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Mongolia's Consular Department lists a 3.5x4.5cm photo for every visa type and adds that the size is mandatory — the only dimension it states, and it states it three times.

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Mongolia Visa Photo (35x45mm)

Standard Example

Precise Face Alignment

  • 1

    Fit your head inside the guide

    Chin to crown at 32-36mm on the 45mm frame.

  • 2

    Centre your face on the vertical line

    Head level, looking straight at the camera.

  • 3

    Use a plain light background

    Even lighting, no shadow behind you.

Specifications

The 3.5x4.5cm format the Consular Department requires.

Dimensions35 x 45mm (3.5 x 4.5cm)
Stated asMandatory — the size is not flexible
Embassy routePrinted only, no soft copies
e-VisaK2, K4 and K6, decided within 72 hours

Compliance Checklist

  • 3.5 x 4.5cm exactly

    The Consular Department calls the size mandatory for every visa type.

  • Embassy documents must be printed

    The embassy will not accept soft copies of anything.

  • Passport valid 6 months

    Counted before your intended travel date.

  • Neutral expression

    Mouth closed, looking straight ahead.

  • Taken within the last 6 months

    Must reflect your current appearance.

Must be a photographic print

embassy applications must be hard copies — the Consular Department states in capitals that it will not accept soft copies of any document, the photograph included. The 3.5 x 4.5cm size is listed for every visa type and flagged as mandatory each time

Mongolia Visa Photo Requirements, Explained

3.5x4.5cm, and the Consular Department goes out of its way to say the size is mandatory.

Quick Check: Do's & Don'ts

Not 3x4cm

A common figure online, but not the one Mongolia states.

No Soft Copies

Embassy applications must be printed out.

35 x 45mm (3.5x4.5cm)

The size on the Consular Department's own page.

Check Which Route You're On

98 nationalities can use the e-visa instead.

The Size Is Stated Three Times

3.5x4.5cm, described as mandatory.

Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Department lists the requirements for three categories of visa — tourist, other types such as business or student, and official or diplomatic. All three carry the same line: a 3.5×4.5cm photo, followed by the parenthetical "the size of the photo is mandatory".

That parenthetical is unusual. Most consular pages give a measurement and move on; repeating it three times and flagging it as mandatory is what an office does when it keeps receiving the wrong thing.

This page previously carried a 3x4cm figure with a 30mm head, which circulates widely online. We could not trace it to any Mongolian authority, and it is 5mm short in both directions against the Consular Department's own page, so it has been corrected.

Nothing Digital at the Embassy

Every document has to be a hard copy.

If you are applying at a Mongolian embassy or consulate, the guidance is explicit and in capitals: all documents are required to be hard copies or printed out, and the embassy will not accept soft copies.

That covers the photograph as well as everything else. Turning up with the file on your phone is not a fallback here.

Normal processing is three working days with a paid expedited option, but depending on what you submit it can run to five or ten. The Consular Department advises contacting the embassy about timing before you book travel.

Or Skip the Embassy Entirely

98 nationalities can apply online.

Mongolia issues e-visas to citizens of 98 countries in three categories: K2 for tourism, K4 for participants in sporting, cultural or arts events and for film and content production, and K6 for transit of up to ten days.

E-visa applicants do not submit their passport or original supporting documents to a mission in person, and the result arrives by email within 72 hours. Hold a digital or printed copy to show airline staff and border officials.

If your nationality is not on that list, the embassy route above is the one that applies, and so does the printed-documents rule.

Background & Expression

Plain, evenly lit, neutral.

Use a plain light background with even lighting and no shadow behind your head. Stand about a metre clear of the wall so your shoulders do not cast one.

Look straight into the camera with a neutral expression and your mouth closed. The photo should be recent — within the last six months — and reflect your current appearance.

Your passport must be valid for at least six months before your intended travel date, which is checked at application rather than at the border.

What You'll Actually Download

Printed at 35 x 45mm, 827 x 1063px, JPG/PNG. Computed from this photo's own specification, not typed by hand.

How you submitUpload or printSubmitted through: evisa.mn (e-visa) or a Mongolian mission
Pixel size
827 x 1063px @ 600dpi
Print size
35 x 45mm (3.5 x 4.5cm / 1.38 x 1.77 in)
File type
JPG / PNG
Background
White

Requirements verified · Source: consul.mn (MFA Consular Department)

Watch out — Must be a photographic print — embassy applications must be hard copies — the Consular Department states in capitals that it will not accept soft copies of any document, the photograph included. The 3.5 x 4.5cm size is listed for every visa type and flagged as mandatory each time

Mongolia Visa Photo Maker (3.5 x 4.5cm)

Create the 35x45mm photo a Mongolian visa needs — the size the Consular Department calls mandatory. Free, and your photo never leaves your browser.

Get Your Photo in 3 Steps

1. Upload Your Photo

Choose a clear, recent photo from your phone or computer.

Taken within the last six months.

2. Auto Alignment

We crop to 35x45mm with your head at 32-36mm.

Stand well clear of the wall — shadows show.

3. Download or Print

Upload it to the e-visa portal, or print it for the embassy.

Embassies take hard copies only.

Mongolia Visa Photo Specifications

Dimensions35 x 45mm (3.5 x 4.5cm)
Head Height32 - 36mm, chin to crown
Stated asMandatory, for every visa type
BackgroundPlain and light, no shadows
Embassy routePrinted documents only

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.What size photo does a Mongolian visa need?▼
3.5 x 4.5cm (35x45mm). Mongolia's Consular Department lists it for tourist, business and official visas alike, each time followed by the note that the size of the photo is mandatory.
Q.I have seen 3x4cm quoted for Mongolia. Which is right?▼
3.5x4.5cm. The 3x4cm figure circulates widely but does not appear on the Consular Department's page, which is the only Mongolian authority stating a size. This page used to carry the 3x4cm figure and has been corrected.
Q.Can I use a spare Schengen visa photo?▼
The frame matches at 35x45mm, so usually yes. Check that it was taken within the last six months and is on a plain, evenly lit background.
Q.Is the passport photo the same size?▼
Yes. The Mongolian passport photo is also 35x45mm, so the same crop covers both.
Q.Can I email documents to the embassy?▼
No. The guidance states in capitals that all documents must be hard copies or printed out, and that the embassy will not accept soft copies. That includes the photograph.
Q.Do I need to go to an embassy at all?▼
Not if your nationality is among the 98 eligible for the e-visa. Those applicants apply online in one of three categories — K2 tourist, K4 events and content production, K6 transit up to ten days — and receive the result by email within 72 hours without submitting a passport in person.