{"id":1034,"date":"2013-10-06T21:41:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/?page_id=1034"},"modified":"2017-01-27T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T09:47:35","slug":"size-and-format","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.idphoto.app\/help\/visa-photos\/size-and-format\/","title":{"rendered":"Size &#038; Format"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"chapter-toc\">\n<h2>Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"smooth\" href=\"#most-current-dimensions\">Most current passport photo dimensions with visas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"smooth\" href=\"#passport-photo-dimensions-after-countries\">Passport photo dimensions after country<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<h2>Most current passport photo dimensions with visas<\/h2>\n<p>If a trip into another country stands in a queue, Swiss citizens often need a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/help\/visa\">visa<\/a>. With almost all countries beyond the EU these visas are required for tourists as well as for business travellers. For the application of a visa one needs always at least one, often two visa photos. Depending on the country the demands and dimensions of these photos differ. However, the both most common dimensions for visa photos are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the E<strong>uropean standard size of 35 mm \u00d7 45 mm<br \/>\n(or 3,5 cm \u00d7 4,5 cm)<\/strong> and<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>US-american format<\/strong> of <strong>2 \u00d7\u00a02 inches or 50 \u00d7\u00a050 mm<br \/>\n(5 \u00d7\u00a05 cm)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the following a comparison of both standard dimensions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"orange\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>EU-Standard Passport Size<\/th>\n<th>US-Standard Passport Size<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sample photo<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biometrisches Passfoto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/passbild-groesse.jpg\" alt=\"Gr\u00f6\u00dfe eines biometrischen Passfotos\" width=\"160\" height=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biometrisches Passfoto f\u00fcr ein Visum\" src=\"https:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/visum-foto-groesse.jpg\" alt=\"Gr\u00f6\u00dfe eines biometrischen Visum-Fotos\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Centimeter<\/td>\n<td>3,5 \u00d7 4,5 cm<\/td>\n<td>5,0\u00a0\u00d7 5,0 cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Millimeter<\/td>\n<td>35 \u00d7 45 mm<\/td>\n<td>50\u00a0\u00d7 50\u00a0mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inch<\/td>\n<td>1,38\u00a0\u00d7 1,77 inches<\/td>\n<td>2\u00a0\u00d7 2 inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cut passport photo<\/td>\n<td><a class=\"hollow-button orange\" title=\"Jetzt ein Passbild erstellen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/en\/upload\/passport-photo\">Create passport photo now<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"hollow-button orange\" title=\"Jetzt ein Visum-Foto erstellen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/en\/upload\/visa-photo\">Create visa photo now<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both photo dimensions can be cut in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/en\/upload\/passport-photo\">passport photo generator<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/en\/upload\/visa-photo\">visa photo generator<\/a> <strong>free of charge to the right side relation<\/strong> and be adapted to the biometric template.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"passbildgroesse-nach-land\">Passport photo dimensions after country<\/h2>\n<p>In the following a small overview of visa photo dimensions of current destinations:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"orange\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Size in centimeter<\/th>\n<th>Size in millimeter<\/th>\n<th>Size in inch<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Argentina<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3,5 \u00d7 4,5 cm<\/td>\n<td>35 \u00d7 45 mm<\/td>\n<td>1,38 \u00d7 1,77 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Germany<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3,5 \u00d7 4,5 cm<\/td>\n<td>35 \u00d7 45 mm<\/td>\n<td>1,38 \u00d7 1,77 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>France<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3,5 \u00d7 4,5 cm<\/td>\n<td>35 \u00d7 45 mm<\/td>\n<td>1,38 \u00d7 1,77 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Italy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3,0 \u00d7 4,0 cm<\/td>\n<td>30 \u00d7 40 mm<\/td>\n<td>1,18 \u00d7 1,57 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Norway<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3,5 \u00d7 4,0 cm<\/td>\n<td>35 \u00d7 40 mm<\/td>\n<td>1,38 \u00d7 1,57 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Russia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3,5 \u00d7 4,5 cm<\/td>\n<td>35 \u00d7 45 mm<\/td>\n<td>1,38 \u00d7 1,77 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Spain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3,0 \u00d7 4,0 cm<\/td>\n<td>30 \u00d7 40 mm<\/td>\n<td>1,18 \u00d7 1,57 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>US<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5 \u00d7 5 cm<\/td>\n<td>50 \u00d7 50 mm<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 2 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>UK<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3,5 \u00d7 4,5 cm<\/td>\n<td>35 \u00d7 45\u00a0mm<\/td>\n<td>1,38 \u00d7 1,77 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vietnam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4\u00a0\u00d7 6\u00a0cm<\/td>\n<td>40\u00a0\u00d7 60\u00a0mm<\/td>\n<td>1,57\u00a0\u00d7 2,36 Zoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>We have summarised the specifics of the single countries and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/help\/visa\/\">complete overview of all countries<\/a> on the suitable undersides of the category &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idphoto.ch\/help\/visa\/\">visa<\/a>&#8220;. The correct visa photo size of all countries can be also determined via the following tool:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/passport-size\">Determine passport photograph size \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Contents Most current passport photo dimensions with visas Passport photo dimensions after country Most current passport photo dimensions with visas If a trip into another country stands in a queue, Swiss citizens often need a visa. 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