Venezuela Passport Photo — Exact SAIME Requirements & Size Guide
Get a perfectly standard-compliant Venezuela passport photo sized 51×51 mm with white background, meeting every SAIME requirement — preview free before you pay.
This photo must be taken by an accredited service
For this document, Venezuela 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 Venezuela photos online:
A document photo is a headache of its own
A Venezuela Passport 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 Passport photo: what matters
A Venezuela passport photo must meet the precise standard set by SAIME (Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y Extranjería), the authority responsible for issuing Venezuelan e-passports. The accepted format is 51×51 mm (2×2 in) at a resolution that corresponds to 1205×1205 px, with a plain white background and the face covering 70–80% of the frame height. Getting every measurement exactly right is what determines whether a photo clears the review stage.
Venezuela's e-passport is issued through a SAIME appointment, and in that standard in-country process the photo is captured digitally on-site by SAIME staff — applicants do not bring a printed photo to the appointment. For consular applications, visa applications, and other documents that do accept submitted photos, the official printed standard is the same 51×51 mm specification described here. Having a correctly prepared reference image means you know exactly how a compliant photo must look before you walk into any appointment, and you have a ready file for every other submission that requires one.
- Size: 51×51 mm (2×2 in) — 1205×1205 px at print resolution
- Background: solid white (#FFFFFF) — no shadows, gradients, or patterns
- Face coverage: head and face must fill 70–80% of the total frame height
- Expression: neutral, relaxed — mouth fully closed, no smile
- Glasses: not permitted under any circumstances
- Head coverings: permitted only for verified religious observance; the face must remain fully visible from chin to forehead and ear to ear
- Photo recency: taken within the last 6 months, accurately representing your current appearance
- Eyes: open, clearly visible, looking directly at the camera
- Lighting: even, no shadows across the face or background
Common reasons passport photos are rejected for Venezuelan consular or visa submissions:
- Off-white or cream background — the background must be pure white (#FFFFFF); beige or light grey tones are frequently flagged
- Face coverage outside the 70–80% range — a head that is too small or too large relative to the frame is one of the most common SAIME-standard errors
- Glasses present in the photo — Venezuelan passport regulations do not allow glasses, and this is a consistent reason for rejection even when lenses appear clear
- Uneven lighting or facial shadows — photos taken in poor indoor lighting often produce shadows that violate the flat-background and even-illumination requirement
Our tool automatically crops and scales your photo to the exact 51×51 mm SAIME-standard dimensions, balances the background to a verified white, and checks that your face sits within the required 70–80% of frame height. You receive a free watermarked preview before any payment, so you can confirm the result looks right. Whether you are preparing for a consular appointment, a visa application to a third country, or simply want a correctly formatted reference image so you know what a compliant photo looks like before your SAIME visit — the output is print-ready and document-ready the moment you download it.
What an accepted Passport photo looks like
Venezuela · 51 × 51 mm. Tap any requirement to see what it means on a real photo.
- Size
- 51 × 51 mm · 1205 × 1205 px
- Background
- White plain
- Head in frame
- 70–80%
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Facial expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- Headwear
- Only for religious reasons
- File
- JPG · ≤ 2 MB
Print size is 51 × 51 mm and the digital file is 1205 × 1205 px.
Official requirements source: saime.gob.ve
Requirements verified: 08.2026
How to take a good photo
The most common reasons a Venezuela Passport 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 Venezuela Passport photos
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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.