Ivory Coast passport photo size & rules
Ivory Coast issues its biometric passport through SNEDAI, the Office National de l'Etat Civil et de l'Identification, working alongside the national police and identification services. The required photograph is 35mm wide by 45mm high and must be captured against a plain white background with balanced lighting. Centre your head in the frame so it fills roughly 70 to 80 percent of the height, look directly into the lens, and hold a neutral expression so your biometric features are recorded cleanly. Ivorian applicants using the enrollment system from abroad meet the same photo standard applied at registration centers at home.
Your face should be fully visible from the crown to the chin, with no shadows on the background and no reflections on any spectacle lenses. SNEDAI enrolment centres routinely turn away photos that are blurred, printed on coloured paper, taken with headwear, or where the subject is smiling or looking away. A correctly sized image matters because Ivorian passport holders frequently travel across ECOWAS states and apply for Schengen and other visas, where the printed photograph is compared to the traveller.
Pixohub generates your Ivory Coast passport photo entirely within your browser, so your image is never uploaded and stays private, and using the tool is completely free. Since official requirements may be revised over time, please verify the current specifications with SNEDAI or the relevant Ivorian authority before you print your photograph or submit your passport application.