🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago passport and ID photos

Covered Documents and General Differences

Getting the right photo for your official paperwork depends heavily on the specific document you need. This page covers the Trinidad and Tobago passport photo (31×41 mm), Trinidad and Tobago child or baby passport photo (32×36 mm), Trinidad and Tobago national identification card photo (35×45 mm), and Trinidad and Tobago driver’s permit photo (43×53 mm).

It also covers the Trinidad and Tobago student permit photo (32×36 mm), Trinidad and Tobago visitor eVisa photo (35×45 mm), Trinidad and Tobago work permit photo (35×45 mm), Trinidad and Tobago residence status application photo (35×45 mm), and Trinidad and Tobago citizenship registration photo (35×45 mm).

Finally, you will find details for the Trinidad and Tobago visitor visa photo (35×45 mm), Trinidad and Tobago Firearm User’s License photo (38.1×50.8 mm), Trinidad and Tobago pepper spray permit photo (35×45 mm), and Trinidad and Tobago CSME Skills Certificate photo (35×45 mm). Each application has distinct rules for dimensions, head height, and whether you submit a printed or digital copy.

Passport Photo Rules

If you need an adult passport, the official size is 31×41 mm^[1]. The head height for this size must measure between 25 and 30 mm^[1]. You can submit your passport photo as either a print or a digital file^[1].

For infants and children, the Trinidad and Tobago child or baby passport photo requires a 32×36 mm frame^[1]. The official source does not set a specific head height rule for children^[1]. Like the adult version, you can submit child passport photos in both print and digital formats^[1].

Identification Cards and Driver Permits

Your national identification card photo uses a common size of 35×45 mm, though there is no single official size set by the authority^[2]. You must submit this photo in a printed format^[2].

For a driver’s permit, the official size is 43×53 mm^[3]. The authority does not set a specific head height requirement for this document^[3]. You can submit your driver's permit photo as either printed or digital^[3]. Check that you keep your head straight and look directly at the camera lens.

Visas and Permits

Student permit applications require a 32×36 mm photo submitted in a digital format^[4]. For a visitor eVisa, the photo size is a common 35×45 mm with no single official size set, and you submit it digitally^[5].

Work permit applications use a 35×45 mm common photo size, with no single official size set; submit a printed photo^[6]. Residence status applications use a 35×45 mm common photo size, with no single official size set; submit a printed photo^[7].

Citizenship registration photos use a 35×45 mm common size with no single official size, submitted as a print^[8]. A visitor visa photo uses an official 35×45 mm size submitted in printed form^[9].

Special Licenses and Certificates

If you apply for a Firearm User’s License, the official photo size is 38.1×50.8 mm^[10]. The regulations do not set a head height for this license, and you must submit a printed photo^[10].

Pepper spray permits use a 35×45 mm common size with no single official size, and you can submit them as both print and digital^[11]. The CSME Skills Certificate photo uses a 35×45 mm common size with no single official size, submitted in a digital format^[12].

Tips for Taking Your Photo

Stand facing a bright window to get even, natural lighting on your face without harsh shadows. Ask a friend or family member to take the picture using the main camera on a smartphone held at your eye level.

You can use the tool above to crop your image to the correct official dimensions quickly. Print your final photo sheet as a standard 4x6-inch print at any local photo kiosk.