Portuguese passport photos are 35x45mm on a white or light grey background. Loja do Cidadão counters normally capture the photo on site.
Fit your head inside the guide
Chin to crown should measure 32-36mm.
Center your face on the vertical line
Head straight, shoulders square.
Keep the background plain
White or light grey, evenly lit.
The EU-standard 35x45mm format used for Portuguese passport applications.
35x45mm, not Spain's 26x32mm
Neighbouring countries, different sizes.
Plain white or light grey
Evenly lit, no shadow behind you.
Neutral expression
Mouth closed, both eyes open.
Taken within the last 6 months
Must reflect your current appearance.
the Loja do Cidadão captures your photo, signature and fingerprints at the counter, so you do not need to bring one; consulates abroad ask for two identical prints instead
35x45mm on white or light grey — and why the Spanish photo across the border will not do.
Portugal uses the EU-standard 35x45mm.
Not on your face, not on the background.
Portugal accepts either.
Chin to crown, centred in the frame.
35x45mm — unlike Spain next door.
Portugal uses the 35x45mm ICAO photo shared across the EU. Spain, its only land neighbour, kept the smaller 26x32mm format for the passport and DNI.
That makes the Iberian border one of the sharper photo-spec discontinuities in Europe. If you hold documents on both sides, or had photos taken in Spain, measure before reusing them.
Counters normally capture the photo on site.
Portuguese passports are issued through the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, with applications made at Loja do Cidadão counters and IRN offices where photo and biometrics are usually captured during the appointment.
Your own photo matters most when applying through a Portuguese consulate abroad, and for the supporting paperwork some applications require. Check what your specific office asks for.
White or light grey, evenly lit, no shadows.
Portugal accepts both white and light grey backgrounds, which is more permissive than Greece's white-only rule. Either way the background must be plain and free of shadow.
Stand about a metre from the wall and light your face evenly from the front rather than from overhead.
Neutral face, glasses best removed.
Face the camera with a neutral expression, mouth closed and both eyes open and clearly visible.
Glasses are tolerated only without glare and with the frames clear of the eyes. Head coverings are accepted for religious reasons provided the full face stays visible.
Printed at 35 x 45mm, 827 x 1063px, JPG/PNG. Computed from this photo's own specification, not typed by hand.
Requirements verified · Source: consuladoportugal.mne.gov.pt
Watch out — Photo taken at the appointment — the Loja do Cidadão captures your photo, signature and fingerprints at the counter, so you do not need to bring one; consulates abroad ask for two identical prints instead
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