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Belgium passport photo requirements 2026: communal checklist
Every Belgian biometric passport photo rule: 31-36 mm face, white or light grey background, no glasses. Where to submit it, and how to take the photo at home.
What Belgian authorities check
Belgian biometric passport, eID and driving-licence photos follow the spec on diplomatie.belgium.be. Belgium accepts both a white and a light grey background. Live spec on our Belgium passport photo page.
The numbers
- Print size: 35 × 45 mm.
- Face height: 31-36 mm (chin to crown).
- Resolution: our Belgian file is 600 DPI.
- Background: white or light grey, uniform.
- Maximum age: 6 months.
- No glasses, even with fully transparent lenses.
Where you submit it
At your local gemeentehuis / maison communale. Ask your municipality how it wants to receive the photo.
Take it at home
Daylight, plain wall, phone at eye level. Our AI measures the face height, crops to the 31-36 mm Belgian range, replaces the background with white, and delivers the file at 600 DPI: start your Belgian passport photo.