Japan Passport
Japan Passport Photo 35x45mm Checker
Check a Japan passport photo free against the 35x45mm MOFA profile. Preview the background, head size, crop, and measurements before paying to download.
Last updated Oct 8, 2026
Verified against the official source · Oct 9, 2026Official Japan Passport Photo Requirements (35x45mm)
Japan passport photos must comply with MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) ICAO biometric standards.
- Dimensions: 35mm wide × 45mm high.
- Background: Plain white or very light grey.
- Head height: Face (chin to top of head) must be 32–36mm.
- Neutral expression, eyes fully open.
- No glasses, sunglasses, or tinted lenses.
- Color photo taken within 6 months.
- No digital retouching beyond basic brightness.
Applying Online? This Is Not the Photo for It
This page is for the printed 35x45mm photo attached to a paper application. The online application on the Myna Portal takes a different file: a JPG of 600×730 pixels, 600KB or less, and it does not accept photos that have had the background removed. A 35x45mm file uploaded there fails the portal's own crop step.
- Paper application: use the 35x45mm photo from this page.
- Online application: see the Japan online passport photo page and upload your original photo.
Photo Examples

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Common rejection risk
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Real Japan Passport Rejection Data
66.7% of Japan Passport photos were rejected on first submission, based on 15 checks run through VisaPhotoCheck.
Most common reasons a rejected photo failed
- Crop or framing100%
- Lighting or shadows20%
Each figure is the share of rejected Japan Passport photos that failed that specific check. A single rejection often fails more than one check, so these do not add up to 100%.
Based on VisaPhotoCheck's own Japan Passport submissions — this reflects our users, not an official or industry-wide rejection rate.
How Japan Passport compares to similar documents
Every figure below is read from the same rule profiles this checker validates against, so it says what actually differs rather than what sounds different.
The same specification
A photo that passes for Japan Passport meets the same measurable requirements as Australia Passport, UAE (Dubai) Visa, Italy Schengen Visa, Spain Schengen Visa, South Korea Passport and Taiwan Passport. Size, head height and background are identical; check each portal's own file-size limit before uploading.
What changes for nearby documents
- China Visa wants 33×48mm, not 35×45mm; head fills 58–69% of the frame, not 71–80%; file limit 120 KB, not 240 KB.
- India Visa wants 600×600px, not 35×45mm; head fills 50–69% of the frame, not 71–80%; file limit 300 KB, not 240 KB.
- Thailand Visa wants 472×709px, not 35×45mm; head fills 65–75% of the frame, not 71–80%; file limit 200 KB, not 240 KB.
- New Zealand Passport wants 900×1200px, not 35×45mm; head fills 64–76% of the frame, not 71–80%; file limit 5000 KB, not 240 KB.
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