Schengen visa photo size
One 35×45 mm standard for the whole Schengen area — resized on your device at print resolution, one tap.
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Schengen countries share one visa photo standard: 35 mm wide by 45 mm tall (3.5×4.5 cm), following the ICAO portrait rules the EU points applicants to — face filling 70–80% of the frame, head about 32 to 36 mm from chin to crown in most member states (the Netherlands measures 26–30 mm instead), a plain light-coloured background with light grey the safest choice, and a photo at most six months old — some consulates insist on under three. The first preset renders 35×45 at 600 DPI (827×1063): that resolution isn't arbitrary, it's the minimum Germany's official photo chart demands for prints. Paper applications usually want two identical prints — print the same file twice, and check your consulate's own checklist.
A word about digital uploads, because photo sites love inventing rules here: most Schengen visa routes still use printed photos or a photo captured live at the application centre, and the big portals publish no pixel-and-kilobyte spec at all. If your country's system does take an upload and names exact dimensions, type them straight into the width and height fields — the presets are shortcuts, not limits. The second preset is simply a smaller file at the same 35×45 ratio for screens and e-mail, not a print recommendation. And the honest part: this tool resizes precisely and does nothing else — it won't whiten a background, centre a face, or judge your expression, and it warns instead of silently stretching a portrait whose crop doesn't match 35×45. A visa photo never leaves your device here.
How it works
- Drop your file
Any common format, any size. Nothing is uploaded — the tool runs in your browser.
- Choose quality or size
Pick a quality preset, set an exact KB target, or switch the output format — tuned for schengen visa photo size.
- Download
Your converted file is ready on your device — nothing to wait for, nothing to delete from a server.
Frequently asked questions
What size photo does a Schengen visa require?
35×45 mm for every Schengen country — one standard across the whole area, framed to the ICAO rules: a close-up of head and shoulders with the face taking up about 70–80% of the photo. The print preset renders it at 600 DPI, the print resolution Germany's official chart states as the minimum.
How recent must the photo be?
At most six months old — and it should look like you do now. Some consulates are stricter and ask for under three months, so check the checklist for yours. Reusing the photo from a years-old visa is one of the most common reasons an application bounces back.
My country's portal asks for exact pixels — what do I do?
Type them directly into the width and height fields; the presets are just shortcuts. Most Schengen applications still use printed or live-captured photos, so if a national system publishes its own pixel spec, that official number always wins over any preset — and over the unofficial numbers photo sites circulate.
Does this tool check the background or my face position?
No — it resizes exactly and tells you so, rather than pretending to validate ICAO compliance. Take the photo against a plain light-coloured background (light grey is the safest choice across consulates), face centred and filling most of the frame, then size it here. Nothing uploads anywhere: the resize happens on your own device.
Is my file uploaded to a server?
No. ConvertUno runs entirely in your browser on your own device. Your file never leaves your computer or phone — there is no upload at all.
Is it really free, with no watermark?
Yes. Processing happens on your device, so serving you costs us almost nothing — no watermark, no account, no file-size limit, no daily quota.