France Passport Photo Requirement:

French passport sizes are used for French passports, national ID cards (Carte Nationale d’Identité), visas, and other official documents.

Passport Photo & Visa Photo Requirements:
Size: Exactly 35 x 45 mm (3.5 x 4.5 cm).
Head Position: Head must be centered and face the camera directly. The head height should be between 32–36 mm from chin to crown, with 2–5 mm of space between the top of the head and the top edge of the photo.
Background: Plain light gray, white, or light blue background, with no patterns, textures, or shadows.
Expression: Neutral facial expression. Mouth must be closed. Eyes must be open and clearly visible, looking straight at the camera.

Clothing:

No uniforms or clothing resembling official or military attire.

Religious attire is permitted if worn daily.

No hats or head coverings unless for religious purposes (full face must be visible and not cast shadows).

No eyeglasses, tinted lenses, or sunglasses (glasses strongly discouraged, and must not cause glare or hide the eyes).

No visible accessories (e.g., large earrings, necklaces, or hair clips that obscure the face).

Lighting: Even lighting across the face and background, with no shadows, glare, red-eye, or overexposure.

Passport Photo Quality:

High-resolution print (not pixelated or blurry).

Color photo only (no black and white).

Must be printed on photo-quality paper (matte or glossy).

No retouching, airbrushing, or filters allowed.

Recency: Passport photos must be taken within the last 6 months to reflect current appearance.

Digital Passport Photo
We also have digital files of passport photos which can be emailed to you or put in a jumpdrive. Our digital passport photos will meet these strict criteria:

JPEG file format.
Dimensions: Minimum 400 x 533 pixels.
File size: Typically under 500 KB.
Compression: Must maintain quality and color accuracy.