Schengen (EU) Passport Photo Guidelines

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Special Requirements

Light-coloured background. Light grey is suggested. No patterns.

The applicant should be looking straight at the camera.

Neutral facial expression. No smile and mouth closed

Avoid uniforms or colours matching the background.

Rules for ID photos in different countries

Do you know that there are a lot of different rules for ID photos? If you break these rules your photo won’t be accepted. Don’t worry we collected all the rules for you in one place.

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