Latvia Schengen Visa Photo Requirements: One Colour Photo 35 x 45 mm, Face 70-80 %, Not Older Than 6 Months

For a Latvian Schengen visa you need one colour photograph, 35 x 45 mm. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia lists it among the documents for a visa application and links to the photo rules of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP). Here is what they say.

Size, age and print quality

• Size 35 x 45 mm, in colour.
• Not older than 6 months.
• Not folded, dirty or otherwise damaged.
• High resolution, printed on high-quality photo paper.
• Not blurry; neutral lighting and contrast, natural skin colour; no red eyes and no heavy shadows on the face or the background from the flash.

Face and pose

• The face in close-up with a small part of the shoulders; the face takes up 70-80 % of the photograph.
• The face pointed straight at the camera and in the centre of the photo, on a uniform background.
• Eyes looking at the camera, not closed or covered.
• Neutral expression, mouth closed.
• Only you in the photo: no other people and no toys.

Glasses and head coverings

How many photos embassies ask for

The Foreign Ministry list says one photo. The Embassy of Latvia in London also asks for one recent colour photo, 35 x 45 mm, that closely resembles your current look. The Embassy in New Delhi asks for two colour photos, 35 x 45 mm, taken in the last 6 months, on a white background; there applicants also give fingerprints and a digital photo in person.

Fingerprints and timing

Under the EU Visa Code, fingerprints are taken in person at the first application and copied to later ones if first collected less than 59 months earlier; children under 12 are exempt. You apply no more than six months before the trip and, as a rule, no later than 15 calendar days before it.

Need a 35 x 45 mm photo with the face at 70-80 %? Make it on our Latvia visa photo page.