# Taiwan Passport Photo Maker, 35x45 mm

Country: Taiwan

Document: Passport

Page language: en

Page: [Taiwan Passport Photo Maker, 35x45 mm](https://onedollarpassportphoto.com/tw/passport/)

Requirements last verified: 2026-05-23

## Photo specifications

These are document-specific values from the page data. Printed and digital requirements may apply to different application routes; consult the guide and sources below.

| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Photo dimensions | 35 × 45 mm |
| Photo paper | Glossy or matte |
| Digital pixel dimensions | 413 × 531 px (see guide/source for applicability and minimum vs exact sizing) |
| Digital file format | JPEG |
| Maximum digital file size | 5120 KB |
| Photo age | Taken within 6 months |

## Appearance and composition

- Background: Plain white background, even lighting, no shadows or flash glare
- Head size: 32-36mm from chin to crown (70-80% of frame height)
- Expression: Neutral, mouth closed, no teeth showing. Direct gaze at camera, both eyes open and visible
- Glasses: Not permitted.
- Even lighting; no harsh shadows.
- Filters, beauty modes and retouching are forbidden.
- Color photo.
- Head coverings are permitted for religious reasons; check the source for conditions.
- Uniforms are restricted; check the source for exceptions.
- No earphones or wireless devices.

## Common rejection reasons

### Head proportion wrong

Head must measure 32-36mm from chin to crown (70-80% of frame). Too close to camera makes head too large; too far makes it too small.

What to do: Stand about 1.2m from the camera. Our cropper auto-frames to the correct ratio before checkout.

### Wearing glasses

BOCA technically allows clear-lens glasses, but strongly recommends removing them. In practice, lens glare, thick frames obscuring features, or incompatibility with foreign airport facial-recognition systems cause rejection at submission or border. Coloured or pupil-enlarging contact lenses are banned outright.

What to do: Remove your glasses for the safest result. Remove circle/coloured contacts.

### Smiling with teeth visible

Expression must be neutral with mouth closed. Smiling, parted lips, or showing teeth are grounds for rejection.

What to do: Practice a neutral expression in the mirror first. Relax your jaw with lips together.

### Hair covering ears or touching photo border

Both ears must be visible. Hair must not cover eyebrows, eyes, or touch the photo edge (women with long hair can touch the bottom edge only).

What to do: Tuck hair behind your ears. Pull long hair back if it would cover the face or touch the side or top edges.

### Selfie distortion or mirror image

Wide-angle smartphone selfies distort face and ear proportions and can break airport e-Gate facial recognition. Mirror images (the horizontally flipped selfie preview) are also banned.

What to do: Have someone else take the photo from about 1.2m away with the rear camera. Disable mirror/auto-flip in your camera settings.

### Digital retouching or beautification

BOCA bans all digital retouching, beauty filters, skin smoothing, and composite images. The resulting photo will fail facial-recognition validation at the airport e-Gate.

What to do: Turn off all beauty filters in your camera app. Use the native camera, not Snow or Meitu.

## Source for the document requirements

[Source linked by the document page](https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-140-467-29b1d-2.html)

The complete guide below includes additional sources and application-specific qualifications when available.

## Create a photo with One Dollar Passport Photo

The service sizes, crops and checks a photo for the selected document. Its output settings are service choices, not additional government requirements.

- Digital photo download: $1 USD.
- Print-ready sheet download: $5 USD. Printing is separate.
- Optional human expert review: +$4.99 USD.

[Open the photo tool](https://onedollarpassportphoto.com/tw/passport/)