Every photo you need, and who takes it
- Passport renewal online (DGI&P) You take it
A colour photo on a white background, 350×467 pixels, JPEG, up to 3 MB.
Size: 35×45 mm, 350×467 px, white
Source: DGI&P: online passport renewal
Check: DGI&P's photo page asks for a professionally taken photo, 45×35 mm, white background, under six months old; its e-services page gives the file spec. If the portal asks who took it, say so. - Passport in person (Dubai or Abu Dhabi) Staff take it
Bring your residence visa, CNIC or NICOP and old passport; the photo is taken at the counter.
Size: No photo to bring
Source: Consulate General of Pakistan, Dubai: consular affairs
Check: Confirm with the Consulate that it takes the photo there. - NICOP in Pak-ID You take it
The Pak-ID app or website asks for your photo as you apply.
Size: 35×45 mm, 413×531 px, white
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan: NICOP
Check: NADRA doesn't publish the photo's size or background; follow the app's own guide.
From each office's own website, checked October 2026. Lines marked Check are ones the office doesn't fully settle. Rules change, so confirm before you apply.
Renew a Pakistani passport online from the UAE
- Online renewal is open to overseas Pakistanis whose machine readable passport has expired or has less than a year left. (DGI&P: online passport renewal)
- Apply on the Online Passport Renewal portal and upload a white-background photo, 350×467 pixels. (DGI&P: Online Passport Renewal portal)
Tip: UAE visa photos are white too, but their size is different. Save a separate file for each.
Make it at home. Free while we launch. After that, one payment of US$7.99 covers one person's photo in every size on this page. Picproved checks the size, background, head size and face rules before you save, and your photo stays on your phone. The office still makes the final decision. Make your Pakistan Passport (online renewal) photo
For life in the UAE
Questions
- Which photos do Pakistanis in the UAE need?
- Passport renewal online (DGI&P): you take it. Passport in person (Dubai or Abu Dhabi): staff take it at the appointment. NICOP in Pak-ID: you take it.
- Can I take my Pakistani photo at home in the UAE?
- Yes for Passport renewal online (DGI&P), NICOP in Pak-ID. Picproved checks the size, background and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision.
- Do I need to bring a photo to my Pakistani passport appointment?
- Passport in person (Dubai or Abu Dhabi): Bring your residence visa, CNIC or NICOP and old passport; the photo is taken at the counter.
Pakistanis in other countries
