Bulgaria document photo requirements

What these formats have in common — Bulgaria

1. 01Every format here uses the same photo size: 35 × 45 mm.
2. 02The background is the same in every format: Plain light.
3. 03Across these formats the head takes 70–80% of the picture height.
4. 042 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
5. 051 document here is photographed at the office.
6. 06These entries were last read between 30 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
7. 07A single document can still add rules of its own on top of this — the document page is the complete list.

Photo specifications at a glance — Bulgaria

How to make such a photo

For the selected document — Bulgaria Passport, 35 × 45 mm. Three ways; pick the one that suits you.

1. 

   With a phone at home

   Ask someone to photograph you against a light wall in daylight, the phone at eye level. Then, for free:

   • 01Cropping to size
   • 02Background replacement
   • 03A check against your document’s rules
2. 

   

   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.

   €5.99per photo, one-off, no subscription

   If it’s rejected, we refund you

   Make it from a selfie
3. 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.

   Print sheet

Recent notes — Bulgaria

Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.

• Bulgaria Visa Photo Requirements: Full Colour 3.5 x 4.5 cm, Light Background, Face 70-80 %, No Dark GlassesBulgaria visa photo: full colour 3.5 x 4.5 cm on a light background, full face at 70-80 % of the photo.
• Bulgaria ID Card Photo: Taken Digitally at the Police or Consulate — When You Still Need a Printed PhotoFor a Bulgarian ID card the official takes your facial image digitally.
• Bulgaria Visa and Residence Permit Photo Requirements (2026)Bulgaria, as a full member of the Schengen area, applies strict ICAO standards to photos for visas and residence permits. Learn about the current requirements for size, background, and image quality to avoid rejection of your documents.
• Bulgaria: temporary protection for Ukrainians extended until 4 March 2027 — how to re-register your card and changes in housingBulgaria has extended temporary protection for Ukrainian citizens until 4 March 2027 on the basis of Council Decision (EU) 2025/1460. Existing registration cards were valid until 30 April 2026 — by that date you had to apply for a new card. Those who re-registered on time have had their status automatically extended until 4 March 2027. Those who missed the date may, for valid reasons, re-register even now, but only at the territorial centres of the State Agency for Refugees (the option with the Ministry of Interior directorates is unavailable after 30 April). Separately, an updated Humanitarian Support Programme applies: free accommodation is limited to 60 days for most, while the entire protection period covers accommodation only for risk groups.

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