Latvia Visa Photo — Exact Schengen Standard

A Latvia visa application requires a photo that meets the common Schengen/ICAO standard — 35×45 mm with the face filling 70–80% of the frame height. Because Latvia is a full Schengen member state, its photo requirements align with those enforced across all 27 Schengen countries, and the applicant is responsible for supplying a compliant photo. A single non-conforming image can delay or derail the entire application, making it worth getting the specification exactly right before submission.

Latvia follows the shared Schengen photo framework without country-specific additions, which actually raises the stakes: consular staff and visa processing centres apply the ICAO biometric checklist strictly, with no informal leeway. The background must be a uniform plain light colour (our service targets #F5F5F5 — a neutral off-white that consistently passes biometric screening). Coloured, patterned, or shadow-cast backgrounds are among the most frequent rejection triggers even when the face itself is perfectly framed.

• Size: 35×45 mm (digital equivalent: 827×1063 px at 600 dpi)
• Background: plain, uniform light colour — no shadows, no gradients
• Face height: 70–80% of the total frame height
• Expression: neutral, mouth closed, no smile
• Eyes: fully open, clearly visible, looking directly at the camera
• Glasses: permitted only if eyes are fully visible with no glare, reflections, or tinted lenses
• Headwear: not permitted except for religious reasons, and must not obscure the face
• Recency: taken within the last 6 months, accurately representing your current appearance
• Photo quality: sharp focus, even lighting, no pixelation or digital manipulation of facial features

• Common reasons Latvia visa photos are rejected:
• Background too dark, off-white with a colour cast, or showing visible shadows behind the head
• Head position tilted or rotated — the ICAO standard requires the face to be square-on to the camera
• Face too small or too large — falling outside the 70–80% frame-height window is flagged automatically by biometric scanners
• Glasses with any reflective glare on the lenses, even minor — processing centres reject these outright to protect automated face-matching

Upload a clear, well-lit photo taken against any plain background, and the service automatically crops and sizes it to the precise 35×45 mm Schengen specification, corrects the background to the required neutral tone, and verifies face positioning. You receive a free watermarked preview before any payment — inspect the result, confirm it looks right, then pay only for the final print-ready file. If your photo is ever rejected by the consulate, we redo it at no charge or refund you in full. The result is a file you can print locally or submit digitally, built to the exact standard Latvia's visa processing requires.