Spain · 11 documents · 2 sizes
Spain document photo requirements
Spain has 11 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 — Spain
2 sizes across 11 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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Spain · 11
| Document | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain11 documents | ||||
| Spain |
Passport, Spain | 26 × 32 mm | White | |
| Spain |
National Visa (Type D), Spain | 35 × 45 mm | Light | |
| Spain |
Schengen Visa, Spain | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Spain |
Visa, Spain | 35 × 45 mm | White | |
| Spain |
ID Card, Spain | 26 × 32 mm | White | |
| Spain |
Residence Card, Spain | 26 × 32 mm | White | |
| Spain |
EU Blue Card, Spain | 26 × 32 mm | White | |
| Spain |
EU Long-Term Residence Permit, Spain | 26 × 32 mm | White | |
| Spain |
NIE Foreigner Number, Spain | 26 × 32 mm | White | |
| Spain |
Refugee Travel Document, Spain | 26 × 32 mm | White | |
| Spain |
Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen, Spain | 26 × 32 mm | White | |
What these formats have in common — Spain
- 01The photo size is not the same for every document: 26 × 32 mm, 35 × 45 mm.
- 02The background depends on the document: Plain white, Plain light. Check the row before you shoot.
- 03Across these formats the head takes 60–80% of the picture height.
- 046 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 — Spain
| Document | Photo size | Head in frame | Background | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU Blue Card | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Plain white | |
| EU Long-Term Residence Permit | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Plain white | |
| ID Card | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Plain white | |
| National Visa (Type D) | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain light | |
| NIE Foreigner Number | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Plain white | |
| Passport | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Plain white | |
| Refugee Travel Document | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Plain white | |
| Residence Card | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Plain white | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU Citizen | 26 × 32 mm | 60–75% | Plain white | |
| Schengen Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white | |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | 70–80% | Plain white |
How to make such a photo
For the selected document — Spain Passport, 26 × 32 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 · 12 photos 26 × 32 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 — Spain
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.
| ID CardMinistry of the Interior of Spain and the Policía Nacional (DNI electrónico portal). Open the official page | |
| National Visa (Type D)Consulate General of Spain in Mexico (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain). Open the official page | |
| PassportMinisterio del Interior / Policía Nacional. Open the official page | |
| Residence CardMinistry of the Interior and National Police of Spain. Open the official page | |
| Schengen VisaMinistry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain — consulates (exteriores.gob.es). Open the official page | |
| VisaMinistry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain (exteriores.gob.es) — consulates. Open the official page | |
| EU Blue CardPolicía Nacional. Open the official page | |
| EU Long-Term Residence PermitPolicía Nacional. Open the official page | |
| NIE Foreigner NumberPolicía Nacional. Open the official page | |
| Refugee Travel DocumentPolicía Nacional. Open the official page | |
| Residence Card for Family Member of an EU CitizenPolicía Nacional. Open the official page |
Recent notes — Spain
Short notes we wrote when a requirement, a form or a submission portal changed.
- Spain Schengen Visa Photo Requirements: 35 x 45 mm, White Background, Glued to the Form — What Consulates AskSpanish consulates ask for a recent colour passport-size photo (35 x 45 mm) on a white or light background, glued or clipped to the Schengen form.
- EU ID card photo requirements: sizes and rules by countryThe size for an ID card photo in EU countries is not uniform: Spain requires 32 × 26 mm, France needs 35 × 45 mm, and in Lithuania, the initial print must be 40 × 60 mm.
- 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.
- Photo for the TIE, NIE and temporary protection in Spain for Ukrainians: 2026 requirementsThe Spanish TIE card (as well as the NIE and temporary protection) requires one recent colour photo measuring 32×26 mm on a plain light white background, front-on, with the head uncovered and no dark glasses.
Tables and free tools
- Every specification in one table — SpainThe 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.