France passport photo size
35 × 45 mm
Head height
32–36 mm
Background
Plain light grey or light blue. Not white.
At 300 DPI
413 × 531 px
What catches people out
- 35 x 45 mm.
- Head height chin to crown 32–36 mm.
- France specifically wants a light grey or light blue background rather than pure white.
- Taken within the last six months, neutral expression, mouth closed.
Requirements are set by Service-Public.fr / Ministère de l'Intérieur and they change. Confirm the current rules with them before printing — this page is a reference, not an approval.
Crop your photo to 35 × 45 mm
Already set to France. Your photo is read in the browser and never uploaded.
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Drag to move, and use the slider to zoom. The dashed lines show where the top of the head and the chin need to fall for France.
Your photo will appear here
France requirements
- Size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head height
- 32–36 mm
- Background
- Plain light grey or light blue. Not white.
150 DPI with a small watermark — enough to check the framing and the head height before you commit.
For the actual application
- · 300 DPI print-ready export, no watermark
- · Six photos laid out on a 4 × 6 print sheet
- · Background replacement to the required colour
- · Saved profiles for a whole family