Vietnamese Passport Photo — 4 x 6 cm, Free, No Upload

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Vietnamese Passport Photo example: a 4 x 6 cm photo with the head 37–47 mm tall, centred on a plain background. — Official framing for a Vietnamese Passport Photo. The dashed lines mark the crown of the head and the chin; the arrow is the head height the standard measures (37–47 mm).

Need a Vietnamese Passport Photo? Upload any sharp, front-facing portrait and this free maker crops it to the exact 4 x 6 cm standard with the official head-height guides, checks it against the published rules, and gives you both a digital photo and a print-ready 4 x 6 in sheet — entirely in your browser, with no ads and no watermark.

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Vietnamese Passport Photo requirements

Photo size	4 x 6 cm (1.57 x 2.36 in)
Pixels (print)	472 x 709 px at 300 DPI · 945 x 1417 px at 600 DPI
Head height	37–47 mm from chin to crown — typical ICAO guidance (the portal instead publishes a proportional rule: the face should fill about 75% of the frame, with the eyes positioned so the gap above them is about two-thirds of the gap below).
Background	Plain white.
Glasses	Not allowed — remove glasses for this photo.
Editing	Must be original and unedited — no photoshop or AI retouching, and no smiling; the police have warned that edited photos are refused and can cause problems at border e-gates.
Expression	Neutral expression, mouth closed, both eyes open, facing the camera straight on.
Official source	Official photo requirements ↗

Vietnam specifics

Do you bring your own photo for a Vietnamese passport?

It depends on how you apply for your hộ chiếu phổ thông. If you apply online on the Ministry of Public Security portal, including through the VNeID app, you upload an ảnh chân dung 4x6 yourself and the portal checks it on the spot. If you go to a Phòng Quản lý xuất nhập cảnh in person, the officer who receives your file photographs you and takes your fingerprints there, so the picture in your passport is the one taken at the counter. The official dossier list still names a 4 x 6 cm photo taken within the last 6 months, so bringing a print does no harm, but your own photo matters most online. This tool gives you the 4 x 6 portrait with the white background and the face proportions the portal looks for, and a 4 x 6 inch sheet if you want prints as well.

Where to print a Vietnamese passport photo in Vietnam

Walk-in ID photo shops (tiệm chụp ảnh thẻ) are on most main streets and print 4 x 6 cm sets while you wait. Prices vary widely between a quick print and a studio session.

A Hanoi studio (Tây Hồ) lists a Basic package at VND 99,000 for one retouched photo and one printed frame in the size you choose, with a white or blue background, and higher tiers at VND 299,000 and VND 550,000 (price sheets from 2025).
A District 5 shop in Ho Chi Minh City states the general going rate as VND 25,000 to 40,000 for a set of four prints in the common sizes, 4 x 6 included, on an undated page.
If you apply in person, you do not need to pay for a print: the immigration officer takes the photo during intake and no separate photo fee is published.

Why Bộ Công an rejects photos

Face too small or too large: the portal expects the face to fill about 75 percent of the frame, with the eyes placed so that the distance to the top edge is about two thirds of the distance to the bottom edge.
Glasses of any kind, a hat or head covering, hidden ears, or a head turned away from the camera.
A background that is not white, or a white that photographs grey; applicants often see a grey-background error and fix it by brightening the image.
A file below 300 dpi, a blurry file, or a face so pale that the software cannot separate it from the background.
A photo older than six months, or one lifted from your citizen ID card or VNeID record.
Retouching: provincial police say không photoshop and không được cười, and the Ministry's August 2026 warning names AI and editing apps that change identifying features as a reason for refusal.

Official source, verified 3 September 2026

The photo rules are published by the Ministry of Public Security on its service portal in Hướng dẫn quy chuẩn ảnh 4x6 của thủ tục Cấp hộ chiếu phổ thông (1 January 2022). The wording on the TK01 form comes from Thông tư 31/2023/TT-BCA, in force since 15 August 2023, and the in-person intake steps (photo and fingerprints) are from the Government's procedure listing of 14 July 2026. The Ministry does not publish a pixel size or file-size cap on these pages; the portal's automatic check is the arbiter.

Checked against the official source on 2026-09-03.

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How to make it in 3 steps

Take or choose a photo. Stand in front of a plain light wall in even light with no shadows, camera at eye level about 2 m away, head and shoulders in frame with space around your head.
Crop with the head guides. The maker opens preset to the 4 x 6 cm standard with the official 37–47 mm head range marked. Drag and zoom until the crown of your head and your chin sit on the guides, then run the built-in photo check.
Download. Save the single photo (for online uploads) or the 4 x 6 in print sheet, and print it at any photo shop, pharmacy photo kiosk or at home for the price of a regular photo print.

Frequently asked questions

What size is a Vietnamese Passport Photo?

4 x 6 cm — 472 x 709 px at 300 DPI. The head must measure 37–47 mm from chin to the top of the head.

What background color does a Vietnamese Passport Photo need?

Plain white.

Can I take a Vietnamese Passport Photo at home with my phone?

It depends. If you apply online through the Bộ Công an portal or the VNeID app, you upload this 4 x 6 photo yourself, so take it against a plain white wall in daylight and crop it to size with this free maker. If you apply in person at an immigration office, the receiving officer photographs you there, so a home photo is not what goes on file. Either way, do not edit or retouch the photo beyond cropping: Vietnamese police have warned that photoshopped or AI-altered photos are refused.

Is this Vietnamese Passport Photo maker really free and private?

Yes — completely free, with no ads, no watermark and no signup. Unlike photo-booth apps and paid services, your photo is processed entirely in your browser and is never uploaded to any server.

Where can I print my Vietnamese Passport Photo?

Download the 4 x 6 in (10 x 15 cm) sheet and print it as an ordinary borderless 4 x 6 in (10 x 15 cm) photo at actual size (100%, no scaling) at a photo shop, a pharmacy photo kiosk, an online print service or on a home printer, then cut along the guide lines. You pay only for an ordinary photo print, not a photo-booth service fee. Local examples: Cộng Studio, Ảnh Thẻ Huy Đạt. More detail: Printing passport photos in Vietnam.

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