Upload your photo and get a ready-to-use visa or passport photo in 2 minutes. Our AI automatically crops the image, adjusts the background and size to match your selected country's requirements. If your photo is rejected, we'll refund your money.
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Creating a high-quality biometric photo for your documents will take no more than 2 minutes of your time.
All you need to do is take and upload the photo. We'll take care of the rest.
Artificial intelligence analyzes your photo, crops it to the required size, and removes the background.
We offer a variety of payment methods to ensure that everyone finds a suitable option.
After payment, we will send the file with the finished photos to your email. To use them, simply download and print them out.
Save time and money by creating a biometric photo without leaving your home.
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You can work with the photo from any device
Our photos are suitable for any type of documents, including international ones. This ensures convenience and time savings for our clients
You can upload and process multiple photos using our service. Payment is only made for the photo you choose for printing. This ensures convenience and flexibility for our clients
To get perfect shots for any type of document, use the following guidelines.
Stand about 50 cm away from the wall. This will help avoid harsh shadows behind your back and keep the details in the photo clear.
Put your face in front of the camera lens. Hold the camera at eye level. Maintain a neutral facial expression. This will help create optimal conditions for obtaining a high-quality image.
Choose a light or solid color background for the best image quality. Stand facing a light source, such as an open window. The background will be automatically cut out.
Create document photos online — for passports, visas, driver's licenses and more. Upload your photo, choose the document type, and our AI will adjust it to meet official requirements. Fast, affordable, and guaranteed to be accepted.
See also: All documents with 35×45 mm size
Schengen visa photos must comply with ICAO Doc 9303 — the same biometric standard used by all 29 Schengen Area countries. The format is identical whether you apply at the German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Dutch, Austrian, Czech, Polish, Portuguese, Belgian, Swiss, Nordic or Baltic embassy. Photo-Visa.Online auto-validates every upload against the ICAO checklist before payment, so a photo accepted by one consulate is accepted by all.
Schengen consulates use the same biometric face-detection software, so the rules on pose are strict. Face the camera directly with a neutral expression — mouth closed, both eyes open, no smile. Head must not tilt left, right, forward or back. Hair must not cover the eyes or eyebrows. Religious headwear is allowed if the full face from forehead to chin remains visible.
Top reasons embassies reject Schengen visa photos: wrong size or aspect ratio (most common), patterned or colored background, shadows on the face or background, glasses (reflections or thick frames covering the eyes — banned by Germany since 2020 and recommended-against by France and Spain), retouched skin, head tilted, mouth slightly open. Photo-Visa.Online runs all eleven of the ICAO 9303 checks automatically and rejects non-compliant uploads before you pay.
Germany — strictest enforcement of the no-glasses rule (since 2020). France — France-Visas portal requires the digital file to be JPEG ≤500 KB. Spain — BLS / VFS Global accepts both print and digital. Italy — VFS Italy requires 2 prints + digital upload. Netherlands, Greece, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal — all accept the standard ICAO 35×45 mm format. Photo-Visa.Online generates both print-ready and consulate-specific digital files from one upload.
Photo studios in the U.S. and UK charge $15–25 for a pair of 35×45 mm Schengen prints. CVS and Walgreens don't offer 35×45 mm directly — they print 2×2 in instead, which Schengen consulates reject. Photo-Visa.Online delivers a properly sized digital JPEG from $5 and a printable 4×6 in layout from $6. Acceptance guarantee: if your visa is rejected because of the photo, we refund your money.
Schengen visa photo size is 35×45 mm (3.5×4.5 cm). The head from chin to crown must measure 32–36 mm — about 70–80% of the frame. This ICAO Doc 9303 standard is identical for all 29 Schengen Area countries.
Yes. All Schengen consulates accept home-taken photos as long as they meet the ICAO 9303 standard. Use your phone's rear camera against a plain white wall, then upload to Photo-Visa.Online — our AI crops to 35×45 mm, replaces the background and validates compliance before charging you.
Germany has banned glasses in Schengen visa photos since 2020. France, Spain, Italy and most other Schengen members strongly recommend removing glasses to avoid reflections or thick frames covering the eyes. The safest choice is to take the photo without glasses regardless of which Schengen country you're applying to.
Photo-Visa.Online charges $5 for a compliant digital JPEG (suitable for France-Visas, VFS, BLS Global uploads) or $6 with a print-ready 4×6 in layout containing 4 photos. Photo studios charge $15–25 for the same set. CVS, Walgreens and most U.S. drugstores do not stock the 35×45 mm format.
Yes. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PayPal in USD, EUR, GBP and other currencies. Prices on the English site are quoted in USD — your bank handles the conversion at standard market rates.
The photo must be taken within the last 6 months. If your appearance has changed significantly (new beard, weight change, removed glasses), take a fresh photo even if you have an unused older one — biometric mismatches are a common rejection reason.