Vietnam Student ID Photo — Exact Size, Background & Requirements

A properly prepared student ID photo is the first step to a smooth enrolment process at any Vietnamese university or vocational college. The accepted standard is a 30x40 mm portrait (3x4 cm) — a format deeply embedded in Vietnamese administrative practice — with precise face coverage and a plain background. Our service automatically crops and sizes your photo to meet that exact specification, so you submit it once and it passes.

Unlike passports or national ID cards, Vietnam has no single biometric standard for student ID photos set at the national level. Each university, college, or high school publishes its own photo guidelines — yet in practice nearly all institutions converge on the traditional Vietnamese ảnh 3x4 format: a 30x40 mm head-and-shoulders portrait on a white or light-blue background. Some older provincial institutions still explicitly list blue as the required background colour, while most modern universities now accept white. Always check your institution's specific enrolment documents, but preparing a white-background photo to the dimensions below will be accepted almost universally across Vietnam.

• Print size: 30 x 40 mm (3 x 4 cm)
• Digital size: 354 x 472 pixels at 300 dpi
• Background: solid white (#FFFFFF) — or plain light blue if your institution specifies it
• Face coverage: face and head must fill 65–80% of the frame height
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and clearly visible
• Glasses: permitted only if eyes are fully visible with no glare, reflections, or tinted lenses
• Headwear: not allowed (except for documented religious reasons)
• Photo recency: taken within the last 6 months

Common reasons student ID photos are rejected in Vietnam:

• Wrong background colour: using a light-blue photo when the institution requires white, or vice versa — always read the enrolment notice carefully
• Incorrect proportions: submitting a 4x6 cm or passport-sized photo instead of the standard 3x4 cm format
• Face too small or too close: the face must occupy 65–80% of frame height — a common mistake when cropping from a casual phone selfie
• Visible shadows or uneven lighting: Vietnamese administrative offices frequently reject photos where shadows fall across the face or background from home lighting setups

To get your photo ready: upload any clear, front-facing picture and it will be automatically resized, cropped to the 30x40 mm standard, and set against the correct background. You receive a free watermarked preview before paying a single thing — check that it looks right, then pay only for the final print-ready file. If your institution rejects the photo for any technical reason, we redo it at no charge or refund you in full. No risk, no wasted trips to the photo studio.