Germany Passport Photo Online
Prepare a Germany passport or Personalausweis photo from a picture you already have — 35 × 45 mm, on a single-colored, shadow-free background with your face framed at 70-80% of the photo's height. Verified directly against the German Federal Ministry of the Interior's official photo quality chart.
Official requirements
Verified — last checked 2026-08-31
These figures were directly confirmed against the official source below.
Digital photo requirements
No official digital pixel specification was found for this document — see printed requirements below.
Printed photo requirements
| Photo size | 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Paper / printing | The same biometric photo standard is reported to apply to both the German passport (Reisepass) and the national ID card (Personalausweis). |
Other requirements
| Head / face position | Head centered in the photo and straight (not tilted); face shown from chin to top of head, both sides of the face clearly visible. |
|---|---|
| Background | Single-colored, shadow-free background with clear contrast to the face and hair. |
| Expression | Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open and clearly visible, looking directly at the camera. |
| Glasses | Allowed if the eyes are fully visible with no glare, reflection, or tinted lenses, and the frame doesn't cover the eyes — plain glasses are shown as an accepted example in the official BMI photo chart, not banned outright. |
| Head coverings | Head coverings are permitted only for religious reasons; in that case the face from the lower chin edge to the forehead must remain visible with no shadow on the face. |
Source: Bundesministerium des Innern (German Federal Ministry of the Interior) — "Fotomustertafel: Qualitätsmerkmale biometrischer Fotos für Dokumente", last verified 2026-08-31.
Common mistakes
- Face taking up less than 70% or more than 80% of the photo height
- Background with a pattern, shadow, or insufficient contrast to face/hair
- Smiling, open mouth, or squinting/wide-open eyes
- Retouching, filters, or other digital editing
How to take a good photo
- Use a single-colored, shadow-free background that contrasts clearly with your face and hair
- Frame the photo so your face (chin to top of head) fills 70-80% of the image height
- Face the camera directly with a neutral expression, mouth closed, head straight and centered
- If you wear glasses, make sure the lenses show no glare or tint and the frame doesn't cover your eyes
How Vekyo works for a Germany passport / personalausweis
Upload a recent photo, and Vekyo detects your face, then checks it against the Germany passport / personalausweis specification above — including its single-colored, shadow-free background with clear contrast to the face and hair. background requirement — before letting you crop and position it to match. Face detection, quality checks, cropping, and resizing run in your browser by default. Vekyo never changes your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face. If your background doesn't look plain and evenly lit enough for this document, you'll see a warning rather than a silent pass, and you can choose the optional background tool to replace it with a plain color — nothing is replaced unless you ask. The optional high-quality background removal option sends the cropped photo to our server for that one step.
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Prepared according to the published requirements — not a guarantee of acceptance and not government approved. Always verify the latest requirements with the official authority before submitting your photo.