Greek passport photo
Read this before you rely on the numbers below. The issuing authority's own specification page could not be read, so these figures come from a different official government source — an embassy or a local-government mirror of the national standard. They are not invented, but they are one step removed. Confirm with the office receiving your application.
You may not need to prepare a photo at all. Greek passports are issued through the myPhoto platform: an authorised photographer captures the image and uploads it directly into the state system, so most applicants never handle a print or file themselves — recorded here as photoTakenOnSite. The core figures — a 40 × 60 mm print, a 31–35 mm face length, and a minimum of 1200 DPI — come from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' technical specification document, which is only reachable via an archived mirror on a Greek embassy's mfa.gr page; the equivalent PDF links on the primary passport.gov.gr site itself returned 'link expired' on every attempt, so this row is marked official-secondary rather than primary. The two official sources also disagree on how recent a photo must be, and on the print size used for the rare paper-based exception route — see the conflicts below.
Drag the two markers. Put the blue one on the very top of the head — including hair — and the red one on the bottom of the chin. Every measurement below is calculated from that, because Greece measures head height as 31–35 mm crown to chin, not the face.
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| Printed photo size | 40 × 60 mm |
|---|---|
| Head height | 31–35 mm, crown to chin |
| Background | White, cream, or grey (maximum 5% grey), uniform and free of shadows |
| Minimum resolution | 1200 DPI |
| How recent | Taken within the last 6 months |
| Not published | digital dimensions, file size, file format, copies required — the official source does not state these, so nothing is shown rather than a number we made up. |
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece — Technical Specifications for New Greek Passports (archived copy via the Embassy of Greece in Norway) — read 2026-07-28. This is an official government page but not the issuing authority's own specification sheet, which could not be read. Confirm before you submit.
Glasses, head coverings, expression and children
Glasses: Regular prescription glasses may be worn if normally used, provided the lenses are clear with no glare and the frames do not obscure the eyes. Photochromic lenses are accepted only if they do not darken significantly; sunglasses are permitted solely for a medical reason.
Head coverings: Not permitted other than for religious reasons, and then only if the facial features from chin to forehead remain fully visible.
Expression & pose: Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes naturally open, looking directly at the camera in a frontal pose with no more than roughly five degrees of head rotation and level shoulders.
Children & infants: Photo dimensions may reasonably be smaller for children aged 12 and under, and for infants.
How to take and crop the photo
Crop a photo to the official Greece spec and check the head height as you go — free, and entirely in your browser.
- Take or choose a photo shot straight on, from about arm's length or further, in even light with no shadow falling on the face or the wall behind it. Phone selfies taken close up distort the face and are a common rejection reason.
- Stand far enough from the wall that you cast no shadow on it. The background needs to be white, cream, or grey (maximum 5% grey), uniform and free of shadows — the tool fills only the area outside your photo's edges, it does not replace the wall behind you.
- Drop the photo into the tool above. Nothing is uploaded; the file is read directly by your browser.
- Drag the blue marker to the very top of the head, including hair, and the red marker to the bottom of the chin. This is the measurement every official spec is written against.
- Check the head-height readout. It should sit between 31 mm and 35 mm; the panel turns green when it does.
- Download the photo, or generate a print sheet if you need physical copies.
Why Greece photos get rejected
Drawn from the official guidance rather than guesswork. Most rejections are not about dimensions at all:
- Closed eyes, or hair covering the eyes
- Eyeglass frames obstructing the eyes
- Other people, toys or objects visible in the frame
- Shadows or hot spots on the face or background
- Smiling with visible teeth
- Unnatural skin tone or red-eye
- Strong fish-eye lens distortion
- Off-centre framing
Where official sources disagree
More than one official source publishes a figure for this, and they do not match. Both are shown rather than one being picked silently:
- Photo recency: One source says Taken within the last six months. Another says Taken within the last month.
- Printed photo size for the exceptional paper-submission route: One source says 4 × 5 cm. Another says 4 × 6 cm (40 × 60 mm).
When this happens, the office that will receive your application is the authority worth asking. Neither of us can resolve a contradiction in their own documentation.
Background colour and other notes
A Greek Passport Photo is 40 × 60 mm. That is not the 35 × 45 mm size most countries use, so a generic "passport photo" crop will be the wrong shape. The head must measure 31–35 mm from the crown of the head to the bottom of the chin — a 4 mm window, tight enough that eyeballing the crop will usually miss it. The background must be white, cream, or grey (maximum 5% grey), uniform and free of shadows. The photo must have been taken within the last 6 months.
File size and disclaimer
This is not official advice. img-fix is not affiliated with any government or immigration authority. The figures on this page were read from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece — Technical Specifications for New Greek Passports (archived copy via the Embassy of Greece in Norway) on 2026-07-28, and requirements change without notice. Check the official source before you submit.
Related specifications
Same print size — 40 × 60 mm
Other passport specifications
Comparing print sizes across every country in one place is easier on the passport photo size comparison page.
Greece photo questions
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The cropping, resizing and compressing all happen inside this page, using your browser's own image APIs. There is no server to upload to — the site is static files. Open your browser's network tab, use the tool, and you can watch nothing leave.
It also keeps working with your Wi-Fi switched off once the page has loaded.
What size is a Greek Passport Photo?
40 × 60 mm, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece — Technical Specifications for New Greek Passports (archived copy via the Embassy of Greece in Norway). Within that, the head must measure 31 mm to 35 mm from crown to chin.
Can this tool change my background?
No, and that is deliberate. Background replacement means guessing where your hair ends, and the guess is visible — a halo or a chewed-up fringe is exactly the kind of artefact that gets a photo rejected as digitally altered. Greece requires white, cream, or grey (maximum 5% grey), uniform and free of shadows, so photograph yourself against a matching wall.
The fill colour setting only paints the area outside your photo's edges when the required crop is larger than the image you supplied.
How recent does the photo have to be?
Taken within the last 6 months. Reusing the photo from your previous passport is a standard rejection reason.
Can I wear glasses?
Regular prescription glasses may be worn if normally used, provided the lenses are clear with no glare and the frames do not obscure the eyes. Photochromic lenses are accepted only if they do not darken significantly; sunglasses are permitted solely for a medical reason.
Are head coverings allowed?
Not permitted other than for religious reasons, and then only if the facial features from chin to forehead remain fully visible.
Do the rules differ for babies and children?
Photo dimensions may reasonably be smaller for children aged 12 and under, and for infants.
Do I even need to bring a photo?
Often not. Greek passports are issued through the myPhoto platform: an authorised photographer captures the image and uploads it directly into the state system, so most applicants never handle a print or file themselves — recorded here as photoTakenOnSite. The core figures — a 40 × 60 mm print, a 31–35 mm face length, and a minimum of 1200 DPI — come from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' technical specification document, which is only reachable via an archived mirror on a Greek embassy's mfa.gr page; the equivalent PDF links on the primary passport.gov.gr site itself returned 'link expired' on every attempt, so this row is marked official-secondary rather than primary. The two official sources also disagree on how recent a photo must be, and on the print size used for the rare paper-based exception route — see the conflicts below.
Why do different official pages give different numbers?
They do, and we show both rather than picking one silently. For Photo recency: one official source says Taken within the last six months, while another says Taken within the last month. For Printed photo size for the exceptional paper-submission route: one official source says 4 × 5 cm, while another says 4 × 6 cm (40 × 60 mm). When sources disagree, ask the office that will receive your application.
Will a photo from this tool definitely be accepted?
Nobody can promise that, and any site that does is selling you certainty it does not have. A photo is judged on framing, background, lighting, expression, sharpness and how recent it is. This tool handles the geometry and the file size precisely; the rest is down to how the photo was taken. The requirements here were read from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece — Technical Specifications for New Greek Passports (archived copy via the Embassy of Greece in Norway) on 2026-07-28 — check the source before you submit, because rules change.