Luxembourg · 10 documents
Luxembourg document photo requirements
Luxembourg has 10 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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| Document | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passport, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| National Visa (Type D), Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| Schengen Visa, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| Visa, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| ID Card, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| Residence Permit, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| Driver's License, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| EU Blue Card, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| EU Long-Term Residence Permit, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen, Luxembourg | 35 × 45 mm | Light | ||
What these formats have in common — Luxembourg
- 01Every format here uses the same photo size: 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background is the same in every format: Plain light.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 70–80% of the picture height.
- 041 document — you supply the photo yourself.
- 053 documents here are photographed 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 — Luxembourg
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver's License | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| EU Blue Card | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| EU Long-Term Residence Permit | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| ID Card | 35 × 45 mmThe photo is taken at the office | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| National Visa (Type D) | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Passport | 35 × 45 mmThe photo is taken at the office | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Residence Permit | 35 × 45 mmThe photo is taken at the office | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| 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 — Luxembourg Passport, 35 × 45 mm. Three ways; pick the one that suits you.
With a phone at home
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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.
Where these rules come from — Luxembourg
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.
| Driver's LicenseNational Society for Motor Vehicle Control (SNCA) and Guichet.lu, Luxembourg. Open the official page | |
| EU Blue CardGuichet.lu — Luxembourg government portal. Open the official page | |
| EU Long-Term Residence PermitGuichet.lu — Luxembourg government portal. Open the official page | |
| PassportGuichet.lu and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg (Passport, Visa and Legalisation Office). Open the official page | |
| Schengen VisaGovernment of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg — Guichet.lu (the government portal). Open the official page | |
| VisaGuichet.lu and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg; TLScontact lists for Luxembourg. Open the official page | |
| National Visa (Type D)ICAO baseline. Open the official page | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU CitizenICAO baseline. Open the official page | |
| ID CardGuichet.lu / Luxembourg authorities. Open the official page | |
| Residence PermitGuichet.lu / Ministry of Home Affairs, Luxembourg. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Luxembourg
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Luxembourg Schengen Visa Photo: White Background, and Your Paper Photo Is Scanned into the VISLuxembourg Schengen visa: bring a recent colour ID photo on white.
- Luxembourg extends temporary protection for Ukrainians until 4 March 2027: how to renew the biometric cardThe EU has extended temporary protection for Ukrainians until 4 March 2027. In Luxembourg, biometric cards valid until 4 March 2026 must be replaced with new ones — without this you lose the right to residence, work and material assistance. Letters with instructions were sent in batches from 28 November 2025 to 6 February 2026. If you have no letter, write to immigration.desk@mai.etat.lu or immigration.asile@mai.etat.lu.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — LuxembourgThe 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.

