GreeceGreece Residence Permit Photo: Four 40 x 60 mm Colour Photos and a JPEG 2000 CD for the Biometric Card
Attica lists four recent colour photos, 40 x 60 mm on white, also on a JPEG 2000 CD, plus a €16 card fee. Online renewals: a digital photo up to 2 MB.
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Key points
5 points- Decentralised Administration of Attica: four recent colour passport-sized photos, 40 x 60 mm, no frame, high resolution, white background, neutral expression.
- The same photos are also submitted on a compact disk (CD) in JPEG 2000 format; card fee €16 (e-Paravolo, code 2119).
- Piraeus and Islands office: face photo of 4 x 6 cm in four copies saved on a CD, with the €16 receipt, at the biometric appointment.
- Other routes ask for the Greek passport photo standard — JPEG 2000 on a CD or USB stick.
- Online renewal for beneficiaries of international protection: a digital Greek-passport-type photograph of up to 2 MB.
Greece collects biometric data for the residence permit card, and several offices publish their own photo lines. They agree on the idea — a recent colour photo in the Greek passport style, in print and as a digital file — but not always on the size.
What the offices list
| Office | Photo requirement |
|---|---|
| Decentralised Administration of Attica (dependent employment and other listed permits) | Four recent colour passport-sized photographs, 40 x 60 mm without a frame, high resolution, white background, neutral expression; also on a CD in JPEG 2000 format; card fee €16 (e-Paravolo, code 2119) |
| Directorate for Aliens and Migration, Southern Sector, Piraeus and Islands | Original valid passport, a passport-style face photograph of 4 x 6 cm in four copies saved on a CD, and the electronic fee of €16 (code 2119) with the printed receipt |
| National Registry of Administrative Public Services (E.4, dependent employment) | One recent colour photograph in hard copy to the Greek passport specifications, and in digital form on a CD or USB stick in JPEG2000 format |
| Ministry of Migration and Asylum (international protection) | Online renewal: a digital photograph of Greek passport type, up to 2 MB, a separate application and photograph for each family member; two recent passport-type photos when the renewed permit is printed at the Passport Office |
Biometric data collection applies to minors as well; fingerprints are not taken from children under 6.
The Greek passport photo standard
The National Passport Center page “Passport Photograph” (updated 10 July 2026) is the reference several of the permit pages point to:
- A recent colour photograph taken within the last six months, to ICAO document 9303.
- The whole face clear from jaw to forehead and from one ear to the other; no shadows on the background or face, no sheen, no other person or object.
- Looking straight at the lens, neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open (not wide open).
- Sunglasses and photochromic lenses prohibited; hair not covering the eyes, eyebrows or face; glasses only if usually worn, clean and transparent, with no reflection.
- Head covering only for religious reasons, with the face from jaw to forehead and ear to ear visible.
- Background uniform, light, preferably gray with an RGB value of (190;190;190) ± 10; head rotation less than ± 5 degrees; shoulders straight.
- From the base of the shoulders to the top of the hair the person covers 70–75 % of the photo; the distance from chin to top of the forehead is 50–60 %.
Because the Attica line says white and the passport centre says light gray, follow the page your office links to. Our Greece residence permit photo tool prepares the 40 x 60 mm version.
03Questions
5 answers01What size is the Greece residence permit photo?
Attica lists 40 x 60 mm without a frame; the Piraeus office lists 4 x 6 cm. Four copies each.
02Do I need a CD?
Attica and Piraeus list the photos saved on a CD in JPEG 2000 format; the registry entry also accepts a USB stick.
03How much is the card fee?
€16, paid through e-Paravolo with fee code 2119; bring the printed receipt.
04What background colour?
The Attica line says white; the National Passport Center says light, preferably gray (190;190;190) ± 10.
05Can I upload a photo online?
For renewal by beneficiaries of international protection, yes: a digital Greek-passport-type photograph of up to 2 MB.
04Official sources
- Decentralised Administration of Attica — Residence Permit Documents
apdattikis.gov.gr - Decentralised Administration of Attica — Directorate for Aliens and Migration, Piraeus and Islands
apdattikis.gov.gr - Greek National Passport Center — Passport photograph specifications
passport.gov.gr
Author: Yevhen Kravchenko. Published . Checked against official sources on .
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