Belgium photo requirements
Belgium photo requirements are set by SPF Affaires étrangères / SPF Intérieur (Registre national) / communes. We publish 3 documents: 2 ID cards and 1 passport. The most common print size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 in x 1.77 in). Each page quotes the official rule for size, head height, background and file, links the source we read, and shows the date we last checked it (most recently 2026-10-07).
Passports
ID cards
- Belgian eID Photo (carte d'identité électronique, 35 x 45 mm)For the single printed photo you bring to the service population of your commune when your eID is renewed or issued at 12, in communes that do not photograph you on the spot. Not for the Kids-ID (same rules, separate page), and not for a Belgian passport, which the commune or embassy often photographs itself.35 x 45 mmfonds clairs et unisverified 2026-10-07
- Belgian Kids-ID Photo (children under 12, 35 x 45 mm)For the recent photo of a Belgian child under 12 that a parent brings to the commune when requesting a Kids-ID, the electronic identity and EU travel document for children. Not for the adult eID issued from age 12, and not for a child's Belgian passport, which the commune or embassy often photographs itself.35 x 45 mmfonds clairs et unisverified 2026-10-07
Authorities and portals
- Passport authority
- SPF Affaires étrangères / SPF Intérieur (Registre national) / communes
- Sources we read
- SPF Intérieur, Direction générale Identité et Affaires citoyennes (Registre national), Instructions générales eID / matrice photo; SPF Intérieur, Direction générale Identité et Affaires citoyennes (Registre national), Instructions générales Kids-ID / eID; SPF Affaires étrangères (diplomatie.belgium.be) with the SPF Intérieur matrice photo (IG eID)
We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.