🇪🇺 Schengen Visa Photo Maker
One 35×45 mm ICAO standard for all 27 Schengen states — but there is no single background colour, so always defer to the destination consulate.
Output
35×45 mm
413×531px · 300 DPI · Plain light background — confirm the destination consulate
🔒 Your photo is processed entirely on your device and never uploaded. The compliance check catches common mistakes but does not guarantee acceptance — always confirm against the official requirements below.
✅ Do
- ✓35×45 mm, taken within the last 6 months
- ✓Neutral expression, facing the camera, both eyes open
- ✓Plain, uniform, light background with even lighting
- ✓Two identical prints if the consulate asks
- ✓Full face clearly visible, ears preferably shown
🚫 Don't
- ✕No glasses unless medically required
- ✕No headgear except for religious reasons (face fully visible)
- ✕No smiling or shadows
- ✕Do not assume white — French-run consulates forbid it, others prefer grey
- ✕No digital editing or filters
Official specification
- Print size
- 35×45 mm
- Pixels @ 300 DPI
- 413×531
- Background
- Plain light background — confirm the destination consulate
- Format
- JPEG
- • There is no pan-Schengen pixel or file-size rule — it is a print standard; each consulate/VFS adds its own digital limits.
- • Background colour varies by destination state: white is broadly accepted, but France-run consulates forbid white and Germany wants light grey.
Verified source
European Commission — Visa Code (EC) No 810/2009
Official requirements ↗● Last verified 2026-07-10
Government rules can change. If the official page differs from what you see here, the official page wins — tell us and we'll update it.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a schengen visa photo?
35×45 mm, which is 413×531 pixels at 300 DPI.
What background does a schengen visa photo need?
A plain light background — confirm the destination consulate, evenly lit with no shadows or objects behind you. The built-in checker flags a non-uniform or wrong-coloured background.
What file format and size should it be?
JPEG. This tool exports exactly to spec and embeds 300 DPI so print size is correct.
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
No. Every step — cropping, the compliance check and the export — runs on your own device using your browser's canvas. Your photo is never sent anywhere, which matters for a document photo.
Does this guarantee my photo will be accepted?
No tool can guarantee acceptance — the issuing authority decides. This editor produces the correct dimensions and catches common, detectable mistakes (background, exposure, head position), but always confirm against the official European Commission — Visa Code (EC) No 810/2009 requirements linked on this page.