Cote d'Ivoire Passport Photo Requirements
Cote d'Ivoire's official pages set out the passport procedure and fees, and the embassy's renewal list asks for 1 colour passport-type photo (“1 photo couleur (Photo type passeport)”). No size, background colour or head-height rule is published on either official page, so none is stated here — 35 × 45 mm must not be assumed.
What the official pages publish
Two official sources are used here. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs page on the biometric passport sets out the procedure and the fee; the embassy page, under its consular passport service, lists the documents a passport renewal needs. Between them they publish no photo dimensions. Everything the pages do not state is marked Not published rather than filled in from another country's rule.
The specification, as far as it is published
| Photo wording | 1 photo couleur (Photo type passeport) — official wording, embassy renewal list |
| Number of photos | 1 (in the renewal list) |
| Photo type | Colour, passport-type |
| Passport fee | 40 000 FCFA (biometric passport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs page); US$30 in the embassy renewal list |
| Size (mm / inch / px) | Not published on either official page. Do not assume 35 × 45 mm. |
| Background colour | Not published — do not extrapolate |
| Head height | Not published — do not extrapolate |
| Source dates | Ministry page: Wayback snapshot 2009-06-16 11:05:38 UTC; embassy page: Wayback snapshot 2013-11-19 07:38:32 UTC |
Why no size is given here
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs page describes the ordinary passport as being produced from the collage des photos — that is, photos affixed to the document — at the time of the snapshot, and the embassy list asks simply for a “photo couleur (Photo type passeport)”. Neither gives millimetres, inches or pixels, and neither states a background colour or a head-height ratio. Because nothing is published, this guide does not supply a figure: do not assume 35 × 45 mm, and confirm the exact dimensions with the service handling your application.
How to read these two sources
The photographs above are dated. The ministry page is a 2009 snapshot taken while ordinary passports were still produced manually, and the embassy page is a 2013 snapshot of a consular renewal service. The ministry's current site publishes no photograph-specification page, so treat these as the official wording that is available and confirm today's requirement — including whether the photo is captured at the counter — with the issuing service.
Once the size is confirmed
When the issuing service confirms the dimensions, the image cropper frames the photo to that size, the passport photo checker reviews the face and framing on your own device, and the photo size chart shows how other countries' rules compare.
Frequently asked questions
What size photo does Cote d'Ivoire require?
Not published. Neither the Ministry of Foreign Affairs page nor the embassy page gives a size in millimetres, inches or pixels. Do not assume 35 x 45 mm.
How many photos are needed?
The embassy's passport-renewal list asks for one colour passport-type photo: “1 photo couleur (Photo type passeport)”. That list covers a renewal, not a first application.
What background colour is required?
Not published. Neither official page states a background colour for the photo.
How much does the passport cost?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs page states 40 000 FCFA for the biometric passport. The embassy's renewal list states US$30 in fees — a different service recorded at a different date.
How current are these rules?
The ministry page is a 2009-06-16 UTC Wayback snapshot and the embassy page a 2013-11-19 UTC snapshot. The ministry's current site publishes no photograph-specification page, so confirm the present procedure with the issuing service before you apply.
Should I just use 35 x 45 mm?
Do not assume so — no size is published officially for Cote d'Ivoire, so confirm the exact dimensions with the service handling your application.
Source: Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Cote d'Ivoire — passport page (diplomatie.gouv.ci/passeport.php) — Wayback Machine snapshot dated 2009-06-16 11:05:38 UTC; and the Embassy of Cote d'Ivoire consular passport service (ambaci-usa.org) — Wayback Machine snapshot dated 2013-11-19 07:38:32 UTC; both retrieved 2026-09-28. Neither page publishes photo dimensions. Requirements change, so confirm the current rule with the issuing service before you apply.