Crop a photo to 35 × 45 mm — Belgium Schengen visa

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A Schengen visa (type C) is a short-stay visa for trips within the Schengen area. Under the EU Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, it covers stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. A longer stay needs a national type D visa or a residence permit.

How to crop it, in three steps

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   Upload a photo taken face-on, in even light

2. 02

   The tool finds the face and aligns the frame itself — check that the head lands in 70–80%

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   Save the 35 × 45 mm result — print it or attach it to the application

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Belgium-specific things to know

• Belgium asks for one photo at some missions (USA, Korea) and two at others (Jordan, Canada by post), and names a white background only in the USA list.
• The USA list accepts «American or European passport-size» — the 2 × 2 inch print as well as the 35 × 45 mm one.
• The photograph is taken or scanned again at every application, even when the fingerprints are not retaken within the 59 months.

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Where these numbers come from

Source: FPS Foreign Affairs of Belgium — Belgian embassies and consulates (USA, Jordan, Korea, Canada, Jamaica). Last checked against the official page on 1 Oct 2026.

What the source confirms

• Belgium in the USA, «Checklist Schengen visa — tourism» (PDF, November 2023): the documents of the application include «5. One recent color photo: American or European passport-size, less than 6 months old with white background», the visa fee according to the consular fee schedule, proof of travel arrangements (a full itinerary with the reservations), proof of accommodation and, for a minor, the parents' authorisation with notarized signatures.
• Belgium in Jordan, «Short stay visa — family or friends visit» (PDF): the list of the documents — the passport and all the used pages, a copy of the previously granted Schengen visas, the Schengen visa application form (fully completed, dated and signed), «5. Two recent photos (not older than 6 months)», a copy of the national identity card or residence card, the family booklet, the medical travel insurance, the invitation letter from a host in Belgium, a round-trip flight reservation and proof of sufficient financial means.
• Belgium in Korea, «Visa C — short stays (90 days)»: all applicants come to the embassy in person with the documents in original; the general requirements — a passport at most 10 years old and valid for the period of the trip plus 3 months with at least 2 blank pages, a printed application form fully completed in French, Dutch or English and personally signed, «3. A recent color photo», and a copy of the alien registration card.
• Belgium in Canada (Montreal), «Short stay visa (Schengen visa)»: an applicant who already holds a Schengen visa may send the file by post to the Consulate General, with a copy of the previous visa, «two recent passport photos» and the payment by certified cheque, bank draft or postal order; otherwise the whole file is brought to the appointment, where the fees are paid and the biometrics (fingerprints and photo) are provided.
• Belgium in Jamaica, «Visa C application (short-stay visa)»: «All applicants for short-stay Schengen visa must appear in person to have their 10 fingerprints and their photograph registered. These data are stored for 59 months in the VIS»; the applicant is not obliged to appear again for the fingerprints if he or she applies for a new visa within these 59 months, in which case the application may be sent in by courier with a prepaid return, but the photograph has to be taken or scanned and integrated in the VIS with every new application.

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