Norway · 7 documents
Norway document photo requirements
Norway has 7 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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Norway · 7
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Passport, Norway | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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National Visa (Type D), Norway | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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Schengen Visa, Norway | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
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Visa, Norway | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
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Visa and Residence Permit, Norway | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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National ID Card, Norway | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
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Refugee Travel Document, Norway | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
What these formats have in common — Norway
- 01Every format here uses the same photo size: 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background depends on the document: Evenly lit, Plain light, Plain white. Check the row before you shoot.
- 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 — Norway
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National ID Card | 35 × 45 mmThe photo is taken at the office | 70–80% | Evenly lit | |
| National Visa (Type D) | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Passport | 35 × 45 mmThe photo is taken at the office | 70–80% | Evenly lit | |
| Refugee Travel Document | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| Schengen Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Visa and Residence Permit | 35 × 45 mmThe photo is taken at the office | 70–80% | Evenly lit |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Norway 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.
Where these rules come from — Norway
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.
| PassportNorwegian Police (passport and ID offices) and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). Open the official page | |
| Schengen VisaRoyal Norwegian embassies and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) — Norway in Nigeria, Abu Dhabi (Algeria and Chad), Indonesia and the USA. Open the official page | |
| VisaNorwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and the Royal Norwegian embassies (norway.no). Open the official page | |
| National Visa (Type D)ICAO baseline. Open the official page | |
| Refugee Travel DocumentICAO baseline. Open the official page | |
| National ID CardNorwegian Police. Open the official page | |
| Visa and Residence PermitNorwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). Open the official page |
Recent notes — Norway
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Norway Visa Photo Requirements: UDI Takes Your Photo at the Appointment — When Embassies Still Want 35 x 45 mmUDI: you need not bring a photo for a Norwegian visa — it is taken at the appointment.
- Photo for a residence permit and visa to Norway for Ukrainians: UDI requirements 2026 (collective protection)Norway (UDI) applies to the photo for a visa, residence permit and travel documents the same requirements as for the passport photo: face frontal, neutral expression, evenly lit background, no glasses or headwear, the head occupying about 70% of the frame.
- Norway: collective protection extended, but rules tightened for men aged 18–60 from 5 May 2026Norway has extended the temporary collective protection scheme for Ukrainians by another year, but at the same time tightened the criteria: men aged 18–60 who apply on 5 May 2026 or later no longer automatically receive collective protection.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — NorwayThe 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.