Norwegian Passport Photo (pass, taken by Politiet at the pass- og ID-kontor): size and requirements
The Norwegian Passport Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Politiet photographs 'foran en hvit skjerm' (in front of a white screen) and requires an evenly lit background; light grey is our rendering choice for a file nobody will submit; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-07 against Politiet (Norwegian Police), pass- og ID-kontor, with ICAO Doc 9303.
For an ordinary Norwegian passport applied for at a police pass- og ID-kontor or a Norwegian mission abroad, where the police photograph you in the biometrics kiosk. Not for a nødpass (emergency passport), the one Norwegian document that does take a photo from you, and not for a Schengen visa.
The police take the passport photo in the biometrics kiosk at your appointment. See all Norway documents.
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 (No millimetres are published (Politiet takes the photo; its quality sheet says 'Hodet dekker ca 70% av bildet'); ICAO Doc 9303: crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the image height)
- Background
- Politiet photographs 'foran en hvit skjerm' (in front of a white screen) and requires an evenly lit background; light grey is our rendering choice for a file nobody will submit
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera
- Glasses
- Not allowed
- Head covering
- Only for religious or medical reasons; full face visible
- Photo age
- Taken within the last 6 months
- We deliver
- 827 x 1063 px (600 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckDo not bring a photo: 'Du skal ikke ha med eget bilde til ordinært pass eller ID-kort. Vi tar bilde av deg når du møter opp til timen din. Det gjelder alle, også babyer og barn.'
- CheckPrepare for the kiosk instead: glasses and head coverings come off ('Briller og hodeplagg* skal ikke benyttes'), both eyes, eyebrows and ears must be fully visible, hair behind the ears, scarf and outerwear removed, neutral expression with the mouth closed.
- CheckA head covering is allowed only for religious or other special reasons such as illness, when you will wear the same covering at future controls, and it must not cover any of the face or more of the head than necessary, nor squeeze the face out of shape.
- CheckThere is no lower age limit for a passport, but Politiet warns it can be hard to get an approved picture of the very smallest children who cannot keep their eyes open or hold their head up.
- CheckBook an appointment, bring your previous passport and a means of payment; for a child bring the consent and the child's own pass or ID card.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-07 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at Politiet (Norwegian Police), pass- og ID-kontor, with ICAO Doc 9303.
Du skal ikke ha med eget bilde til ordinært pass eller ID-kort. Vi tar bilde av deg når du møter opp til timen din. Det gjelder alle, også babyer og barn.
Hvis du søker om nødpass, må du ha med eget bilde.
Vi bruker samme maskin for å ta bilde av alle, også babyer.
Babyen må ha øynene åpne når vi skal ta bilde, og det er derfor viktig at de er våkne når de kommer til oss.
Det er ingen nedre aldersgrense for når babyer kan få pass, men det kan være utfordrende å få tatt et godkjent bilde av de aller minste.
Briller og hodeplagg* skal ikke benyttes
Begge øyne, øyebryn og ørene skal være helt synlige
Hodet dekker ca 70% av bildet.
Korrekt: Samme krav for barn som for voksne, og bildet skal tas i biometrikiosken.
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 1-9 are Norwegian (Bokmål). Quotes 1-2 from Politiet's checklist 'Huskeliste: Dette må du ha med til pass- og ID-kontoret' at source.url (sources/no/politiet-huskeliste-pass-og-id-kontoret.txt); quotes 3-5 from 'Nyfødte og babyer' https://www.politiet.no/tjenester/pass-og-id-kort/nyfodte-og-babyer (sources/no/politiet-nyfodte-og-babyer.txt); quotes 6-9 from the PDF 'Kvalitetskrav til ansiktsfoto i pass og nasjonale ID-kort' https://politiet.no/globalassets/tjenester-admin/pass-og-id-kort/kvalitetskrav-til-passfoto.pdf (sources/no/politiet-kvalitetskrav-til-passfoto-pdf.txt, text lines only). All read directly. Politiet publishes no millimetres because it takes the photo; quotes 10-11 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/, Wayback 2024-09-12) and supply the reference size and head band only. physical 35 x 45 mm / 600 dpi, background 'light-grey' and maxPhotoAgeMonths 6 are ICAO-style defaults and our rendering choices. glasses 'not-allowed' and headCovering follow the quality sheet. child.underAge 18 is a placeholder. politiet.no is not matched by the validator host rule; the icao-default confidence exempts it.
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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