Taiwan Student ID (學生證) Photo — Size, Requirements and How to Prepare

A photo for the Taiwan Student ID (學生證) will be accepted on first submission when it meets the 28×35 mm (331×413 px) standard — the 1-inch format adopted across virtually all Taiwanese universities and colleges as the de facto requirement for student enrolment documents.

Unlike a passport or a national ID card, the Student ID in Taiwan is issued directly by each individual school or university, not by a central government authority. There is no single national biometric photo standard for this document. In practice, institutions across Taiwan have converged on the classic 1-inch format (28×35 mm), a plain white or light neutral background, and a clear front-facing portrait taken within the last six months. Some universities specify white background only; others accept any sufficiently light, plain colour. Because exact rules can differ slightly from one institution to the next, preparing your photo to the strictest common denominator — white background, 28×35 mm dimensions, and correct face proportion — guarantees acceptance at any Taiwanese school without needing to check each institution's individual leaflet.

• Photo size: 28×35 mm (331×413 px at standard print resolution)
• Background: plain white (#FFFFFF); the safest and universally accepted choice across all institutions
• Face proportion: face fills 65–80% of the frame height
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, looking directly at the camera
• Glasses: permitted only if both eyes are fully visible; no tinted lenses, no glare, no frames obscuring the eyes
• Headwear: not permitted except for verified religious or medical reasons; the full face must remain visible
• Recency: photo must have been taken within the last 6 months
• Editing: no filters, heavy retouching, or unnatural colour adjustments

Common reasons photos are rejected at Taiwanese universities:

• Wrong dimensions — submitting a 35×45 mm passport-size print or a 2-inch studio photo instead of the required 1-inch (28×35 mm) format is the single most frequent mistake; the photo simply does not fit the card template
• Coloured or patterned background — a grey, blue, or gradient studio background may fail at institutions that specify white only; even a lightly off-white background has been refused at some schools
• Face occupying too little of the frame — excessive empty space above the head violates the minimum 65% face-height rule and is one of the most common cropping errors
• Glasses with glare or tinted lenses — even lightly reflective frames can cause the photo to be returned; if your glasses create any reflection under studio lighting, remove them for the photo

Upload your own photo and it is automatically prepared to the exact 28×35 mm standard: cropped, resized, and placed on a clean white background with the correct face proportion — no manual editing needed. Before you pay, you receive a free watermarked preview so you can confirm the result. If your university still rejects the photo, we redo it at no extra charge or issue a full refund. You pay only for the final, print-ready file.