Poland photo requirements

Poland photo requirements are set by Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji (gov.pl). We publish 5 documents: 2 passports, 2 ID cards and 1 driving licence. The most common print size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 in x 1.77 in); 3 documents accept a digital upload. 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

Polish Passport Photo (paszport, 35 x 45 mm)For the single colour print handed in at a punkt paszportowy or Polish consulate with a paszport application (adults, and children whose application is made at the counter). Not for the online child passport application, which takes a 768 x 1004 px file, and not for the dowód osobisty, which has its own online pixel rule.35 x 45 mmbiałeverified 2026-10-07
Polish Child Passport Photo (digital, online application under 12)For the colour photo file attached to the gov.pl online passport application for a child who has not turned 12. Not for adults or children 12 and over, who apply in person with a 35 x 45 mm print, and not for the online dowód osobisty, which has a smaller 492 x 633 px minimum.1050 x 1350 pxbiałeverified 2026-10-07

ID cards

Driving licences

Polish Driving Licence Photo (prawo jazdy, 35 x 45 mm print or 480 x 615 px file)For the photo enclosed with a prawo jazdy application or exchange at the starostwo or urząd miasta, either as a 35 x 45 mm print or as a JPEG file on a data carrier. Not for the passport or ID card, whose files have different pixel minimums and a white (not merely light) background.35 x 45 mmwykonane na jednolitym jasnym tleverified 2026-10-07

Authorities and portals

Passport authority: Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji (gov.pl)
Sources we read: Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji (gov.pl); Ministerstwo Infrastruktury (gov.pl)

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.