Spanish Passport Photo and DNI Photo, 32 × 26 mm

Spanish passport photo size, in the ministry's words

For the passport, Spain's Ministry of the Interior asks for «una fotografía reciente en color del rostro del solicitante, tamaño 32 x 26 mm, con fondo uniforme, blanco, liso, tomada de frente y sin gafas de cristales oscuros». In English: a recent colour photo of the face, 32 × 26 mm, on a uniform, plain white background, taken from the front, without dark-lensed glasses. The DNI page gives the same size and adds that the head must be fully uncovered.

The text does not say which figure is the height. An ID photo is upright, so this page makes it 26 mm wide and 32 mm tall, or 307 × 378 pixels at 300 dpi.

Not the 35 × 45 mm European size

Many European passports and the Schengen visa use 35 × 45 mm, the size usually called a passport size photo. Spain's photo is smaller, 32 × 26 mm, so check which of the two your form means. Sizes for other countries, each linked to its official page, are in the photo requirements by country table.

When no photo is needed

The ministry says the DNI photo «podrá ser realizada de forma automatizada» at offices that have the equipment, which means it may be taken on site. For the passport, no photo is required if the DNI was obtained or renewed the same day.

Consulates can ask for a different size

The rules above are for offices in Spain. The Consulate General in Düsseldorf, in a sheet dated 2017, asks for photos 30 to 40 mm wide with a proportional height (40 to 53 mm) on a plain, uniform white background. If your consulate gives its own measurements, choose Custom size in the list and type them in.