Hungary Schengen Visa Photo (1 passport-size colour photo, within 6 months; ICAO reference): size and requirements
The Hungary Schengen Visa Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not stated; white is our rendering choice for the reference frame; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Consular Information (konzinfo.mfa.gov.hu), 'Short Term Stay (not exceeding the 90 days period)', with ICAO Doc 9303.
For the photo attached to a short-stay Schengen (C) visa application lodged at a Hungarian consulate or an external service provider, by nationals who need a visa for Hungary. The ministry publishes no size or head rule, so the frame is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference. Not for a long-stay (D) visa or residence permit, which follow separate lists, and not for a Hungarian passport.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches)
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (one passport-size colour photo (not older than 6 months) is attached (no size or head rule published; ICAO Doc 9303 35 x 45 mm and crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent applied))
- Background
- not stated; white is our rendering choice for the reference frame
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera
- Glasses
- Allowed without glare or tint
- Head covering
- Only for religious or medical reasons; full face visible
- Photo age
- Taken within the last 6 months
- Prints needed
- 1
- We deliver
- 413 x 531 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckOne print, six months: the general conditions require that 'one passport-size colour photo (not older than 6 months) is attached'. No size is written; 35 x 45 mm is the ICAO reference, flagged as such.
- CheckYou are also photographed: applications are lodged 'personally, at which occasion biometric data – fingerprints, photo - are collected'. Fingerprints taken within the previous 59 months are reused.
- CheckTiming: 'Applications can be lodged 6 months – 15 days before the start of the intended visit.' Decisions take up to 15 calendar days, extendable to 45.
- CheckPassport: at least two blank pages, issued within the previous 10 years, valid three months beyond departure from the Schengen area.
- CheckInsurance: 'The minimum coverage shall be EUR 30 000.' valid for the whole Schengen area and the whole stay.
- CheckWhere to apply: the consulate of the main destination, or of first entry when stays are equal; another Schengen state may represent Hungary in your country.
Good to know before you pay
Any 35 x 45 mm passport print from a kiosk or pharmacy satisfies 'passport-size colour photo'; our file only saves a trip.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Consular Information (konzinfo.mfa.gov.hu), 'Short Term Stay (not exceeding the 90 days period)', with ICAO Doc 9303.
one passport-size colour photo (not older than 6 months) is attached
personally, at which occasion biometric data – fingerprints, photo - are collected
Applications can be lodged 6 months – 15 days before the start of the intended visit.
The minimum coverage shall be EUR 30 000.
Persons whose fingerprints have been collected within the previous 59 months should not have the fingerprints collected again.
Submitted portraits should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm (1.77 in x 1.38 in) in dimension.
The crown-to-chin portion of the facial image shall be 70 to 80 per cent of the longest dimension defined for Zone V, maintaining the aspect ratio between the crown-to-chin and ear-to-ear details of the face of the holder.
Quotes 1-5 are from source.url (sources/hu/konzinfo-short-term-stay.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10; the page mixes en dashes and hyphens as quoted). Quotes 6-7 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/, Wayback 2024-09-12) and supply the frame and head band; archiveSnapshot is that excerpt's date, source.url was read live. printsRequired 1 and maxPhotoAgeMonths 6 from quote 1. physical 35 x 45 mm, background 'white', dpi 300, glasses and headCovering are ICAO-style defaults: the ministry publishes none of them.
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.
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