Belgium Passport Photo Requirements

Fabulous chocolate, brilliant beers and baffling bureaucracy are all part of the mix in Belgium, a place with a surprising range of cultural and practical quirks.

Belgium Passport Requirements

  • Required photo dimensions: 35mm x 45mm.
  • 2 photos will need to be submitted
  • A plain light background is needed for your photos
  • Photographs should be portrait-style.
  • The applicant should not, as a rule, be wearing any headgear.
  • Headgear may be permitted for religious or medical reasons.
  • The face must be completely visible.
  • The forehead, cheeks, eyes, nose and chin should not be obstructed in any way.
  • Preferably, but not necessarily, the hair and ears should also be exposed.
  • The head should occupy a minimum area of 2.5 cm and a maximum of 3.5 cm.
  • In the case of babies, the eyes must be open.

Belgium Visa Requirements

  • Head size between 70-80%.
  • Close up of head and top of shoulders.
  • The photograph should be in colour.
  • Clear quality and with the face in focus.
  • Printed on normal photographic paper (camera print).
  • Full face, non-smiling without sunglasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background.
  • Dimensions : 35mm x 45mm.
  • Number of Photos Required: 1
  • Background Requirements: white or off-white background