Schengen visa photo (35×45 mm), free, at home

Consulates care that the photo meets the printed specifications, not where it was taken — but the final decision is always the consulate's. The tool handles size, head height and background; you handle expression and lighting (see the checklist in the tool).

Taken within the last 6 months, and it should still look like you.

Download the 10×15 cm sheet (8 photos with cut lines) and print it at any photo kiosk for ~€0.15. Most consulates want a physical print, not a digital upload, for a visa application. The photo size for Schengen visa applications is that same 35×45 mm across every member state, so one template covers all of them.

We don't check expression or glasses — the tool only handles size, head height and background. As a rule of thumb: neutral expression, mouth closed, glasses off if you can manage it without squinting. Your consulate's page has the exact wording for your application.

We don't check this either — it's the consulate's call. Religious or medical head coverings are generally fine as long as your full face stays visible with no shadow; check your consulate's page for how strictly that's applied.

Usually yes, since most European documents use 35×45 mm — but pick your country's template in the tool so the exact head-height range is applied, and note passports are held to stricter biometric standards than visas.

Deleted automatically — upload right after processing, results within 45 minutes (6 hours with a monthly pass, 24 hours with a Pro pass — that longer window is part of what the pass is for). See privacy.

35x45 mm, with the head at 32–36 mm measured from chin to crown — roughly 70–80% of the height of the photo — on a plain light background, taken within the last 6 months. That size is the same in all 29 Schengen states, so one template covers every consulate in the area.

Two: a digital photo of 827 × 1063 pixels at 600 dpi, which is 35×45 mm at full print resolution, and a separate 10×15 cm sheet at 300 dpi holding eight of them with cut lines. Both are cut from the same crop, so the file you upload and the copy you hand in are never two slightly different photos.

Yes. Upload a straight-on photo and PassportNinja crops it to 35×45 mm, checks the 32–36 mm head height and gives it a plain background — free for up to 6 photos per upload, no account, no watermark.

We don't publish a static sample image, but you can check your own photo directly: upload it and the tool measures your head height and background against the 35×45 mm / 32–36 mm spec and tells you if it's outside range — a more useful check than eyeballing someone else's example.

Yes — all 29 Schengen states share the same 35×45 mm specification and the same 32–36 mm head-height range, so one photo covers every consulate in the area regardless of which country's visa you are applying for.

It applies the 35×45 mm size and head-height rule those standards are based on. The stricter machine-readability extras — dead-level head, no shadow, neutral expression — are the parts you control when you take the shot; see the biometric photo comparison above for the difference between a visa and a passport check.

Yes — this page is that tool: upload a straight-on photo and PassportNinja crops it to 35×45 mm, checks the 32–36 mm head height and gives it a plain background, free with no account.

Right here — pick any Schengen country in the tool above, upload a photo, and it's cropped to 35×45 mm with the 32–36 mm biometric head-height band applied automatically, free to download as both a digital file and a print sheet.

Yes — this page is both. Upload a straight-on photo, and PassportNinja crops it to 35×45 mm, checks the 32–36 mm head height and gives it a plain background, free for up to 6 photos per upload, no account, no watermark.

The schengen visa photo measurements are 35×45 mm with a 32–36 mm head height. That's the same schengen visa photo dimensions used throughout this page. Schengen visa photo dimensions in inches works out to roughly 1.4 × 1.8 in.

The photo requirement for schengen visa applications is covered start to finish on this page: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head height, plain background, taken within the last six months. That's the same schengen visa photo requirements figure used throughout, and the same eu schengen visa photo requirements too.

The schengen visa photo size vfs applicants see on VFS Global's own site matches the 35×45 mm figure here, since both trace back to the same Schengen-wide specification.

There's no separate photo de visa schengen sample image. The schengen visa photo description above — 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head, plain light background — plus your own uploaded preview is more useful than a generic schengen visa photo example taken from a stranger. Schengen visa photo examples of someone else's face help less than your own preview does.

No app to install — a schengen visa photo app free download isn't needed, this stays a website. It isn't AI-generated either: a schengen visa photo ai search might expect that, but it's a measured crop against a fixed band, not a generated image.

A schengen visa photo application needs three things: 35×45 mm size, 32–36 mm head height, plain background. A schengen visa application photo requirements search points at that identical spec. Apply it via schengen visa apply photo size by picking the Schengen template above.

The schengen visa photo aspect ratio works out to 7:9, following from the 35 mm by 45 mm size.

Yes — schengen visa photo at home is exactly what the three-step home guide above describes: take the shot against a plain wall, upload it, and the tool handles size, head height and background.

Plain and light — the schengen visa photo background color the tool outputs is clean white. That satisfies the schengen visa photo background requirements set by every consulate. Schengen visa photo background is the same clean white used throughout this page.

No — a schengen visa photo booth visit isn't required; upload a photo taken anywhere and the tool crops and whitens it the way a booth would.

None of those are checked by this tool. Schengen visa photo beard isn't measured. Neither are schengen visa photo ears or schengen visa photo earrings checked at all. Schengen visa photo clothes and schengen visa photo dress code aren't checked either — plain clothing and a neutral, unobstructed face are the safe defaults.

Yes — a schengen visa photo checker means uploading here: the tool measures your head height automatically. Run it again later as a schengen visa photo checker free check — same tool, no limit. It's also reachable as a schengen visa photo check online. A schengen visa photo converter does the crop-to-size step. A schengen visa photo cropping tool is that identical step, renamed. A schengen visa photo crop happens the moment you upload.

Yes — the schengen visa photo editor is this page itself. A schengen visa photo editor free search lands on that same free tool. So does a schengen visa photo editor online free search. A schengen visa photo edit just means re-uploading a different shot.

There's no schengen visa photo cost for the size, crop or background — free up to 6 photos per upload. The schengen visa photo criteria are the size, head height, background and recency covered throughout this page. Schengen visa photo details means that same set of numbers. So does schengen visa photo format worded differently again. This is a free schengen visa photo, whichever of those phrasings you searched.

Yes — a schengen visa photo diy approach is exactly the home guide above: take the shot yourself, upload it, and let the tool do the size, crop and background.

No static sample — upload your own photo instead and the tool measures it against the 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm spec directly.

35×45 mm, head 32–36 mm chin to crown, plain light background — the same Schengen-wide spec used throughout this page.

Right here — France uses the identical Schengen spec covered on this page: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head height.

35×45 mm, with the head measuring 32–36 mm from chin to crown, same as every other Schengen state.

No — all 29 Schengen states, France included, share the same 35×45 mm size and 32–36 mm head-height band.

35×45 mm, the same figure as every other Schengen state's visa photo.

35×45 mm, plain light background, head 32–36 mm from chin to crown.

35×45 mm with a 32–36 mm head height, the standard Schengen figure.

35 mm wide by 45 mm high, head 32–36 mm chin to crown.

35×45 mm, with the head 32–36 mm from chin to crown, consistent across the whole Schengen area.

No — the Schengen-wide 35×45 mm size and 32–36 mm head height apply regardless of which member state's visa you're applying for.

The sections above cover them: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head height, plain light background, taken within the last six months.

35×45 mm works out to about 1.4×1.8 inches, though the millimetre figure is what consulates actually specify.

Covered throughout this page: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head height, plain light background — the same Schengen-wide spec.

Size, head height and background: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm chin to crown, plain light background.

35×45 mm, head 32–36 mm chin to crown, the same figure across every Schengen member state.

No — 35×45 mm with a 32–36 mm head height applies across every Schengen member state covered here.

No — the same 35×45 mm size and 32–36 mm head height apply, whichever Schengen consulate is handling the application.

35×45 mm, with the head measuring 32–36 mm from chin to crown.

Any plain, well-lit wall works — upload the result here and the tool crops and whitens it to the exact 35×45 mm spec.

Yes — Switzerland is part of the Schengen area, so the same 35×45 mm size and 32–36 mm head height apply.

The sections above cover them completely: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head height, plain light background.

35×45 mm, head 32–36 mm chin to crown — identical across all 29 member states.

35 mm wide by 45 mm high, with a 32–36 mm head-height band.

35×45 mm, the same figure used throughout this page.

35×45 mm, head 32–36 mm chin to crown — the Schengen-wide figure.

The same as every Schengen state: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head height, plain light background.

35×45 mm, identical to the rest of the Schengen area.

Any plain, well-lit spot works — a phone photo taken from about 1.5 m away gives the tool enough to crop and size correctly.

35×45 mm, with a 32–36 mm head-height band, the same across all member states.

35×45 mm, matching the rest of the Schengen area exactly.

No — Germany shares the identical 35×45 mm size and 32–36 mm head height with the rest of the Schengen area.

35×45 mm with a 32–36 mm head height, same as every other Schengen state.

The sections above cover them fully — France follows the identical Schengen spec: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head height.

No — the same 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm spec applies across the whole Schengen area, France included.

No — every Schengen state, Germany and France included, shares the identical 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm spec.

The sections above cover them — Germany follows the same Schengen-wide 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm spec as every other member state.

35×45 mm, head 32–36 mm chin to crown, on a plain light background.

Throughout this page: 35×45 mm, 32–36 mm head height, plain light background, taken within the last six months.

35×45 mm, with a 32–36 mm head-height band, identical to the rest of the Schengen area.