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Singapore Passport Photo Size & Requirements

Singapore asks for a 400 × 514 pixel photo for digital upload. Crop and check yours below — the photo never leaves your device.

Source: official Singapore guidance, checked 2026-08-26.

No Singapore rule is recorded here for head height, eye line and print resolution, plus 5 more, so this tool cannot check them. Check the official guidance.

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These are automated checks, not an approval. The issuing authority decides whether your photo is accepted.

Singapore passport photo requirements

Photo size
400 × 514 pixels, for digital upload
Head height
Not published by this authority
Eye line
Not published by this authority
Resolution
Not published by this authority
Background
not read - ICA publishes its background rule only inside images
Expression
Not published by this authority
Glasses
Not published by this authority
Ears
Not published by this authority
Head coverings
Not published by this authority
Photo you took yourself
Accepted
Edited photos
Not accepted, including edited backgrounds

Taken from the official Singapore guidance, last checked . Where a row says the authority publishes nothing, that is what it means — not that anything goes.

Common reasons Singapore passport photos get rejected

  1. Editing the photo

    Singapore rejects photos altered with software, including replacing or tidying the background. Fix the lighting and the wall instead of the file.

  2. A background that is not plain

    Singapore asks for not read - ICA publishes its background rule only inside images. Patterned wallpaper, door frames and furniture edges are common causes.

  3. Shadows on the face or behind the head

    Standing close to a wall throws a shadow onto it, and overhead lighting casts shadows into the eye sockets. Move away from the wall and face a window.

  4. A blurry or low-resolution photo

    Cropping tightly into a small photo is the usual cause. Start from a full-resolution photo taken a couple of metres away rather than enlarging a small one.

  5. Something else in the frame

    Another person, a hand steadying a child, a chair back, a toy, headphones, or a face covering. Authorities list these individually because they see them constantly — the photo must show you alone, with your whole face visible.

  6. A photo that is too old

    Most authorities require a photo taken within the last six months, and one that still looks like you.

Singapore passport photo questions

What size is a Singapore passport photo?
400 × 514 pixels. Singapore publishes a size for digital upload rather than a printed size.
What background does a Singapore passport photo need?
not read - ICA publishes its background rule only inside images.
What does Singapore not specify?
No published rule was found for head height, eye line, print resolution, an exact background colour, glasses, facial expression, whether ears must be visible and head coverings. That does not mean anything is acceptable — it means the authority has not stated a figure, so check its own guidance and err on the cautious side.
Where do these Singapore requirements come from?
They were read from the official guidance at https://www.ica.gov.sg/photo-guidelines, last checked on 2026-08-26. Requirements change, so confirm against that page before you apply.

These are automated checks, not an approval. Singapore’s issuing authority decides whether your photo is accepted. This site is not affiliated with any government.