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

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What this document is

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

1. 01

   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%

3. 03

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

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Croatia-specific things to know

• Croatia spells out the head size in millimetres — «about 2/3 of the photo, but not exceed 36 mm» — and the distance between the eyes («at least 8 mm, optimal 10 mm»), details most visa pages leave to the ICAO standard.
• The print is to be on «glossy and smooth paper without surface structures» and the background «light uncolored» (the general information page names white).
• A blind applicant may wear dark glasses in the photo — the only exception for glasses on the page.

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Where these numbers come from

Source: Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia. Last checked against the official page on 1 Oct 2026.

What the source confirms

• Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, «When is visa request admissible»: the request is admissible if it is submitted no sooner than 3 months before the intended trip; a duly completed and signed visa application form is attached; a travel document valid for at least three months after the intended departure, with at least two empty pages and issued in the last 10 years is attached; and a «color photo of size 35x45 mm» is attached.
• Same page, the photograph: «the person must be shown with a neutral facial expression, with the eyes open and mouth closed on the frontal picture; exceptionally, blind people who wear glasses can attach a photo on which they are photographed with dark glasses; on the photo of the person who for religious or medical reasons carries a head cover, cheeks, chin and forehead must be visible; children in the photo must be alone and their face must be fully visible with the eyes open».
• Same page, the head, the paper and the background: the head of the person (from the chin to the top of the head) must occupy about 2/3 of the photo but not exceed 36 mm and be centred; the distance between the eyes (from the middle of the left to the middle of the right eye) at least 8 mm (optimal 10 mm); the photos «made on high-quality glossy and smooth paper without surface structures, with high quality printing»; «The background must be light uncolored, with no patterns with sufficient contrast to the face and hair».
• Same page, the rest of the conditions: the biometric data collected — the page says that the Embassy «for now does not collect biometric data» and that collection «will begin no later than the entry of the Republic of Croatia in the Schengen area»; the prescribed visa fee paid according to tariff number 78 of the Law on Administrative Fees; «If the above conditions are not met, the visa application is not permitted and the Embassy will not accept it.»
• Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, «General visa information» (visas through the VFS Global centres): applications are submitted no more than six months before the trip and, as a rule, at least 15 calendar days before it; applicants request the visa personally; the necessary documents include a passport valid for at least three more months after the planned departure with at least two empty pages, the online application form, the travel itinerary and «One recent front-view, color photograph, white background, size: 3.5× 4.5».
• Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, «Supporting documents for Schengen visa»: the list includes the visa application form, the travel document, «A recent identity photograph in accordance with ICAO standards», the fingerprints taken at the submission (certain categories of persons are exempt), travel medical insurance of at least EUR 30 000 valid for the whole Schengen area and evidence of the paid visa fee.

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