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Dominican passport photo requirements

Dominican passport photo: size and rules

As of October 27, 2026, for a Dominican passport renewal abroad, MIREX lists one recent 5 x 5 cm photo with a white background, and some consular offices take photos on site (per servicios360.mirex.gob.do, checked on Oct 27, 2026).

Some Dominican consular offices have their own photo service, and MIREX tells applicants to check whether theirs does.

The West Coast consulate does not want a printed photo: applicants take it with a phone or camera and email it after mailing their documents.

Updated Rules checked against servicios360.mirex.gob.doHow we check

Dominican passport photo at a glance

Printed size
50 x 50 mmservicios360.mirex.gob.do
Background
Whiteconsulatedrwest.gob.do
Glasses
Not allowedconsulatedrwest.gob.do
Prints needed
One photoservicios360.mirex.gob.do

Questions people ask

Do you need to bring a photo for a Dominican passport in the U.S.?

It depends on the consulate. The general passport guide from the Dominican Foreign Ministry (MIREX) asks for one recent 5 x 5 cm photo on a white background for renewals, and adds that some consular offices have their own photo service.

The New York consulate’s renewal checklist names only the old passport, an updated cédula and a QR-coded birth certificate, and the New Orleans consulate says its procedure includes fingerprints and a photo. Inside the Dominican Republic, the passport office takes the picture at its own office. Ask your consulate before printing anything.

Sources: servicios360.mirex.gob.do · usa.mirex.gob.do (pages 1, 2) · pasaportes.gob.do

What size is a Dominican passport photo?

MIREX’s consular guide uses 5 x 5 cm for renewals of expired, lost or damaged passports and for a first passport for a child born abroad, and 4 x 5 cm when a new booklet corrects passport data. The West Coast consulate in California lists a passport-style photo of 2×2 without naming the unit.

None of these official pages gives a head size or an eye position. They describe a front-facing close-up with the hair pulled back and both ears showing.

Sources: servicios360.mirex.gob.do · consulatedrwest.gob.do

Can you email a photo for a Dominican passport renewal?

At the Dominican consulate for the West Coast, in Glendale, California, yes. Adult and child renewals go by mail, and the photo is not printed: applicants take it with a phone or camera and email it once their documents are sent. The consulate can also take it remotely for US$15.

No pixel size or file-size limit is published. The consulate’s instructions turn down a gray or blue background, an open mouth, earrings, hidden ears, glasses or a cropped top of the head.

Sources: consulatedrwest.gob.do (pages 1, 2, 3)

What should you avoid wearing in a Dominican passport photo?

Glasses and jewelry. The West Coast consulate rules out glasses, earrings, chains and necklaces; MIREX’s guide adds piercings and smiling; and the passport office in the Dominican Republic bans contact lenses too.

Hair goes back off the face with the ears and forehead uncovered, and head coverings are accepted only for religious or medical reasons. Dark clothing that covers the shoulders stands out against the white background.

Sources: consulatedrwest.gob.do · servicios360.mirex.gob.do · pasaportes.gob.do

Common reasons a photo is turned down

  1. The West Coast consulate’s instructions reject photos whose background looks gray or blue, along with open mouths, earrings, hidden ears, glasses and a cropped top. consulatedrwest.gob.do

Every rule, with its source

Size and head position

  • The Dominican Foreign Ministry’s consular guide lists one recent 5 x 5 cm photo, front-facing and on white, for renewing an expired passport at a consulate. servicios360.mirex.gob.do
  • When a new Dominican booklet is issued to correct data, the MIREX guide calls instead for a recent 4 x 5 cm color photo with a white background and no shadow. servicios360.mirex.gob.do
  • The Dominican consulate for the U.S. West Coast, in Glendale, California, asks adults renewing by mail for one passport-style photo listed only as 2×2, with no unit given. consulatedrwest.gob.do

Background

  • For the West Coast consulate, the background is white, both ears and the forehead show, and no hair falls over any part of the face. consulatedrwest.gob.do
  • In the Dominican Republic, the passport office photographs applicants against white and asks for dark street clothes with covered shoulders, not a uniform. pasaportes.gob.do

Glasses, head coverings and clothing

  • MIREX rules out earrings, piercings, chains, a smile or any facial expression, and asks for hair pulled back, uncovered ears and forehead, no bangs and a close-up shot. servicios360.mirex.gob.do
  • Glasses, earrings, chains, necklaces and other accessories are not allowed in a photo sent to the West Coast consulate, and the applicant’s clothing needs sleeves. consulatedrwest.gob.do
  • The Dominican passport office bans all eyewear in its photo, from sunglasses and prescription or safety glasses to contact lenses. pasaportes.gob.do
  • Hats and other head coverings are refused by the DGP unless they are worn for religious or medical reasons. pasaportes.gob.do
  • Every facial piercing, chain or ring has to come off before the Dominican passport office takes the picture. pasaportes.gob.do

How recent

  • The Dominican passport office says a new passport is needed only after a significant change in appearance, and a beard, dyed hair or normal aging do not count. pasaportes.gob.do

Digital file

  • The West Coast consulate does not want a printed photo: applicants take it with a phone or camera and email it after mailing their documents. consulatedrwest.gob.do
  • The same California consulate offers to take the photo remotely for a US$15 fee. consulatedrwest.gob.do

Babies and children

  • A first passport for a child born abroad to Dominican parents calls for a recent 5×5 cm color photo on white, according to MIREX. servicios360.mirex.gob.do
  • A child renewing at the New York consulate must come with at least one parent, a legal guardian or an adult holding a legal power of attorney. usa.mirex.gob.do
  • Renewing a child’s passport by mail through the West Coast consulate also uses a 2×2 photo sent by email rather than a print. consulatedrwest.gob.do
  • For children applying in the Dominican Republic, the DGP takes the photo at the office and captures the child’s signature from age 10. pasaportes.gob.do

Where photos come from

  • Some Dominican consular offices have their own photo service, and MIREX tells applicants to check whether theirs does. servicios360.mirex.gob.do
  • The Dominican Consulate General in New York lists three documents for renewing an expired adult passport, the old passport, an updated cédula and a QR-coded birth certificate, and names no photo. usa.mirex.gob.do
  • In New Orleans, the Dominican consulate says a passport renewal needs an appointment and includes fingerprinting and a photo. usa.mirex.gob.do
  • Replacing a lost passport through the New Orleans consulate takes a sworn statement, a cédula, a birth certificate and a photo. usa.mirex.gob.do
  • Inside the Dominican Republic, the Dirección General de Pasaportes takes the passport photo at its own office. pasaportes.gob.do

Who reviews the photo

  • Each Dominican consular office is allowed to add requirements beyond those in the MIREX guide. servicios360.mirex.gob.do
  • Dominican passport booklets are either electronic, valid for 10 years, or biometric, valid for 6 to 10 years. servicios360.mirex.gob.do
  • A consulate without passport printing equipment sends the job to another consulate or to the Dominican Republic, and the applicant pays the mailing costs. servicios360.mirex.gob.do

FAQ

How long is a Dominican passport valid?

MIREX says Dominican booklets are electronic, valid for 10 years, or biometric, valid for 6 to 10 years. Source: official page "Pasaportes — Portal Único de Servicios de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX)", checked on Oct 27, 2026.

Who has to go with a child to the New York consulate?

At least one parent, a legal guardian or an adult holding a legal power of attorney for that purpose, who brings their own cédula. Source: official page "Pasaportes — Consulado General de la República Dominicana en New York", checked on Oct 27, 2026.

Can a consulate ask for more than the MIREX list?

Yes. MIREX authorizes consular offices to add requirements, so check your own consulate. No photo service, SelfieToPassport included, can promise that a consulate will accept a photo. Source: official page "Pasaportes — Portal Único de Servicios de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX)", checked on Oct 27, 2026.

Is SelfieToPassport the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX), Dominican Republic?

No. SelfieToPassport is not affiliated with the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX), Dominican Republic or any other government agency. The Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX), Dominican Republic publishes the photo rules for free at servicios360.mirex.gob.do; this page links to each one.

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Where this information comes from

Every rule on this page comes from a page published by the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX), Dominican Republic, read on the date shown. We rewrite each rule in plain words and link to the page it came from. Each rule has a review deadline; one that passes it without a new check comes off the page.

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