Ireland · 4 documents
Ireland document photo requirements
Ireland has 4 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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Ireland · 4
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Passport, Ireland | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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Visa, Ireland | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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Work Permit, Ireland | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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Refugee Travel Document, Ireland | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
What these formats have in common — Ireland
- 01Every format here uses the same photo size: 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background depends on the document: White, light grey or cream, White or light grey. Check the row before you shoot.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 70–80% of the picture height.
- 043 documents — you supply the photo yourself.
- 05These entries were last read between 30 Sep 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.
Photo specifications at a glance — Ireland
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
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| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | White, light grey or cream | |
| Refugee Travel Document | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | White, light grey or cream | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | White or light grey | |
| Work Permit | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | White or light grey |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Ireland 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.
€5.99per photo, one-off, no subscription
If it’s rejected, we refund you
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.
Where these rules come from — Ireland
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.
| PassportDepartment of Foreign Affairs of Ireland — Passport Service. Open the official page | |
| VisaImmigration Service Delivery (Department of Justice, Ireland); VFS Global as the visa application centre. Open the official page | |
| Work PermitDepartment of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) of Ireland — Employment Permits. Open the official page | |
| Refugee Travel DocumentDepartment of Foreign Affairs Ireland. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Ireland
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Ireland Visa Photo Requirements: Two Identical Photos 35-38 x 45-50 mm, Face 70-80 %, Your Details on the BackIrish visa photo: two identical colour photos, 35-38 x 45-50 mm, face 70-80 %, white or light grey background, name and numbers on the back, no staples.
- Ireland Employment Permit Photo: 413 x 531 Pixels, JPEG, Under 5 MB for the EPOS UploadEPOS wants an Irish-passport-style digital photo: JPEG, not scanned, 413 x 531 px minimum, 448 x 590 px maximum, 240–300 dpi, every upload under 5 MB.
- 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.
- Ireland to cut ARP payment to €400 and launch new scheme for UkrainiansIreland is cutting the Accommodation Recognition Payment for hosts from €600 to €400 a month from October 2026, tightening eligibility for new applications, and launching a Temporary Protection Transition Scheme for Ukrainians who want to stay after temporary protection ends.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — IrelandThe 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.