Austria Schengen Visa Photo: ICAO 35 x 45 mm — Without It the Application Is Not Admissible

For an Austrian Schengen visa the photo is not a detail you can fix later. The Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) lists “a passport photo according to ICAO criteria (colour, 35 × 45 mm)” among the supporting documents — and names an ICAO-compliant passport photo among the conditions for the application to be admissible at all. oesterreich.gv.at describes the same photo as portrait format, 35 × 45 mm, in accordance with the passport photo criteria.

When is the application admissible?

BMEIA says a visa application is admissible if:

• it is lodged at the competent consulate within six months and not later than 15 calendar days before the trip;
• a correctly completed form is presented;
• a valid passport not older than 10 years is presented;
• an ICAO-compliant passport photo is presented;
• consent to the collection of fingerprints is given (unless they were stored within the last 59 months);
• the visa fee has been paid.

The photo: Austria’s passport photo criteria

• Front view, neutral expression, mouth closed, the face evenly lit.
• Eyes clearly visible: no reflections on glasses, no tinted lenses, no sunglasses.
• No head covering, except for religious or medical reasons.

The rest of the file

• A fully completed and personally signed application form.
• A passport with at least 2 free pages, not older than 10 years and valid at least three months beyond the visa, plus a copy of the data page.
• Ten fingerprints, recorded digitally, unless collected within the last 59 months.
• Travel health and accident insurance of at least €30,000, including repatriation.
• Copies of previous Schengen visas and proof of the means of transport.

Get the format on our Austria Schengen visa photo page.