Venezuela Cedula de Identidad Photo — Exact SAIME Requirements

A compliant photo for Venezuela's Cedula de Identidad must meet the standards set by SAIME (Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y Extranjería), the government body responsible for identity documents in Venezuela. The specification mirrors the white-background 2×2 inch passport standard: a square format, clean white field, and a clear, neutral portrait — precision that leaves no margin for interpretation at the counter.

One important fact that every applicant should know: for the Cedula itself, SAIME captures your photo digitally on-site during your scheduled appointment at an office. The same live-capture pipeline used for Venezuelan passports applies here. This means you will not hand over a printed photograph when you sit down at the window — the officer photographs you directly. However, a standard-compliant reference image remains genuinely valuable: many supporting processes, visa applications, and third-party carnet requests that accompany or follow the cedula appointment do require a submitted photo matching these exact proportions. Arriving prepared — knowing precisely how a compliant photo must look — means you can sit confidently for the on-site capture and have a ready image on hand for every related step.

• Size: 51 × 51 mm (digital equivalent: 1205 × 1205 px)
• Background: Pure white (#FFFFFF) — no shadows, gradients, or patterns
• Face coverage: 70–80% of the frame height
• Expression: Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking directly at the camera
• Glasses: Not permitted
• Headwear: Permitted for verified religious reasons only
• Recency: Photo must reflect your current appearance (taken within the last 6 months)
• Image quality: Sharp focus, even lighting, no pixelation or compression artifacts

• Common reasons photos are rejected for Venezuela documents:
• Off-white or cream background: Venezuela's SAIME standard requires pure white (#FFFFFF). Ivory or grey-tinted backgrounds — common with home printers — are rejected outright.
• Face too small in the frame: If the face occupies less than 70% of the frame height, the proportions fall outside the cedula/passport specification and the image is refused.
• Glasses present: Any eyewear, including clear-lens frames, is not permitted under current SAIME regulations.
• Uneven or harsh lighting creating facial shadows: Shadows across one side of the face or strong reflections on the forehead are grounds for rejection, as they interfere with biometric recognition.

Use our tool to produce a reference image that is automatically sized to exactly 51 × 51 mm at 1205 × 1205 px, with the background cleared to pure white and the face centered to the 70–80% framing standard. A free watermarked preview is available before any payment, so you can verify the result yourself. Walk into your SAIME appointment knowing exactly what a compliant portrait looks like — and keep your ready-to-use image for any visa, carnet, or auxiliary document that requires a submitted photo.