Indonesian passport photos are reportedly taken against a red background rather than the near-universal white default used by most countries — a genuinely distinctive requirement. No physical print or digital pixel size is published here — check with Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi before your appointment.
Official requirements
Official requirements
Prepared using the published specification below.
Digital photo requirements
No official digital pixel specification was found for this document — see printed requirements below.
Printed photo requirements
A physical photo is part of an Indonesian passport application; no specific print size is published here to avoid assuming a generic 35x45mm that may not apply. A separate digital e-visa spec (400x600px, 2MB max, white background) exists for a different document (e-visa, not the physical passport) and is not applied here to avoid conflating the two.
Other requirements
Head / face position
Full face, centered, looking directly at the camera
Background
Reported to be a RED background for the physical passport photo — unusual compared to the near-universal white convention used by most countries.
Expression
Neutral expression, eyes open and clearly visible.
Source: Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi (Directorate General of Immigration), Indonesia.
Common mistakes
✕Using a plain white background — Indonesian passport photos are reportedly taken against a red background instead
✕Non-neutral expression or shadows on the face
How to take a good photo
✓Confirm the current background color requirement directly with Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi before your appointment — it is reported to be red rather than the common white
✓Face the camera directly with a neutral expression, eyes open and clearly visible
How Vekyo works for a Indonesia passport
Upload a recent photo, and Vekyo detects your face, then checks it against the Indonesia passport specification above — including its reported to be a red background for the physical passport photo — unusual compared to the near-universal white convention used by most countries. background requirement — before letting you crop and position it to match, entirely in your browser. Vekyo only crops, rotates for straightening, and resizes your photo; it never changes your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face. Backgrounds are never automatically replaced — if yours doesn't look plain and evenly lit enough for this document, you'll see a warning instead of a silent pass.
Frequently asked questions
Vekyo prepares your Indonesia passport photo at See requirements, based on the published specification linked on this page — you don't need to measure or crop it yourself.
Reported to be a RED background for the physical passport photo — unusual compared to the near-universal white convention used by most countries. Vekyo's compliance check flags a background that looks patterned, shadowed, or uneven before you pay, so you can retake the photo if needed.
Yes. A recent phone photo works well as long as it is a clear, front-facing shot in good, even lighting against a plain background. Vekyo crops and resizes it to the required dimensions in your browser.
Yes. Vekyo lets you prepare a photo that matches the Indonesia passport photo specification from an existing picture, without visiting a photo studio. You still need to check your final photo, and print it, according to your application's instructions.
No. Vekyo only crops, resizes, and repositions your existing photo to match the required dimensions. It never alters your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face.
No. Face detection, cropping, resizing, and file generation all happen locally in your browser. Your photo is not uploaded to our servers for image processing. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
No. You get a free preview of your finished photo — including its compliance score and checklist — before paying anything. Payment only unlocks the full-resolution, watermark-free download and the printable sheet.
Your compliance checklist shows exactly which checks passed, which need attention, and which failed, with a plain-language explanation for each. From there you can use Auto-Fix to automatically correct issues like cropping, brightness, or sharpness, adjust the crop yourself, or upload or retake a different photo — you can keep adjusting until it looks right, all before you pay. A mistake we see often for a Indonesia passport: using a plain white background — indonesian passport photos are reportedly taken against a red background instead.
The official guidance we could find for a Indonesia passport describes a digital-only upload (See requirements), with no physical print size specified. Vekyo focuses on producing the correctly sized digital file for this document rather than a printable sheet — check the official source on this page to confirm whether a printed photo is ever required.
Vekyo prepares your photo according to the published Indonesia passport photo specification linked on this page. You are responsible for confirming your final photo meets your specific application's requirements before submitting it.
We cannot guarantee acceptance. Vekyo prepares your photo according to the published photo specifications, but final acceptance is always decided by the receiving government authority. Always verify the latest requirements on the official source before submitting your application.
Prepared according to the published requirements — not a guarantee of acceptance and not government approved. Always verify the latest requirements with the official authority before submitting your photo.