reflections that fail the biometric check
• A grey, cream or textured background instead of pure even white
• Smiling or an open mouth, head tilted, or hair covering the eyes or face outline

You can still prepare smartly. Our tool automatically crops and formats your own picture to the exact 40×60 mm GRS standard, so you get a perfectly compliant reference image — ideal for seeing precisely how a compliant photo must look, checking your appearance and grooming before the appointment, or for visa and other documents that do accept self-supplied photos. To be fully transparent: for the Kyrgyz biometric passport itself, the photo must be captured at the office, so we cannot promise this image will be accepted for that submission. Use it to walk into your TSON appointment knowing exactly what a compliant result looks like.