France photo requirements

France photo requirements are set by Ministère de l'Intérieur / France Titres (ANTS). We publish 5 documents: 1 passport, 1 ID card, 1 driving licence, 1 residence permit and 1 visa. 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

French Passport Photo (passeport, 35 x 45 mm)For the single photo required with a French passport application or renewal, in France or at a consulate, where the photo must come from an approved photographer or booth. Not for a French visa, which follows ICAO rules, and not for a driving licence, which has a postal photo-signature route.35 x 45 mmLe fond doit être univerified 2026-10-07

Visas

France Visa Photo (France-Visas, 2 ICAO photos 35 x 45 mm)For the two printed photos handed in with a short-stay or long-stay French visa application at a consulate or visa centre. Not for a French passport or ID card, which require an approved photographer, and not for the titre de séjour requested in France.35 x 45 mmnot stated by France-Visasverified 2026-10-07

ID cards

French National ID Card Photo (carte nationale d'identité, 35 x 45 mm)For the single photo required with a carte nationale d'identité (CNI) application or renewal, where the photo must come from an approved photographer or booth. Not for a passport abroad in another country's format, and not for a titre de séjour, which uses an e-photo code.35 x 45 mmLe fond doit être univerified 2026-10-07

Driving licences

French Driving Licence Photo (permis de conduire, e-photo or photo-signature form)For the identity photo in an ANTS driving-licence procedure (first licence, renewal, duplicate): either an e-photo code from an approved photographer or a printed 35 x 45 mm photo glued to the postal formulaire photo-signature. Not for a passport or ID card, which accept approved photographers only.35 x 45 mmLe fond doit être univerified 2026-10-07

Residence permits

French Residence Permit Photo (titre de séjour, e-photo code required)For a carte de résident requested through the ANEF online portal, which asks for the e-photo code printed on a planche photo from an approved photographer or booth; other titres de séjour requested in ANEF use the same e-photo field. Not for a long-stay visa applied for through France-Visas before arrival.35 x 45 mmLe fond doit être univerified 2026-10-07

Authorities and portals

Passport authority: Ministère de l'Intérieur / France Titres (ANTS)
Sources we read: Service-Public.gouv.fr (DILA, Premier ministre) with the Ministère de l'Intérieur; Service-Public.gouv.fr (DILA) and France Titres - Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS); Service-Public.gouv.fr (DILA) with the Ministère de l'Intérieur (ANEF); France-Visas (Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères / Ministère de l'Intérieur) with ICAO Doc 9303
Upload portals: ANTS téléprocédure (France Titres): known issues Official page

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