Schengen Visa Photo Size (VFS): 35 × 45 mm in cm, Inches and Pixels on Your Phone

The usual Schengen visa photo size is 35 × 45 mm = 3.5 × 4.5 cm = about 1.38 × 1.77 inches. This guide shows what an official source says about it, and how to resize and crop a photo to that size on Android or iPhone with ResizePing. You frame your own face and background; ResizePing only changes the size.

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What the official source says

The German Federal Foreign Office lists these points for a Schengen (C) visa photo on its document page:

Size: 35 × 45 mm.
A fully biometric passport photo.
Taken in front of a white or light background.
No older than three months.
Digitally altered passport photos cannot be accepted.

Rules differ by country and by consulate, and your application centre may set its own, so check the page for the country you are applying to before you print or upload.

Schengen visa photo size in cm and inches

When preparing a photo for a Schengen visa application or visa centre portal, dimensions may appear in millimetres, centimetres, or inches:

35 × 45 mm
3.5 × 4.5 cm
about 1.38 × 1.77 in

Pixels depend on the portal and the upload limit shown there. Online visa systems and document forms often specify their own minimum or maximum pixel resolution and file size cap. For a breakdown across resolutions like 200, 300, and 600 DPI, see Passport Photo 35x45 mm in Inches and Pixels: Dimensions Guide.

VFS Global and Schengen photo requirements

VFS Global and each embassy publish their own photo rules and upload limits. Check the current page for your visa centre before uploading, as requirements can vary between countries and specific centres.

ResizePing only resizes and crops photos to your chosen dimensions or target file size; you frame the face and background yourself.

Resize and crop to 35 × 45 mm in ResizePing

ResizePing has a Passport photo 35 × 45 mm preset on Android and iPhone.

Open ResizePing and pick your photo.
Open Apply preset and choose Passport photo 35 × 45 mm.
Read the Projected size, then tap Run.
Check the saved photo before you use it.

The preset gives 413 × 531 px, which is 35 × 45 mm at 300 DPI. It centre-crops the photo to fill that size and never stretches it. No DPI is written to the file, and ResizePing does not centre your face for you, so start from a photo where your face is already centred.

Never uploaded to our servers.

For a shorter walkthrough of the preset, see How to resize a photo to passport size (35x45 mm).

What ResizePing does not do

It does not check your photo against any visa rule.
It does not detect faces, change the background or retouch the photo.
It does not make a photo biometric. If your application needs a printed biometric photo, a photo studio or booth is the safer route.

If the upload also has a KB limit

Some online forms set a file size as well as a photo size. After the preset, switch Mode to Target size and type your limit in Target (KB). See Resize an Image to 20 KB or 50 KB and How to Reduce Photo Size to 100 KB.

FAQ

What size is a Schengen visa photo?

The German Federal Foreign Office page lists 35 × 45 mm. Check your own consulate for anything extra.

What size photo does VFS need for Schengen visa?

The usual Schengen visa photo size is 35 × 45 mm (3.5 × 4.5 cm, or about 1.38 × 1.77 in). Because individual embassies and visa application centres publish their own photo rules and upload limits, check the current page for your visa centre before uploading or submitting your photo.

Schengen visa photo size in inches

In inches, the standard Schengen visa photo size of 35 × 45 mm is approximately 1.38 × 1.77 inches.

Can I make a Schengen visa photo on my phone?

You can resize and crop a photo to 35 × 45 mm with ResizePing. You still need to take a photo that meets the rules for face, background and age. Whether a printed or digital photo is accepted depends on where you apply.

How many pixels is 35 × 45 mm?

The ResizePing preset gives 413 × 531 px, which is 35 × 45 mm at 300 DPI.

Does ResizePing stretch the photo?

No. The preset centre-crops to fill the size and never stretches.

Does ResizePing upload my photo?

No. Never uploaded to our servers.

On a computer

On a computer instead? Try the browser version: Resize Photo to Passport Size (35×45 mm) at Ping Tools Lab.