Korean passport photo requirements
A Korean passport photo is 35 × 45 mm with a white background. The head measures 32–36 mm from chin to top of skull, excluding hair. Korea’s online passport reissue (재외동포365) takes a JPG of 395–431 × 507–550 px, 500 KB or less, with 413 × 531 px recommended. Source: Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked September 28, 2026.
Sources: passport.go.kr and overseas.mofa.go.kr, checked September 28, 2026.
The rule
| Rule | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Print size | 35 × 45 mm |
| Head height | 32–36 mm, chin to top of skull, hair excluded |
| Digital file | 413 × 531 px JPG recommended (395–431 × 507–550 px accepted), 500 KB or less |
| Background | WhiteCan you change the background of a passport photo? |
| Glasses | Allowed with no glare |
| Expression | Neutral |
| Head coverings | No hats. Religious head coverings only if your face from forehead to chin is fully visible. |
| Babies | The adult rules apply, and no toys, other objects or guardian may show in the photo. A newborn or child up to 36 months who can’t keep their mouth closed may have it slightly open. |
| Editing | Photos edited with apps, filters or AI (including background removal or compositing onto white) are not accepted. |
| Other rules |
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Sources: 외교부 여권안내, 여권사진 규격 안내 (opens in a new tab) (passport.go.kr); Digital file: 외교부 여권안내, 온라인용 사진파일 안내 (opens in a new tab) (passport.go.kr). Checked .
Notes
Before you upload it for online reissue
Korea’s foreign ministry does not recommend photos taken with a phone or another mobile device, or photos heavily corrected with editing software, for the online reissue file: they can look different from you. Its page also says a file that passes the upload’s pre-check can still be rejected at review.
Source: Online photo file guidance, Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Korean), checked September 30, 2026.
What we check, and what we can’t
On your device, we measure the head size and where it sits, the eye line, the wall behind you, the light on your face, the pose and the sharpness against this rule, and we crop the photo to its size. We level, resize and crop it, and nothing else.
We can’t tell how recent the photo is, whether it still looks like you, or what the office’s own reviewer will see on the day. The passport office decides whether to accept it.
Why a real photo matters
“사진 편집 프로그램, 사진 필터 기능 등을 사용하여 임의로 보정된 사진(AI를 활용한 편집·가공·합성·창조 제작물 포함)은 허용 불가함”In English, our translation. Photos altered with photo-editing programs, photo filters and the like (including anything edited, processed, composited or created with AI) are not accepted.
Start with your original camera photo. Check the document’s rules, including whether your head is 32–36 mm from chin to top of skull, hair not counted.
We don’t generate your photo. We level, scale and crop your original pixels to 35 × 45 mm, then show you the head height and the margins before you pay.
Our guides cover AI and passport photos and changing a photo’s background.
The files
studioless-kr-passport-digital
.jpg Online reissue (재외동포365 / 정부24): JPG, 413 × 531 px recommended, 500 KB or less.
413 × 531 px JPEG
studioless-kr-passport-print-4x6
.jpg Print it as a regular 4 × 6 in photo at any drugstore kiosk, then cut on the lines.
1800 × 1200 px at 300 dpi, 6 photos at 35 × 45 mm
studioless-kr-passport-print-5x7
.jpg The same photos on a 5 × 7 in sheet, printed and cut the same way.
1500 × 2100 px at 300 dpi, 9 photos at 35 × 45 mm
The application asks for one photo. Paper: photo paper. Your check results come with the files, and everything is deleted 7 days after your order.
Sources
Changes to this page’s rule
- The Korean passport now carries the foreign ministry’s rule for babies, so Baby mode works for it.
- Document pages now show a short list of key facts, each naming its source authority and record date, before the complete rule table.
- Checked 10 documents against official pages. U.S. State Department pages were read from Wayback snapshots because the live site blocked automated access.
Every document’s rules in one table: passport and visa photo sizesEvery change to the rules we check
Questions
Can I use ChatGPT or an AI app for my Korean passport photo?
For a generated or retouched photo, follow the document’s editing rule. Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says photos edited with apps, filters or AI are not accepted. In our translation of its rule: Photos altered with photo-editing programs, photo filters and the like (including anything edited, processed, composited or created with AI) are not accepted. Reading or checking rules with a chatbot is a separate use; verify its answer against the authority’s source. We only level, scale and crop your photo.
Can I wear glasses in a Korean passport photo?
Only with no glare, no tint and your eyes fully visible. Taking them off is the safest choice.
What do I get for $9.95?
You get a digital file sized for the online form (413 × 531 px JPEG), plus printable 4 × 6 in and 5 × 7 in sheets you can print at any drugstore. The application asks for one photo.
Where do I get my files?
On your order page after you pay, with no account to make.
Can I take my baby’s photo at home?
Yes. Turn on Baby mode in the camera. The adult rules apply, and no toys, other objects or guardian may show in the photo. A newborn or child up to 36 months who can’t keep their mouth closed may have it slightly open.
