Laos Residence Card Photo — Exact 30×40 mm Standard

A Laos residence card — the stay permit for foreigners issued by the Lao Immigration Department — must be accompanied by a correctly sized photograph, or your application will be returned. The official standard calls for a 30×40 mm (3×4 cm) photo on a plain white background, with a neutral expression and the face filling 60–80% of the frame height. Our service prepares your photo to this exact specification so it is accepted on first submission at the immigration office.

Lao Immigration paperwork is notably specific about the 3×4 cm format — a size that differs from the more common passport formats used internationally. Applications are submitted in person at the immigration office, and officers verify photos against the printed checklist on the spot. A photo even slightly outside the size, background, or expression standard is grounds for immediate rejection, sending applicants back to reprint. Because the required format is so precise, self-edited photos from standard photo-booth machines often do not match and are turned away.

• Size: 30×40 mm (709×945 px at 600 dpi) — the 3×4 cm format required by Lao Immigration
• Background: pure white (#FFFFFF) — no off-white, cream, or grey tones
• Face coverage: face height must fill 60–80% of the total frame height
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible
• Glasses: permitted only if eyes are fully unobscured — no tinted lenses, no glare on lenses
• Headwear: not permitted except for documented religious reasons
• Recency: photo must have been taken within the last 6 months
• Print quality: sharp focus, even lighting, no shadows on face or background

• Wrong dimensions: submitting a standard 35×45 mm passport photo instead of the required 30×40 mm is the single most common rejection at Lao Immigration windows
• Off-white or cream background: backgrounds that appear white on screen but print slightly warm are refused — the background must be pure, bright white
• Shadows behind the head: photos taken against a wall with poor lighting cast a visible shadow, which violates the clean-background requirement
• Glasses glare or tinted lenses: even lightly tinted everyday glasses are flagged; any reflection across the lens obscuring the eye is an automatic rejection

To get your compliant photo, simply upload a clear, front-facing picture taken in good light. Your image is automatically cropped and resized to the exact 30×40 mm official standard required by Lao Immigration — no guesswork, no manual editing. Before you pay anything, you receive a free watermarked preview so you can confirm the result. Pay only for the final file. And if the photo is ever rejected by the immigration office, we will redo it at no charge or issue a full refund — that is our acceptance guarantee.