Marshall Islands Passport Photo Requirements
Marshall Islands passport applications ask for 2 passport photos, 2 x 2 as stated by the official instructions, on a white background. You write the applicant's name on the back of each photo. The official pages publish no pixel size, DPI or head height, so none is asserted here. Verified against the official Marshall Islands embassy consular passport page and passport application instructions (rmiembassyus.org), September 2026.
The official specification
| Number of photos | 2 (official wording: “2 passport photos”) |
| Photo size | 2 x 2 (official wording: “2x2”; the official text states no unit) |
| Background colour | White (official wording: “on WHITE BACK GROUND”) |
| Marking on the back | Write the applicant’s name on the back of each photo |
| Pixels | Not published, so not asserted here |
| DPI | Not published, so not asserted here |
| Head height | Not published, so not asserted here |
| Millimetres | Not published, so not asserted here (the stated “2x2” is not converted here) |
Because the official pages stop at those three points — the count, the 2 x 2 size and a white background — this guide does not fill in the rest. If a photo you prepare has to be reviewed or laid out before printing, use the passport photo checker and arrange several copies with the print sheet.
What the official wording says
The consular passport page lists the application requirements in plain terms: “2 passport photos (2x2) on WHITE BACK GROUND. Please write name of applicant at the back of each photo.” That is the whole published photo rule. It fixes the count at two, the shape at 2 x 2 and the background as white, and it adds the name-on-the-back instruction — and it says nothing further about the image itself.
A unit is not stated, so none is assumed
The official text writes the size as “2x2” without a unit. This guide keeps it exactly that way rather than converting it to millimetres, because a conversion would be this site's inference, not the embassy's rule. If you are preparing a file, crop to the stated 2 x 2 proportion with the image cropper and resize the finished file with the image resizer — but do not treat any millimetre figure as an official Marshall Islands value.
Checklist
- Two printed photos, 2 x 2, on a white background.
- Write the applicant's name on the back of each photo.
- The official page states nothing further about pixels, DPI, head height or composition, so none is asserted here.
Compare this entry with the rest of the photo size chart if you are also preparing photos for other countries, so sizes from different applications do not get mixed up.
Frequently asked questions
What size photo does the Marshall Islands require?
The official instructions state “2x2”. That text gives no unit, so this guide writes it as 2 x 2 and does not convert it to millimetres.
How many photos do I need?
Two. The official consular passport page lists “2 passport photos” among the application requirements.
What background colour does the photo need?
White. The official wording is “on WHITE BACK GROUND”.
Do I write anything on the photo?
Yes. The official page asks you to “write name of applicant at the back of each photo”.
Does the official page state a pixel size, DPI or head height?
No. None of those is published, so none is asserted here.
Is the “2x2” size in inches or millimetres?
The official text does not say. It states only “2x2”, so this guide does not convert it to either unit.
Source: Marshall Islands Embassy (Washington, D.C.) consular passport page and official passport application instructions (rmiembassyus.org) — retrieved 2026-09-29. Requirements change, so confirm the current rule with the embassy before you apply.