🇮🇪 Ireland
Irish passport & visa photo requirements
Irish passport photos use 35×45 mm with a light grey background per ireland.ie DFA guidelines.
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Irish passport photos use 35×45 mm with a light grey background per ireland.ie DFA guidelines. Irish visa applications follow similar biometric framing with a plain light background. PicsForm maps these catalog entries for size and appearance checks — not government certification. Last verified 2026-08-18.
Irish Passport
35×45 mm · light grey bg
Irish Visa
35×45 mm · light grey bg
Documents covered in this hub
- Irish Passport — 35×45 mm, light grey (#F0F0F0), neutral expression
- Irish Visa — 35×45 mm biometric-style, plain light background
Key Ireland photo rules
No smile, no glasses, plain light background.
More details
No smile, no glasses, plain light background. Chin-to-crown should fill the biometric band — avoid tiny heads copied from older blog posts that understate Irish framing.
Common rejection reasons
- Pure white background when light grey is preferred
- Head too small in the frame
- Shadows or uneven lighting
- Smiling or mouth open
- Glasses glare
Quick links
Document-specific guides:
- /ireland-passport-photo — Irish Passport specs
- /ireland-visa-photo — Irish Visa specs
Irish Passport
- · Size: 35×45 mm (413×531 px @ 300 DPI)
- · Head height: 70–80% of frame height
- · Eye line: 55–70% from bottom
- · Background: light grey (#F0F0F0)
- · Smile: not allowed — neutral expression
Irish Visa
- · Size: 35×45 mm (413×531 px @ 300 DPI)
- · Head height: 70–80% of frame height
- · Eye line: 55–70% from bottom
- · Background: light grey (#F0F0F0)
- · Smile: not allowed — neutral expression
FAQ
Are Irish and UK passport photos interchangeable?
Both are 35×45 mm, but background tone and chin-to-crown guidance differ. Always pick the Irish document in PicsForm rather than a UK crop.
Where are official Irish photo rules?
Passport: ireland.ie DFA photo guidelines. Visa: irishimmigration.ie photograph rules.
PicsForm matches photos to published requirements. This is not legal or immigration advice and does not guarantee application approval. Always confirm current rules on the official portal.