Spanish Passport Photo Maker
Official 26 × 32 mm for passport and DNI in Spain — cropped correctly, then 12 copies on one printable sheet.
A photo of your face never leaves your deviceDrop your photo here
or click to browse — a phone selfie against a plain wall works
JPG · PNG · WebP · HEIC from iPhone
Requirements change. Confirm with Policía Nacional, Ministerio del Interior before printing — official specification.
Three steps
No account at any point, and the photo never leaves your device.
Add your photo
A phone photo against a plain works. HEIC straight from an iPhone is fine — it is converted here.
Match 22–26 mm — Spain publishes no figure; this is the usual 70–80% proportion
Drag and zoom until your chin and the top of your head sit on the two dashed lines. That range is what Policía Nacional, Ministerio del Interior measures, and getting it wrong is the usual reason a photo comes back.
Print 12 at once
Download a 4 × 6 sheet holding 12 photos at 26 × 32 mm, then cut along the guides. One cheap print instead of a booth.
Spanish requirements at a glance
| Photo size | 26 × 32 mm |
| Head height | 22–26 mm — Spain publishes no figure; this is the usual 70–80% proportion |
| At 300 dpi | 307 × 378 pixels |
| Background | Plain, smooth white. |
| Glasses | Allowed. Only tinted or dark lenses are banned outright. Clear prescription glasses are fine, as long as nothing — frame, reflection or hair — hides the oval of the face, which is the wording the rule itself uses. |
| Expression | Neutral only. Neutral and facing straight ahead. The photograph has to show the oval of the face clearly: eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth and chin all visible. |
| Authority | Policía Nacional, Ministerio del Interior |
| Per 4 × 6 sheet | 12 photos |
What makes Spain different
Spain uses a size of its own. Almost every country in Europe settled on 35 × 45 mm; the Policía Nacional asks for 26 × 32 mm, and has done for years. A photo made to the European standard is not slightly off, it is the wrong shape, and cutting one down by hand leaves the head too large in the frame. It is the single reason Spanish applications get sent back with the photo attached.
What catches people out
- Spain is the odd one out in Europe. 26 × 32 mm, not the 35 × 45 mm that almost every neighbouring country uses — a photo cut to the European standard is the wrong shape and gets sent back.
- One photograph covers both documents: the DNI and the passport use the same specification, so a single set does for either.
- It has to arrive on paper. The expediting offices do not take a JPG or a PDF, which is the opposite of the direction Germany and France have gone.
- Printed on proper photographic paper. A home inkjet print on ordinary paper is refused even when the picture itself is correct.
Two failures account for most of them. The first is the size — a 35 × 45 photo brought from somewhere else. The second is the paper: an inkjet print on ordinary office paper looks fine on a desk and is refused at the counter, because the rule asks for photographic paper.
Where the photo goes
On paper, in person, at the appointment you booked. Spain has gone the opposite way to Germany and France: there is no digital submission and the expediting offices do not accept a JPG or a PDF. The upside is that a photo you made yourself is perfectly acceptable, as long as it is printed properly.
Printing 12 for the price of one
At 26 × 32 mm, 12 photos fit on a single 4 × 6 inch print — the cheapest product at any kiosk or online print service, against a booth that charges for a set of four.
Print at actual size and turn off "fit to page", "scale to fit" and borderless printing. Each of those resizes the image by a few percent, which is enough to push the head outside the 22–26 mm — Spain publishes no figure; this is the usual 70–80% proportion that Policía Nacional, Ministerio del Interior requires.
Our main passport photo page covers the general advice on lighting, distance and expression that applies wherever you are applying. The rules above are the ones specific to Spain.
Common questions
What size is a Spanish passport photo?
26 × 32 mm, with the head measuring 22–26 mm — Spain publishes no figure; this is the usual 70–80% proportion. At 300 dpi that is 307 × 378 pixels.
Can I wear glasses in a Spanish passport photo?
Only tinted or dark lenses are banned outright. Clear prescription glasses are fine, as long as nothing — frame, reflection or hair — hides the oval of the face, which is the wording the rule itself uses.
Can I smile?
Neutral and facing straight ahead. The photograph has to show the oval of the face clearly: eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth and chin all visible.
What background colour is required?
Plain, smooth white.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The cropping happens inside your browser using your own device. A photo of your face is never transmitted, which is also why there is no account and no watermark.
Other countries
The rules genuinely differ — background colour, glasses and expression are not the same everywhere.