Poland photo size — 35×45 mm

Poland 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

31.5 – 36 mm (crown to chin)

Poland sizes the head from the chin to the EYES, with tolerances in an annex to its official instruction, not from the crown. The band shown is the generic European one.

Background

White

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 Poland asks for specifically

Polish passports and identity cards share one photo standard, published on gov.pl with a detailed instruction for photographers behind it.

The one people get wrong

The background must be WHITE and evenly lit — not the light grey used for a Schengen visa photo. Poland also sizes the head in a way nobody else does: from the chin to the EYES, with the tolerances set out in an annex to the official instruction, rather than from the crown.

Background

White, uniformly lit, free of shadows and of any decorative element.

Glasses

Glasses with dark lenses are not allowed, nor is anything else that makes the face harder to recognise.

Head coverings

No head covering, on the same principle — nothing that impedes identification.

Expression

A natural facial expression with no gestures and the mouth closed. The photo must show the whole head from the crown down, plus the upper part of the shoulders.

Exceptions

The photograph must have been taken no more than six months before the application.

Source: gov.pl — Zdjęcie do dowodu lub paszportu. 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 Poland that is 31.5 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.

One photo, several countries

35×45 mm with a white background and the same head range is also what 8 other destinations we cover publish — so the photo you make for Poland is normally usable for them too:

• India passport (Seva)
• Chile
• Colombia
• Spain
• South Korea
• Philippines
• Indonesia
• Thailand

Sizes match, but each authority still sets its own rules on things like glasses, head coverings and how recent the photograph must be. Check the portal you are submitting to.

Printing a Poland 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.