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Italian passport photo guide

Italian Passport Photo Size and Requirements

Check the Italian passport photo size, understand why official pages may mention 35 × 45 mm or 35 × 40 mm, and prepare a 35 × 45 mm prepared photo for a route that accepts supplied prints.

Use the current instructions from the Questura or Italian consulate handling your application. This page and its maker do not replace an official acceptance check.

Create an Italian Passport photo preview

Use the Italian passport photo size preset to prepare a 35 × 45 mm prepared photo with a white-background request.

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Confirm the Italy passport preset

1. Country or region
Italy
2. Document type
Passport

Technical output preset

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AI-generated phone-photo illustration with dim indoor lighting and casual framing
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AI-generated prepared-photo illustration of the same person with even lighting and centered framing
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AI-generated visual comparison, not an actual processing result. The Italy preset creates a 35 × 45 mm prepared photo. At 300 DPI this is 413 × 531 px; that conversion is not an official universal upload size.

This maker applies a 35 × 45 mm crop at 300 DPI and requests a white background. The resulting 413 × 531 px file is a print conversion, not a national Italian online-upload specification. Confirm that your Questura or consulate accepts a supplied photo before ordering. This service handles the stated size and image processing only; final acceptance is decided by the issuing authority.

Route first

Confirm where the passport photo will be captured or submitted

Italian authorities publish biometric appearance rules, but the practical photo route can differ between a Questura and overseas consulates.

  • The central MAECI ICAO guide states 35 × 45 mm, while a general MAECI passport page also lists 35 × 40 mm.
  • Several consulates request supplied 35 × 45 mm prints; some offices capture the photograph during the appointment.
  • A 413 × 531 px file is only the 35 × 45 mm frame converted at 300 DPI, not a universal government upload requirement.
  • The receiving authority makes the final decision; a generated photo is not official approval.

Start with the office

Choose the correct Italian passport photo route

Before resizing a photo, check the current checklist for the Questura or consulate that will receive the application.

  1. Step 01

    Applying at a Questura in Italy

    Follow the appointment and document list issued by the responsible Questura. Use its requested number of photos and dimensions rather than assuming that a web conversion is accepted.

  2. Step 02

    Applying through an Italian consulate

    Open the exact consulate page for your jurisdiction. Many missions request supplied ICAO photographs, while others capture a photo at the appointment or publish a local contingency rule.

  3. Step 03

    Office capture or local-size exception

    If the office says it will take the photograph, use that service. If it explicitly accepts a local format, such as a US-size emergency backup, that written office instruction overrides the generic 35 × 45 mm preview on this page.

Size and conversion

Italian Passport Photo Dimensions

The current ICAO guide gives an Italian passport photo size of 35 × 45 mm. Unit and pixel conversions help with preparation, but do not create a separate official digital standard.

General MAECI passport page

General MAECI passport page

SizeTwo recent photographs, 35 × 40 mm

FramingIdentical, frontal and in colour

UseThis conflicts with the ICAO page, so verify the receiving office's current checklist.

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Passport

Do not silently crop a requested 35 × 40 mm photo into 35 × 45 mm or replace a locally accepted 2 × 2 inch photo. Follow the instruction attached to your appointment.

Rules beyond size

Italian Passport Photo Requirements for Appearance

Meeting the Italian passport photo size is only one part of the check; the source must also meet the biometric appearance and quality rules.

Use a recent colour photograph taken within the last six months. The face should be centred and shown directly from the front, with a neutral expression, the mouth closed and both eyes open and clearly visible.

Use a uniformly lit white background without shadows, patterns, other people or objects. The image should be sharp, high quality and naturally coloured, with no flash reflection or red-eye.

The official guide describes the face as covering 70–80% of the photograph from the base of the chin to the forehead. Preserve space around the head and avoid stretching the portrait to force it into the frame.

Check the source before using the maker

  • The applicant is the only person visible and looks directly at the camera.
  • The face is sharp, evenly lit and not altered by beauty filters.
  • The background is plain white and free of shadows or objects.
  • The eyes are open and unobstructed; the mouth is closed.
  • The photo is recent and still represents the applicant's natural appearance.

Glasses and reflections

If prescription glasses are worn, the eyes must remain clearly visible. Avoid flash reflection, tinted lenses and heavy frames that cover any part of the eyes.

  • Remove sunglasses or tinted lenses.
  • Retake the photo if glare crosses either eye.
  • Check the receiving office because some local checklists ask applicants to remove glasses.

Head coverings

Head coverings are allowed only when justified by religious reasons under the published ICAO guide. The full outline of the face must remain visible from the chin to the forehead and along both sides.

  • Do not let fabric cast a shadow across the face.
  • Keep both sides of the face visible.
  • Follow any additional instruction in the local office checklist.

Capture setup

Illustrative camera and white background setup for an Italian passport source photo
General capture setup, not an official Italian studio requirement.

Ask another person to take the photograph with the camera level and far enough away to avoid selfie distortion. Use soft light from both sides and keep the applicant away from the background.

  • Take several originals before choosing one.
  • Keep shoulders level and the head upright.
  • Do not rely on background replacement to repair poor lighting.

Prepare the preview

How to Make an Italian Passport Size Photo

Use the Italian passport photo size maker only after confirming that your application route accepts a supplied photograph.

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Check the receiving office

Open the Questura or consulate checklist linked to your appointment and note the required size, number of copies and whether photography happens on site.

  • Do not substitute a visa or CIE checklist.
  • Save the current instruction for reference.

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Take a suitable original

Use a recent front-facing colour portrait with a neutral expression, white background and even light.

  • Ask another person to take the photo.
  • Avoid selfies, filters, shadows and glare.
Illustrative comparison of common Italian passport photo pose and quality problems
General educational comparison, not an official acceptance sheet.

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Create the prepared photo

Choose the Italy passport preset at the top of this page. The maker applies a 35 × 45 mm crop and produces a 413 × 531 px JPG at 300 DPI.

  • Review the preview before checkout.
  • Return to the original if the crop cuts hair or chin.
  • Treat the white-background operation as a technical aid, not proof of compliance.

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Print and measure

When prints are required, disable fit-to-page scaling and measure the finished photograph. Pixel dimensions and DPI metadata alone cannot guarantee physical size.

  • Confirm width and height with a ruler.
  • Use high-quality photographic paper when the checklist requires it.
  • Prepare the exact number of identical photos requested.

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Perform the final office-specific check

Compare the final photo with the current official rules immediately before the appointment.

  • Check dimensions, recency, framing and background.
  • Keep the unedited original.
  • Use on-site capture when instructed.

Avoid rework

Common Italian Passport Photo Problems

Most mistakes come from mixing document types, offices or physical and digital measurements.

Problem: 01. Using a US 2 × 2 photo by default

Why it matters: It has a square shape and does not match the central 35 × 45 mm ICAO guide.

What to do: Use 35 × 45 mm unless your consulate explicitly publishes a local exception.

Problem: 02. Ignoring the 35 × 40 mm conflict

Why it matters: Official pages do not all show the same supplied-photo size.

What to do: Follow the exact checklist for the receiving Questura or consulate.

Problem: 03. Treating 413 × 531 px as an official upload rule

Why it matters: It is only a 300 DPI conversion of 35 × 45 mm.

What to do: Use it for preparing a print preview, not as proof of digital acceptance.

Problem: 04. Face too small or tightly cropped

Why it matters: It can miss the published 70–80% face coverage or cut the head outline.

What to do: Return to a wider original and crop again without stretching.

Problem: 05. Glare, shadows or background objects

Why it matters: The eyes or facial outline may not be readable.

What to do: Retake the photo with even light and a clean white background.

Problem: 06. Heavy retouching or artificial likeness

Why it matters: The photo may no longer represent the applicant naturally.

What to do: Use a new natural capture and limit processing to the required technical preparation.

Children and local exceptions

Italian Passport Photos for Children

Children need their own current passport photo, but the required capture route and supporting documents depend on the office.

Confirm the child checklist

  • Use the minor-passport page for the responsible consulate or Questura.
  • Check the number of photos, parental consent documents and whether the child must attend.
  • Do not reuse an adult appointment checklist.

Keep the child visible alone

  • Use a plain white background.
  • Do not show a supporting adult, hand, toy or object.
  • Keep the child's natural face clearly visible and follow any age-specific exception stated by the office.

For general infant capture guidance, see the site's published baby passport photo guide; the Italian receiving authority still controls the final rule.

Final review

Italian Passport Photo Submission Checklist

Complete this check against the instructions for your actual appointment.

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Route and dimensions
Appearance and quality

Primary sources

Official Italian passport photo sources

Reopen the source for your receiving office before applying because local capture and supplied-photo instructions can change.

maeci-icao

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — ICAO photo guidelines

Checked: 2026-09-04

maeci-passport

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Passport

Checked: 2026-09-04

houston-icao

Italian Consulate in Houston — ICAO photo guidelines

Checked: 2026-09-04

toronto-passport

Italian Consulate in Toronto — Adult passport

Checked: 2026-09-04

los-angeles-passport

Italian Consulate in Los Angeles — Passports for adults

Checked: 2026-09-04

Questions from applicants

Italian Passport Photo Size FAQ

Answers based on the current central guidance and documented consular differences.

Before your appointment

Prepare the right Italian passport photo route

Create a 35 × 45 mm prepared photo only when your receiving office accepts a supplied photo, then complete the official checklist.

Create an Italian photo previewBrowse country requirementsRead the infant photo guide

A generated photo and any free preview are preparation aids, not an Italian passport acceptance decision.