Mexico Passport photo requirements
Mexico's passport photo is 4.5×3.5 cm, color, front-facing, on a plain white background, with a serious expression (no smiling), no glasses, and the head uncovered and fully visible. It must be recent — taken no more than 30 days before the appointment. Verified against Mexico's Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE).
要点速览
- 照片尺寸
- 35×45 mm
- 头部高度
- 占照片的 71–80%（下巴至头顶）
- 眼睛位置
- 自底部向上 50–65%
- 背景
- Plain white
- 表情
- 中性表情，嘴巴闭合
- 输出分辨率
- 413×531 px @ 300 dpi
- 最大文件大小
- 10240 KB（JPEG）
每条规则，均有出处
头部大小、形状与位置
来源 ↗The photo is 45×35 mm (4.5×3.5 cm), color, with the head shown complete and centered facing forward. The SRE rejects photos where the face is too close ("cara muy cerca"), too far / head too small ("cabeza muy lejos"), or shown in profile ("foto de perfil") — only a full, front-on head at a moderate distance is accepted.
表情
来源 ↗Use a serious, neutral expression — do NOT smile. The SRE photo examples are explicitly captioned "sin sonreír" (without smiling).
眼镜
来源 ↗Glasses are not allowed — photos must be taken "sin lentes" (without glasses). The SRE marks "lentes puestos" (glasses on) as a rejected example.
头部遮盖物（宗教 / 医疗）
来源 ↗The head must be uncovered ("cabeza descubierta") and fully visible ("cabeza completa"). No head coverings are described as permitted by the SRE.
帽子与便帽
来源 ↗Hats and any head covering are not allowed — the photo must show the head uncovered ("cabeza descubierta").
光照
主管机构未作规定Not specified by Mexico's SRE; ICAO/best-practice default applies — use even, diffuse lighting so the face is uniformly lit with accurate skin tones and no hot spots.
阴影
主管机构未作规定Not specified by Mexico's SRE; ICAO/best-practice default applies — no shadows on the face or background.
背景
来源 ↗Use a plain white background ("fondo blanco"). The SRE rejects a gray or stained/blotchy background ("fondo gris o manchado").
红眼与闪光灯
主管机构未作规定Not specified by Mexico's SRE; ICAO/best-practice default applies — no red-eye; use diffused light or reposition the flash so the eyes appear natural.
头发与面部遮挡
来源 ↗The full head and face must be visible and uncovered ("cabeza completa", "cabeza descubierta"), with no glasses obscuring the eyes ("sin lentes").
视线与眼睛
来源 ↗Face the camera straight on ("de frente"). Photos showing the face or body turned to the side ("rostro y cuerpo de lado") or in profile ("foto de perfil") are rejected.
婴儿与儿童
主管机构未作规定Not specified by Mexico's SRE; ICAO/best-practice default applies — for infants the same front-facing, white-background, eyes-open standard applies; no other person, supporting hands, or props should be visible in frame.
Mexico passport photo requirements, in plain English
Mexico's passport photo rules come from the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE). They are short and strict: a recent, color, front-facing photo on a plain white background, with a serious face (no smiling), no glasses, and the head uncovered and fully visible. Every rule below is taken from the SRE's official requirements page and its photo-example sheet.
Size and framing
The photo must be 45×35 mm (4.5×3.5 cm), in color, with your head shown complete and centered, facing the camera. The SRE's example sheet rejects three framing mistakes outright:
- Cara muy cerca — face too close / cropped in too tight.
- Cabeza muy lejos — head too far away / too small in the frame.
- Foto de perfil — a profile or side-angle shot.
Aim for a full head at a moderate distance, shot straight on.
Expression — do not smile
Unlike the U.S. passport, Mexico does not allow a smile. The official photo examples are captioned "sin sonreír" (without smiling). Use a serious, neutral expression with your mouth closed.
Glasses — take them off
Photos must be taken "sin lentes" (without glasses). The SRE explicitly flags "lentes puestos" (glasses on) as a rejected example, so remove all eyeglasses before your photo.
Head coverings
Your head must be uncovered ("cabeza descubierta") and fully visible ("cabeza completa"). Hats, caps, and other head coverings are not permitted.
Background
Use a plain white background ("fondo blanco"). The SRE rejects a gray or stained/blotchy background ("fondo gris o manchado"). Snapassport standardizes your background to the exact compliant white automatically, so a slightly off-color or uneven wall is corrected for you.
Recency
The photo must be recent — taken no more than 30 days before your appointment ("no mayor a 30 días de anterioridad"). This is one of the shortest recency windows of any common passport.
Where Mexico's rules are silent
The SRE's published guidance does not spell out lighting, shadows, red-eye, or infant-specific rules. For those, Snapassport applies the international ICAO best-practice defaults: even lighting with accurate skin tones, no shadows on the face or background, no red-eye, and — for babies — the same front-facing, white-background, eyes-open standard with no other people, hands, or props in the frame.
常见问题
- Can you smile in a Mexican passport photo?
- No. Mexico's SRE requires a serious, neutral expression — the official photo examples are captioned "sin sonreír" (without smiling). Keep your mouth closed and your face relaxed.
- Can you wear glasses in a Mexican passport photo?
- No. Photos must be taken "sin lentes" (without glasses). The SRE lists "lentes puestos" (glasses on) as a rejected example, so remove all eyeglasses before the photo.
- How recent must a Mexican passport photo be?
- Very recent — the SRE requires the photo to be taken no more than 30 days before your passport appointment ("no mayor a 30 días de anterioridad").
来源，已于 2026-06-15 核实： Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) — Pasaporte ordinario por primera vez (requisitos) · SRE — Ejemplos de cómo deben ser las fotografías para trámite de pasaporte mexicano (Consulado de México en Frankfurt)
规则会变动。最终是否被接受始终由签发机构决定 — Snapassport 依据已发布的要求进行校验，并不作出裁定。
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