Kenyan passport photos are 35x45mm on a plain white background. Applications go through eCitizen, so you will usually need a digital file.
Fit your head inside the guide
Chin to crown should measure 32-36mm.
Center your face on the vertical line
Head straight, shoulders square.
Keep the background plain
White, with no shadow behind your head.
The 35x45mm format used for Kenyan e-passport applications.
Plain white background
No designs, patterns or visible shadows.
Full face clearly visible
Nothing covering the eyes, forehead or chin.
Neutral expression
Mouth closed, both eyes open.
Taken within the last 6 months
Must reflect your current appearance.
you apply online but must appear in person at an immigration office, where the photo capture and biometric enrolment happen
35x45mm on a plain white background, for the eCitizen e-passport application.
The background must be plain and simple.
Headgear is permitted for religious reasons only.
Evenly lit, no shadow behind your head.
Head straight, centred, eyes level.
Kenyan passport applications are submitted online.
Kenyan passport applications run through the eCitizen platform, which means the photo is a digital file you upload rather than a print you hand across a counter. Biometrics are captured later at an enrolment appointment.
Save the file this tool produces at full quality. If your appointment office asks for prints as well, you can print the same file at 35x45mm.
35x45mm, or 413x531 pixels at 300 DPI.
Kenya uses the standard 35x45mm format, the same size as the eTA photo for visitors. At 300 DPI that comes to 413x531 pixels.
Your head should measure roughly 32-36mm from chin to crown, sitting centred in the frame with a small gap above the hair.
Plain white, no designs, no shadows.
The background must be plain white with no designs or patterns. Stand about a metre from the wall so your body does not throw a shadow onto it.
Use soft, even, frontal light. Overhead lighting casts shadows into the eye sockets and under the nose, which makes facial recognition checks less reliable.
Neutral face, no headgear except religious.
Keep a neutral expression with your mouth closed and both eyes open and clearly visible. Look straight at the camera with your head upright.
Headgear is permitted for religious purposes only, and your full face must stay visible. The photo must have been taken within the past six months.
Printed at 35 x 45mm, 827 x 1063px, JPG/PNG. Computed from this photo's own specification, not typed by hand.
Requirements verified · Source: immigration.go.ke
Watch out — Photo taken at the appointment — you apply online but must appear in person at an immigration office, where the photo capture and biometric enrolment happen
Create the 35x45mm photo a Kenyan e-passport application needs — plain white background, eCitizen-ready, free and 100% private.
Choose a clear, recent photo from your phone or computer.
We crop to 35x45mm with your head at 32-36mm on a white background.
Save the file and attach it to your eCitizen application.
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