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Every France document photo format: Passport, National ID card, Visa, Residence card and 1 more. Compare all 5 official sizes and make the one you need from a selfie — preview free.
Requirements verified: 04.08.2026
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| Document | Size | Background | Glasses | Headwear | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving licence | 35 × 45 mm | Light plain | Allowed | Not allowed | JPG · ≤ 2.4 MB |
| National ID card | 35 × 45 mm | Light plain | Allowed | Not allowed | JPG · ≤ 2.4 MB |
| Passport | 35 × 45 mm | Light plain | Allowed | Not allowed | JPG · ≤ 2 MB |
| Residence card | 35 × 45 mm | Light plain | Allowed | Not allowed | JPG · ≤ 2.4 MB |
| Visa | 35 × 45 mm | Light plain | Not allowed | Only for religious reasons | PNG · ≤ 120 KB |
Need a document photo for France? Below are all 5 formats we prepare for France (Passport, National ID card, Visa, Residence card and 1 more) — each made from your selfie to the exact official size, background and head proportions.
Use the comparison table to check the size, background colour and rules (glasses, headwear) for every France document at a glance, then open the one you need. Each format shows a free watermarked preview first; you pay only for the final file.
Did you know? France
Most countries demand two fingerprints for a biometric passport; France quietly asks for eight. When the French biometric passport rolled out, it exceeded the European Union's own specification by capturing prints from four fingers on each hand, storing them on a chip locked behind elliptic-curve cryptography that makes cloning practically impossible. It is a fitting detail for a nation whose travel document opens 192 destinations and whose territories stretch across more time zones than any country on Earth. The Bordeaux-red booklet, underlined with the word PASSEPORT, is less a passport than a quiet statement of how seriously France takes proof of identity.
- Passport power In the 2025 Henley Passport Index, the French passport shared third place worldwide with access to 192 destinations visa-free or visa-on-arrival, slipping from its 2024 top ranking.
- Security feature France's biometric passport exceeds EU rules by recording eight fingerprints instead of the standard two, stored on a chip whose private key can never be read out, making cloning unfeasible.
- Time zones Thanks to its overseas territories from Tahiti to Wallis and Futuna, France spans twelve time zones, more than any other country on the planet, according to Guinness World Records.
- Citizenship Unlike the United States, being born on French soil grants no automatic nationality, France's 'double droit du sol' generally requires that at least one parent was also born in France.
- Currency origin The franc was born in 1360 when King John II minted a gold coin during the Hundred Years' War, giving France a currency that survived roughly 640 years until the euro replaced it in 2002.
- Monetary union In 1865 France founded the Latin Monetary Union, an early experiment in shared European money that standardized coins across several nations long before the euro.
- Tourism record France welcomed about 102 million international visitors in 2025, holding its title as the world's most visited country, a crown it has worn for over three decades.
- Migration By 2024 immigrants made up 11.3 percent of France's population, and for the first time Africa supplied the largest share of immigrants by origin at roughly 49 percent.
Sources: Henley & Partners — Passport Index 2025 · Thales — France biometric passport · Guinness World Records — Most time zones · Wikipedia — Jus soli · Britannica — Franc · American Numismatic Society — France: From the Franc to the Euro · Connexion France — Immigrants 11.3% of population (INSEE) · INSEE — Foreigners in France 2024 · Wikipedia — France