Get an Argentina passport photo in 4×4 cm (40×40 mm) in seconds. Take a selfie at home, and our AI passport photo maker crops it to the right size, sets a white background and checks it against the official rules.
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An Argentine passport photo is a square colour photo with a plain white background. The AI check validates your passport photo against each parameter below.
The standard Argentina passport photo size is 4×4 cm, which is 40×40 mm. It is a square format, so a 2×2 inch US passport photo or a 35×45 mm European passport photo is not the right size. In a correct passport photo the head takes up about 70% of the photo height, with a small gap of about 8% between the top of the hair and the edge of the photo. Our passport photo maker sets this size and these proportions for you, so you do not have to measure anything by hand.
For printing, the passport photo is prepared at 600 DPI, which keeps the face sharp at the 4×4 cm size. The same digital photo is suitable for online submission when a form asks you to upload a passport photo instead of handing in a print.
The Argentine passport is the official travel document that Argentina issues to its citizens. It proves your identity and nationality, and you need it to enter foreign countries. It is a booklet with biometric data, including a digital photograph and fingerprints, and a machine-readable zone on the personal information page. It typically has 32 pages and includes security features such as watermarks, holograms and UV printing that make it hard to counterfeit. The passport is handled by the National Registry of Persons (RENAPER) in Argentina and by the consulates of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs abroad.
Each Argentine consulate publishes its own instructions. One example is this consulate page on passports. Check the page of your own consulate before the appointment to see whether you need to bring printed passport photos.
An Argentine passport is typically valid for 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors. Renewal works like the first application, but you may need fewer documents if your old passport is still valid. Every renewal needs a new passport photo that shows how you look today. If your passport is lost or stolen, report it to the authorities right away and follow the steps for a replacement, which also includes a new passport photo. Before you travel, check the visa rules of your destination, because some countries ask for a visa in addition to the passport.
More and more steps of the passport process happen online: the application form, the appointment booking and the status check. When an online form asks you to upload a passport photo, use the digital file instead of scanning a print. A scan of a paper photo often loses sharpness and picks up shadows, and the photo may then fail the check. The file you download from our passport photo maker already has the right size, the white background and the head proportions, so you can upload it online as it is.
Before you upload, check the photo size and file size the online form asks for. Some portals want a minimum number of pixels, others set a maximum file size in KB. If the online form gives its own photo size, follow it rather than the print size.
If you need printed passport photos, download the photo and print it at a photo shop or on a home photo printer at 600 DPI. Print on matte or glossy photo paper, not on plain office paper, and do not resize the image in the print dialog: choose the "actual size" option so the passport photo comes out at exactly 4×4 cm. After printing, cut the photos along the edges with scissors or a paper cutter. Keep a couple of spare photos, because the same passport photo can be useful for other forms in the next months.
Minors need their own passport, which is typically valid for 5 years, and their own passport photo. The rules on size and background are the same as for adults: a 4×4 cm colour photo on a plain white background. For a baby, lay the child on a white sheet and take the photo from above, or hold the baby in front of a white wall with your hands out of the frame. Take several photos in a row and choose the one where the eyes are open and the face looks straight into the camera. Our passport photo maker crops each photo to the right size, so you can test a few and keep the best one.
The officer compares the photo with your face, and the passport also stores your digital photograph as biometric data. If the head is too small, the face details are lost; if it is too large, the outline of the head is cut off. That is why the photo size is fixed at 4×4 cm and the head should fill about 70% of the photo height. A passport photo with the wrong size or proportions may be rejected, so check these points before you print or upload anything online.
Wear everyday clothes in a colour that stands out from the white background, such as blue, green or a darker shade. A white shirt can blend into the background and make the passport photo look washed out. Avoid hats and glasses, as the passport photo rules ask, and keep your hair away from your eyes so your full face is in view. It is also best to skip beauty filters, since a recent passport photo should show how you look today.
At the appointment for an Argentine passport your photograph and fingerprints are taken as biometric data, and the usual list of documents also includes recent passport photos. A passport photo made at home is useful in both cases: you bring it when it is required, and you can use it for online forms, a visa photo for another trip or other documents. Taking passport photos at home also means you can retake them as many times as you like until you are happy with the result.
If you renew your Argentine passport at a consulate abroad, check the consulate page or ask by email before the appointment whether you need to bring passport photos. Many steps, from the form to the booking, can be done online, so it is easy to have your passport photo ready before you go.
The passport photo is not the only one you may need. For the national ID card see our Argentina DNI photo page, and travellers who need a visa can read about the Argentina visa photo. Each page lists the size and rules of its own document.
Hold the phone at arm's length, camera at eye level. We crop the photo to 4×4 cm and straighten it.
Face the camera directly and keep your full face in view. Take off glasses and hats.
Face a window for even daylight and avoid flash. The AI replaces the background with plain white.
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The Argentina passport photo size is 4×4 cm (40×40 mm), a square format. The head takes up about 70% of the photo height.
Plain white, without shadows. Our passport photo maker sets a white background automatically.
No. The rules ask for a photo without glasses and without a hat, with your full face in view.
Yes, if the photo meets the requirements. Use daylight, face the camera directly and keep your full face in view.
Yes. The digital photo is suitable for online submission, and you can also print it at 600 DPI.
At 600 DPI a 40 mm side is about 945 pixels, so the digital passport photo is about 945×945 pixels. An online form may list its own pixel size; follow it if it does.
An Argentine passport is typically valid for 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors. Each renewal needs a recent passport photo that shows how you look today, so a new passport photo is part of every application.
Yes. The digital photo and the check are free; only the optional retouch costs $5.99.
