Schengen visa photo size: 35 × 45 mm and the head height

Open the 35 × 45 mm photo maker, which starts on the Schengen visa size, choose your photo, check the head is between 32 and 36 mm, and download the photo or a sheet of prints. The numbers are Germany's visa rules from the German Embassy in London; each Schengen country's consulate publishes its own, so check the one you apply to.

The rules we read

Where countries differ

The 35 × 45 mm size is shared; the details are not. These are national passport rules, which some consulates also point visa applicants to:

If your consulate has its own page, follow it. Each of these is a preset in the tool, with its source.

Steps

1. Take the photo against a plain light wall, facing the camera, with your shoulders in the picture.
2. Open the 35 × 45 mm photo maker and choose it. Schengen area visa is chosen; type another country under Size to switch.
3. Check the head reads between 32 and 36 mm. Change Head size or drag the photo if not.
4. Press Download sheet for prints (eight on a 4 × 6 page) or Download photo for an online form.

Questions

Is a Schengen visa photo the same as a passport photo?

The size usually is. The head height and background can differ by country, so use the preset for the consulate you apply to.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. It is made in your browser.