Polish passport photo requirements 2026: gov.pl checklist

What Polish authorities actually check

A Polish passport or ID-card photo follows the biometric standard published on gov.pl. The offices and consulates work from these national rules. This guide walks through the points that decide acceptance. For the live spec we use, see our Poland passport photo page.

Polish passport photo requirements 2026: quick checklist

For 2026, gov.pl still points applicants to a 35 × 45 mm biometric photo taken in the last 6 months. Your face should fill 70-80% of the image, the background should be plain white and evenly lit, and your head must face the camera with open eyes and a neutral expression. If you wear prescription glasses, the safer choice is to remove them; gov.pl allows them only when your eyes and eyebrows remain fully visible and there is no lens reflection.

The key points

• Print size: 35 × 45 mm.
• Face size: 70-80% of the photo. gov.pl gives no range in mm; we use 31-36 mm chin to crown.
• Background: white, evenly lit.
• Maximum age: 6 months.
• Glasses: prescription glasses are allowed if your eyes are fully visible and there is no reflection. Removing them is the safer choice.
• Mouth closed, neutral expression, both eyes visible.

Where you submit it

Appointment via gov.pl at your local office.

Take it at home

Daylight, plain wall, phone at face level. Our AI measures the face height from your selfie, crops to the Polish format, replaces the background with white, and delivers the file at 300 DPI: start your Polish passport photo.

Need to double-check one rule before taking the photo? See the guides on the 6-month rule, glasses in passport photos, and common rejection reasons.