Mexico Passport Photo Maker

Mexico passport photo at a glance

What the rules actually say

Mexico's passport photo specification is fully ICAO-compliant at 35 × 45 mm with a plain white background. The SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores) handles applications through 90+ delegations across Mexico plus consulates abroad. Same-day passport issuance for renewals is the norm at major delegation offices.

The same 35 × 45 mm photo specification covers the INE/IFE national ID card and the federal driving licence — three documents most Mexican adults hold. One MXN 80-200 photo session covers all three renewals.

Photo studios cluster around SRE delegation offices and INE registration centres, offering compliant photos for MXN 80-200 with 5-minute printing. Many delegations also have on-site biometric photo services for MXN 100-150.

From the US (where most Mexican applicants are based), Mexican consulates in major cities (LA, Houston, Chicago, NYC, Phoenix) issue passports same-day with appointment. The same 35 × 45 mm photo applies — many photo studios near consulates offer US visa (51 × 51 mm) and Mexican passport (35 × 45 mm) photos from one shoot for $15-$25.

Top reasons Mexico passport photos get rejected

• Background not fondo blanco
• Head not centred or photo tilted
• Wearing glasses
• Coloured contact lenses
• Hair covering ears or eyebrows

Where to apply for your Mexico passport

Apply at any SRE delegation. https://www.gob.mx/sre/ →

Studio alternative: MXN 80 to MXN 200 at a fotógrafo. The photo from this tool meets the same published spec — print on photo paper at home or at a drugstore for the same compliance result.

Related countries

If you also need a passport photo for a neighbouring or related country, the spec usually differs slightly. Here are the closest matches:

• United States passport photo — 51 × 51 mm, white or off-white
• Brazil passport photo — 50 × 70 mm, fundo branco

Privacy: what we do with your photo

The Mexico passport photo maker runs entirely in your browser. Cropping, scaling, and background colour replacement happen on your device using the Canvas API. The background-removal step uses our private worker server, processes the image in memory only, and deletes it immediately after returning the cutout — no logs, no storage, no training data.

Page URL: https://freeheadshot.org/tools/passport-photo/mexico. Spec verified against gob.mx on 2026-05-22.