Greece · 8 documents · 2 sizes
Greece document photo requirements
Greece has 8 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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Photo sizes drawn to one scale — Greece
2 sizes across 8 documents: a photo taken for one document will not fit a different size. Click a size to keep only its documents in the table.
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Greece · 8
| Document | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece8 documents | ||||
| Greece |
Greek Passport, Greece | 40 × 60 mm | Light | |
| Greece |
National Visa (Type D), Greece | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
| Greece |
Schengen Visa, Greece | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
| Greece |
Visa, Greece | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
| Greece |
Residence Permit, Greece | 40 × 60 mm | Light | |
| Greece |
EU Blue Card, Greece | 40 × 60 mm | Light | |
| Greece |
EU Long-Term Residence Permit, Greece | 40 × 60 mm | Light | |
| Greece |
Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen, Greece | 40 × 60 mm | Light | |
What these formats have in common — Greece
- 01The photo size is not the same for every document: 40 × 60 mm, 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background depends on the document: Light grey, Plain light. Check the row before you shoot.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 70–80% of the picture height.
- 042 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
- 051 document works either way — bring a photo of your own, or have it taken at the office.
- 06These entries were last read between 17 May 2026 and 1 Oct 2026.
- 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 — Greece
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU Blue Card | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Light grey | |
| EU Long-Term Residence Permit | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Light grey | |
| National Visa (Type D) | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Greek Passport | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Light grey | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Light grey | |
| Residence Permit | 40 × 60 mm | 70–80% | Light grey | |
| Schengen Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Greek Passport, Greece, 40 × 60 mm. Three ways; pick the one that suits you.
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Make it from a selfie- 10 × 15 sheet · 4 photos 40 × 60 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.
Where these rules come from — Greece
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.
| National Visa (Type D)Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mfa.gr) — Greek consular missions. Open the official page | |
| Residence PermitHellenic Ministry of Migration and Asylum and the Decentralised Administration of Attica. Open the official page | |
| Schengen VisaHellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Greek embassies and consulates (mfa.gr). Open the official page | |
| VisaMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Greece — Greek embassies and consulates (mfa.gr). Open the official page | |
| EU Blue CardHellenic Passport Authority / Greek Government. Open the official page | |
| EU Long-Term Residence PermitHellenic Passport Authority / Greek Government. Open the official page | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU CitizenHellenic Passport Authority / Greek Government. Open the official page | |
| Greek PassportHellenic Passport Authority / Greek Government. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Greece
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Greece Schengen Visa Photo Requirements: White Background, Face 70-80 % of the Photo, No Tinted LensesGreek Schengen visa photo: colour, taken within 6 months, white background, face 70-80 % of the photo, no tinted lenses.
- Greece Residence Permit Photo: Four 40 x 60 mm Colour Photos and a JPEG 2000 CD for the Biometric CardAttica lists four recent colour photos, 40 x 60 mm on white, also on a JPEG 2000 CD, plus a €16 card fee.
- EU passport photo size: why there is no single EU standardCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 requires a highly secure storage medium containing a facial image, but pan-European rules regarding the exact dimensions of the printed photo are not published in accessible sources.
- Old residence cards and ID cards in the EU expire on August 3, 2026In accordance with EU Regulation 2019/1157, from August 3, 2026, all old formats of residence permits for family members of EU citizens and national ID cards that do not contain biometric data will become invalid. This applies to documents issued in Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Greece, and other EU countries. Holders of such documents must contact migration authorities in advance to replace them with new biometric cards. In addition, in Poland, the application procedure changes from April 27, 2026 — it becomes fully electronic via the MOS 2.0 portal.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — GreeceThe 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.