Bosnia and Herzegovina Driving Licence Photo: The Exact Standard Explained
Learn the precise photo standard for the Bosnian biometric driving licence and why the image is captured on-site at the licensing office rather than supplied from home.
This photo must be taken by an accredited service
For this document, Bosnia and Herzegovina does not accept a self-prepared photo. By law it must be captured on site by an authorised service and submitted electronically, so we cannot produce a submittable file for it. The official specification is shown below so you know exactly what to expect at your appointment.
This photo is captured on site — but we can make your Bosnia and Herzegovina photos online:
A document photo is a headache of its own
A Bosnia and Herzegovina Driving licence photo has strict requirements, and a mistake costs time and money. We’ll show you how to pass on the first try.
It gets rejected
Wrong size, background or cropping — and the system returns the application.
Expensive and slow
A trip to a photo studio means a queue, time and €7–12 for a reshoot.
Confusing requirements
Exact size, head height, light background, facial expression — easy to get wrong.
Redo it all over
Rejected — take another photo, pay and submit again. Round and round.
«Below are the exact requirements from the official source, so you arrive at your appointment prepared.»
Ordinary photo → ready for submission
We remove the background and clutter, set the framing and lighting — keeping your face without «beautifying».
Your face stays yours — we do not change features, only the background, lighting and framing.
Your Driving licence photo: what matters
The Bosnia and Herzegovina biometric driving licence carries a portrait that must meet a strict ICAO-compliant 35x45 mm standard. The document is issued under the centralised IDDEEA system (the Agency for Identification Documents, Registers and Data Exchange), the same infrastructure that produces the national ID card and biometric passport. That means the licence photo is held to the same precise specification used for all biometric travel and identity documents in the country.
The most important peculiarity to understand: because the driving licence is produced on the same IDDEEA central system as the ID and passport, your photo is normally captured digitally on-site at the licensing office during enrolment. The clerk takes the portrait with a calibrated camera against a white background, so a photo you make at home is generally not accepted for submission. Knowing the exact standard still matters: it lets you arrive prepared, groomed correctly, and confident that the on-site capture will pass on the first attempt.
The governing portrait specification is:
- Size: 35x45 mm (413x531 px at print resolution)
- Background: plain pure white (#FFFFFF), evenly lit, no shadows
- Face size: the head fills 70-80% of the frame height
- Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking at the camera
- Glasses: allowed only if the eyes are fully visible with no glare or tint
- Headwear: not permitted, except worn daily for religious reasons and never covering the face
- Recency: taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance
- Common reasons photos are rejected in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Trying to submit a home-made or printed photo when on-site digital capture is mandatory
- Tinted lenses or reflections on glasses that hide the eyes from the camera
- A non-neutral expression, a slight smile, or an open mouth
- Hair falling across the eyes, or a tilted head breaking the straight-on framing
You can use our tool to generate a perfectly standard-compliant 35x45 mm reference image from your own picture, automatically cropped to the exact official framing. For the Bosnian driving licence we do not promise acceptance, because the authority requires the photo to be taken on-site at the office (or by a certified photographer with secure upload). Use the reference to see exactly how a compliant portrait must look, prepare for your appointment, or for any other purpose where a clean standard photo is useful. Transparency is the point: arrive knowing the standard, and the on-site capture becomes a formality.
What an accepted Driving licence photo looks like
Bosnia and Herzegovina · 35 × 45 mm. Tap any requirement to see what it means on a real photo.
- Size
- 35 × 45 mm · 413 × 531 px
- Background
- White plain
- Head in frame
- 70–80%
- Glasses
- Allowed
- Facial expression
- Neutral, mouth closed
- Headwear
- Only for religious reasons
- File
- JPG · ≤ 2 MB
Print size is 35 × 45 mm and the digital file is 413 × 531 px.
Official requirements source: iddeea.gov.ba
Requirements verified: 08.2026
How to take a good photo
The most common reasons a Bosnia and Herzegovina Driving licence photo gets rejected — and how to avoid them. Compare good and bad shots.
1Format and freshness
A color photo taken no more than 6 months ago.
2Lighting and background
Even light with no shadows on the face; a plain light background, without glare.
3Head position
Face head-on, head centered, no tilt or turn.
4Facial expression
Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open and looking at the camera.
5Glasses and accessories
No glasses (especially sunglasses); eyes fully visible, without glare.
6Headwear
Only for religious reasons and not covering the face — the face fully visible.
7Clothing
Ordinary everyday clothes; no uniforms or face-covering clothing.
Common questions about Bosnia and Herzegovina Driving licence photos
Can I submit a self-made photo for a Bosnian driving licence?
What size is the Bosnia and Herzegovina driving licence photo?
What background colour is required?
Can I wear glasses in the photo?
Is headwear allowed?
Why should I prepare a reference photo if it is taken at the office?
Your photo is protected
A photo is personal data, so we handle it carefully and in line with GDPR. We process it only to prepare the document and delete it within clear deadlines.
- Only with consentWe process the photo only after your explicit consent before upload.
- Auto-deletionWe delete the source photo within a day, the ready file after 7 days.
- No sharing with third partiesYour photos are not sold or used to train any third-party systems.
- Deletion on requestYou can ask to delete your data at any time — with a single request.