Crop a photo to 30 × 40 mm — Romania ID card

Exact numbers for this document

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 30 × 40 mm result — print it or attach it to the application

Do not confuse it with another Romania document

Romania does not use one frame for everything. This page is about ID card — 30 × 40 mm. The documents below are cut to a different size, so a file prepared here will not fit them.

• EU long-term residence permit 35 × 45 mm
• passport 35 × 45 mm
• residence card for family member of an EU citizen 35 × 45 mm
• Schengen visa type C 35 × 45 mm

What we fix for free, and what AI fixes

Glare on the lenses. Take the glasses off or turn away from the light source and shoot again.

Romania-specific things to know

• Romania takes the photograph itself at the counter — «the facial image» — and warns against white or very light clothes because the background is usually white and the head would «float».
• The CEI can be requested at any records service in the country since 1 August 2025, whatever the domicile, but not yet abroad; the CIS only at the service of the domicile.

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Where these numbers come from

Source: Government of Romania — Ministry of Internal Affairs (the new identity documents portal). Last checked against the official page on 1 Oct 2026.

What the source confirms

• Government of Romania, official portal of the new identity documents, «Utile» (Romanian, translated): the identity documents are the electronic identity card (CEI, issued since 2025), the simple identity card (CIS, issued since 2025), the identity card model 1997, the provisional identity card and the identity bulletin while valid; Romanian citizens must request an identity document within 15 days of turning 14, and a new one at most 180 days before the expiry and not later than 15 days before it.
• Same portal, the presence: «The issue of an electronic identity card (CEI) or a simple identity card (CIS) requires the physical presence of the holder at the counter, to take the facial image, the fingerprints of two fingers (where applicable) and the handwritten signature. The holder must also collect the CEI personally, because then the two PIN codes are set»; the CEI and the CIS are not issued on a special power of attorney.
• Same portal, «Taking the photograph»: the taking of the holder's photograph is an essential moment in the issue of the identity document; its quality is very important as the main visual element of identification; the portal recommends not wearing white or very light-coloured clothes, which give no clear contrast with the background (as a rule white) and create the «floating head» effect.
• Same portal, «Taking the fingerprints»: for the CEI the fingerprints of two fingers are taken — as a rule the flat prints of the left and right index fingers, otherwise the middle, ring or little fingers in order of availability; to avoid repeating, the hands should be clean, wet wipes should evaporate completely, a firm and even pressure applied and the finger rolled flat and held still on the sensor.
• Same portal, where and how: since 1 August 2025 the CEI can be requested at any local public community service for the records of persons, regardless of the domicile or residence; later at Romanian missions and consular offices abroad, at a date to be announced; the CIS can be requested only in the country and only at the community services of the domicile; appointments are made online (hub.mai.gov.ro/cei/programari/harta) — not by phone or e-mail; the original receipt of the payment is shown at the submission.

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