Passport Photo Requirement of France
Passport photo dimensions : 35mm x 45mm.
Passport Number of Photos Required : 1
Passport Background Requirements : light Grey or Blue
- Photo to be no more than 6 months old
- Head size and position: Centered and forward facing. Face must be between 30mm-36mm
- head needs to take up 70-80% of the entire photo
- If possible, the ears should be exposed
- Photos should be in colour showing natural skin tones.
- Glasses or other eyewear of any kind that affects the appearance of the person is not allowed
- Face masks and veils, even if traditional and part of normal wear, are not permitted.
- The photos should not have any flash reflection on the skin
- Eyes should not appear red in colour
- Hair should not obscure, even partly, a clear view of the person’s eyes.
- In the case of babies the eyes need to be open
Visa Photo Requirement of France
Dimensions: 35mm x 45mm.
Number of Photos Required: 2
Background Requirements: plain white or light background
- Photo to be no older than 1 month
- The photos should be printed on thin photo-quality paper. ONLY coloured photos
- The photo should show a clear, front view, full face of the applicant.
- The applicant should be in normal street attire, without hat or dark glasses
- The applicant should have a natural expression, mouth closed, and eyes open and looking directly ahead.
- The applicant’s head, measured from the bottom of the chin to the top of the hair, should be 3.6 cms.
- The head should be centred in the photo.
- The head of the person being photographed should not be tilted up, down or to the side.
- Unless worn daily for religious reasons, all hats or headgear should be removed for the photo.
- In all cases, no item or attire should cover or otherwise obscure any part of the face.
- Eyeglasses worn on a daily basis can be worn for the photo. However, there should be no reflections from the eyeglasses that obscure the eyes.
- Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons.
- Uniforms should not be worn in photographs except in the case of religious attire that is worn daily. Otherwise, normal street attire should be worn.