Dutch passport photo size
A Dutch passport photo is 35 mm wide by 45 mm high, and unlike most countries the Netherlands also publishes a resolution: at least 400 dpi, which works out to 551 by 709 pixels. Drop a photo here and it comes out at that size. The background can be light grey, light blue or white.
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What the authority specifies
- Photo size
- 45 mm by 35 mm
- Pixels at 400 DPI
- 551 x 709
- Background
- light grey, light blue or white, even and one colour
- File size
- No limit published
- Source
- www.rijksoverheid.nl
- Read at the source on
Each size on this page was read at the issuing authority's own website, not copied from another converter or from a search result.
The page it came from and the date it was read are printed above, so you can check the same source in one click.
Why this size?
Most passport offices publish millimetres and leave the resolution to whoever prints the photo, which is why a pixel figure on a page like this is usually somebody's arithmetic.
The Netherlands publishes both, so 551 by 709 is not a conversion anyone chose. It is 35 by 45 mm at the 400 dpi the Dutch requirements actually name.
Where the pixel figure comes from
Passport offices publish millimetres, not pixels, because the photograph is printed. Turning millimetres into pixels needs a resolution, and most authorities do not name one.
This one does. The resolution above is the authority's own published minimum, so the pixel figure is its requirement converted at the rate it names rather than at one this site picked.
That matters if you are uploading rather than printing.
An online form usually states its own pixel size or file size limit, and where an authority publishes one this page uses that instead of converting anything.
Check before you submit
Requirements change, and the only version that counts is the one on the authority's own page on the day you apply.
Every size here links to the page it came from and shows the date it was read. If that date looks old, spend a minute at the source before you print anything.
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Common questions
What size is a Dutch passport photo?
A fixed format of 35 mm wide by 45 mm high.
The face has to measure 26 to 30 mm from chin to crown from age 11, or 19 to 30 mm up to age 10, and 16 to 20 mm across from ear to ear.
The photo must be no more than 6 months old when you apply.
What resolution does a Dutch passport photo need?
At least 400 dpi, printed on high quality smooth photo paper. That is unusual: most countries publish only the millimetres.
At 400 dpi a 35 by 45 mm photo is 551 by 709 pixels, which is the size this page opens the tool at.
What background does a Dutch passport photo need?
Light grey, light blue or white, even and in one colour with no gradient, and with enough contrast against the head.
That is broader than its neighbours: France forbids a white background and Italy requires one, so a Dutch photo may suit neither.
Can I wear glasses in a Dutch passport photo?
Yes, and it is your choice even if you only wear them sometimes.
The lenses must be completely clear, your eyes fully visible, and there must be no disturbing reflection from the glasses and no shadow.
What else is allowed in a Dutch passport photo?
A beard, a wig, a new hairstyle, make-up, earrings, and piercings or tattoos on the face are all fine.
A cap or hat is not, unless you cover your head for religious or philosophical reasons or because of hair loss from medical treatment, and then the covering must be even and one colour.
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