Belgium · 11 documents
Belgium document photo requirements
Belgium has 11 verified document photo formats covered on this site. Pick the document you need — each page lists the exact size, background, head ratio, and the official source it was verified against.
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01Documents
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Belgium · 11
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Passport, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
| Belgium |
National Visa (Type D), Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Belgium |
Schengen Visa, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Belgium |
Visa, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
| Belgium |
ID Card, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Belgium |
Residence Card, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Belgium |
Driver's License, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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EU Blue Card, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
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EU Long-Term Residence Permit, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
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Refugee Travel Document, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
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Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen, Belgium | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
02In common
What these formats have in common — Belgium
- 01Every format here uses the same photo size: 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background depends on the document: White or light, Plain white. Check the row before you shoot.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 69–80% of the picture height.
- 044 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
- 05These entries were last read between 17 May 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
- 06A single document can still add rules of its own on top of this — the document page is the complete list.
03Table
Photo specifications at a glance — Belgium
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver's License | 35 × 45 mm | 69–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | White or light | |
| EU Blue Card | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| EU Long-Term Residence Permit | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| ID Card | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | White or light | |
| National Visa (Type D) | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | 69–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | White or light | |
| Refugee Travel Document | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Residence Card | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Schengen Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 69–80%Converted from the millimetres the authority publishes | White or light |
04How to make
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Belgium Passport, 35 × 45 mm. Three ways; pick the one that suits you.
With a phone at home
Ask someone to photograph you against a light wall in daylight, the phone at eye level. Then, for free:
With AI from a selfie
Upload any selfie — the AI builds a photo to the selected document’s rules: size, background, light and head position. You see the result before you pay.
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Make it from a selfie- 10 × 15 sheet · 4 photos 35 × 45 mm
In a photo studio
If you need a printed photo today, show the photographer the requirements from the document’s page. And a ready phone photo we will lay out on a 10 × 15 or A4 sheet for free — print it at any photo studio.
05Sources
Where these rules come from — Belgium
Every document lists the issuing authority, a link to its rules and the date we checked them. The drawings show only numbers from those rules.
11documents
1 Oct 2026Last update
Latest checkslog
| Driver's LicenseBelgian municipalities (civil registry offices) under the federal and regional rules — Wallonie.be, communes of Jette, Vaux-sur-Sûre and Éghezée; FPS Foreign Affairs and FPS Interior. Open the official page | |
| PassportFPS Foreign Affairs of Belgium and FPS Interior (Immigration Office). Open the official page | |
| Schengen VisaFPS Foreign Affairs of Belgium — Belgian embassies and consulates (USA, Jordan, Korea, Canada, Jamaica). Open the official page | |
| VisaBelgian diplomatic missions and their visa centres (VFS Global, TLScontact). Open the official page | |
| EU Blue CardFPS Foreign Affairs Belgium. Open the official page | |
| EU Long-Term Residence PermitFPS Foreign Affairs Belgium. Open the official page | |
| National Visa (Type D)FPS Foreign Affairs Belgium. Open the official page | |
| Refugee Travel DocumentFPS Foreign Affairs Belgium. Open the official page | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU CitizenFPS Foreign Affairs Belgium. Open the official page | |
| ID CardFPS Foreign Affairs Belgium. Open the official page | |
| Residence CardFPS Foreign Affairs Belgium. Open the official page |
06News
Recent notes — Belgium
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Belgium Schengen Visa Photo: White Background, Under 6 Months — One Photo or Two Depends on the EmbassyBelgian Schengen visa: a recent colour passport photo, white background, under 6 months.
- Belgium Driving Licence Photo: 35 x 45 mm, and Why Communes Disagree About a White BackgroundBelgian communes ask for a recent colour ID photo, 35 x 45 mm.
- EU ID card photo requirements: sizes and rules by countryThe size for an ID card photo in EU countries is not uniform: Spain requires 32 × 26 mm, France needs 35 × 45 mm, and in Lithuania, the initial print must be 40 × 60 mm.
- Belgium Residence Permit Photo (verblijfskaart / titre de séjour) 2026: Size, Background, RequirementsFor a Belgian residence permit (verblijfskaart / titre de séjour) you need a 35×45 mm photo to the ICAO standard: a light plain background, a neutral facial expression, mouth closed, photo no older than 6 months.
07Next
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — BelgiumThe same rows, plus the source and how each value was verified.
- Check a photo you already have — free, in your browserIt measures the frame — head height, eye line, background — and names what to fix before you submit.