Austria photo size — 35×45 mm

Austria photo requirements at a glance

Photo size

35 × 45 mm

In inches

1.4 × 1.8 in

Pixels at 300 DPI

413 × 531 px

Pixels at 600 DPI

827×1063 px

Shape

Portrait, about 1.3:1

Head height

30 – 36 mm (crown to chin)

Background

Light grey

File size limit

None published

Copies per 4×6 in print

8

These figures were checked against an official or widely-cited source. Portals occasionally change their rules, so confirm on the page where you submit.

What Austria asks for specifically

Austrian passports and identity cards are issued by the Bundesministerium für Inneres, which publishes a Fotomuster — a sheet of accepted and rejected examples that passport offices work from directly.

The one people get wrong

Austria states the head size twice over, and the second half is the one that catches people: it must fill two thirds of the image, "darf aber nicht höher als 36 mm sein" — but no taller than 36 mm. It also sets a minimum distance between the pupils of 8 mm, 10 mm preferred, which no other country we cover measures.

Background

A single light colour, ideally grey, with enough contrast against both face and hair — and Austria is specific about which grey: medium grey suits light hair, light grey suits dark hair. No pattern, no shadows falling on it.

Glasses

The eyes must be clearly recognisable. Reflections on the lenses, tinted glass and sunglasses are all rejected, as are frames that cover the eyes.

Expression

Neutral, looking straight ahead. The rejection sheet names an open mouth, an upward glance, a tilted head, closed eyes and shadows across the face.

Source: Bundesministerium für Inneres — Fotomuster für Ausweisdokumente (2022). Checked 2026-08-23. Rules change — confirm on the authority’s own page before you submit.

Getting the head size right

Head height is the measurement most photos fail on, and it is not the same as “how much of the frame your face fills”. It runs from the top of the head — the crown, not the top of your hair if it stands up — down to the bottom of the chin. For Austria that is 30 to 36 mm on a 45 mm tall photo, leaving the rest as space above the head and below the chin. The maker draws that band on screen while you position the photo, so you can see whether you are inside it before you export.

Printing a Austria photo at home

At 35×45 mm you get 8 copies on a single 4×6 in (10×15 cm) print, which is the cheapest size at almost every print counter and photo kiosk. Export at 300 DPI (413×531 px) for printing; some portals accept or prefer 600 DPI (827×1063 px) for digital submission. Cut along the guides with a straight edge rather than scissors — a crooked border is a surprisingly common reason for a photo to be handed back.