Make a Schengen Visa Photo (35×45 mm)
Schengen visa photos are 35 × 45 mm with a neutral, light-grey or off-white background and the face filling most of the frame. Crop to a 35:45 ratio and resize to match — all done in your browser.
The requirement
- Size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Pixels (at 300 dpi)
- ≈ 413 × 531 px
- Head height
- 70–80% of the photo (≈ 32–36 mm)
- Background
- Plain white (safest); some accept light grey
These are typical published values and can change from year to year and from one portal to another. Always confirm the exact requirement in the official notification or upload portal before you submit — the official source takes precedence over anything here.
Step by step
- 1Crop your photo to a 35:45 ratio with the face filling most of the frame.
- 2Resize to about 413 × 531 px (35 × 45 mm at 300 dpi).
- 3Compress if the portal has a file-size limit, then upload.
The free tools you need
Need something else? Try our passport photo maker or passport photo sizes by country. You can also browse all free image tools — everything runs in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
35 × 45 mm (about 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi) with a plain light background and the head filling 70–80% of the frame.
Most EU passport photos also use 35 × 45 mm, so the same crop and size apply — but confirm your country's rules.
Yes — everything is processed in your browser and never uploaded.