Austria civil engineer ID card photo requirements
The 35 × 45 mm photo rules set by Unternehmensserviceportal (USP) for the Austria civil engineer ID card, with the official wording and sources.
Quick answer
What size is the Austria civil engineer ID card photo?
The Austrian civil engineer ID card (Ziviltechnikerausweis) needs one passport photo, sent to your chamber of civil engineers with the order form and a copy of official photo ID. No size is published; the Austrian passport standard is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in). The chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland takes the photo as a JPG by e-mail, and the signature for the card is scanned from the form.
Ziviltechniker are Austria's chartered architects and consulting engineers (Ingenieurkonsulenten). Under section 19 of the Civil Engineers Act (ZTG), every civil engineer receives a photo identity card in card format from the competent body, which the federal business service portal names as the chamber of civil engineers for the area where the office or branch is located.
There are four regional chambers: one for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, one for Upper Austria and Salzburg, one for Styria and Carinthia, and one for Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The card exists with or without an electronic signature function. Fees for cards with a signature are collected by the trust service provider A-Trust, and the chamber states that the cards also count as official photo identity documents.
The photo requirements are short. The chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland asks for the order form, a passport photo and a copy of a valid photo ID, and says the photo can be sent digitally in JPG format. No pixel size, file size or print size is published, so a photo that meets the Austrian passport criteria is the safe choice.
Austria civil engineer ID card photo size and specifications
The requirements as published by Unternehmensserviceportal (USP):[1]
| Print size | No size published: a passport photo (Austrian passport photos are 35 x 45 mm) |
|---|---|
| Digital size | Vienna chamber: JPG file sent by e-mail; no pixel size published |
| Background | Not stated by the chambers; Austrian passport criteria call for a plain light colour, ideally grey |
| File format | JPG (chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland) |
| Pixels when printed | 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi · 827 × 1063 px at 600 dpi (calculated) |
Key requirements
- One passport photo
The chamber asks for a passport photo with the order form and a copy of official photo ID. The federal business service portal confirms that each civil engineer receives a photo ID card from the competent chamber, without setting photo rules of its own.
- JPG accepted in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland
The chamber's page says the photo is sent as a .jpg together with the completed form and the ID copy, digitally by e-mail. Its welcome leaflet for new members also says the passport photo can be submitted digitally in JPG format.
- First cards are collected in person
The order form makes personal collection mandatory for a first card, after loss or defect of all cards with a certificate, loss of the PIN code and a change of name. In those cases it asks for the original form with a passport photo and a copy of official photo ID, while the web page describes sending everything by e-mail, so check which the chamber wants.
- Signature scanned from the form
The signature printed on the card is scanned from the box on the order form. Sign inside the box with a black pen, legibly and without crossing its edges.
- ID that shows your degree
The copy of official photo ID must be of an international passport or an Austrian driving licence, identity card or Identitätskarte, and the academic degree you enter must appear in it. If none of your IDs shows the degree, bring the degree certificate. Take the same ID with you when you collect the card.
- Changing the photo later
For a replacement card sent by post, the form asks for extra documents only when your data change or you exchange the photo, so a new photo goes in with the order in that case.
Do's and don'ts
Do
- Use a photo that meets the Austrian passport criteria.
- Save the photo as a JPG if you send your documents by e-mail.
- Attach a copy of official photo ID that shows your academic degree.
- Sign the order form inside the box with a black pen.
- Book an appointment to collect a card with signature function.
Don't
- Do not let your signature cross the edges of the signature box.
- Do not send a casual snapshot; the chamber asks for a passport photo.
- Do not forget your degree certificate if no ID shows your degree.
Sample photos
How a Austria civil engineer ID card photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 35 × 45 mm and background colour.
Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.
Glasses
The chambers publish no rules on glasses. Because they ask for a passport photo, follow the Austrian passport criteria: glasses must not stop your eyes being seen clearly, so avoid reflections and tinted lenses. The same criteria allow a head covering worn for religious reasons.
Printed and digital photos
The chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland is one of the few Austrian issuers that takes a digital photo from you: its web page asks for the passport photo as a .jpg, sent by e-mail with the completed form and the ID copy. It gives no pixel dimensions or file size, so send a sharp, evenly lit photo cropped like a passport photo, at a resolution high enough to print at 35 x 45 mm.
Its order form, dated November 2024, asks for the original signed form together with a passport photo for a first card. The other regional chambers did not publish instructions that could be found, so ask yours whether it wants the photo as a file, a print or both.
Where to submit the photo
Apply to the regional chamber of civil engineers for the area where your office or branch is located: the chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, for Upper Austria and Salzburg, for Styria and Carinthia, or for Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The federal business service portal names the chamber for the office seat as the competent body.
In Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, the chamber tells you in writing or by phone when the cards arrive, and you arrange an appointment to collect them. A card without the signature function can instead be sent by registered post.
How to get your Austria civil engineer ID card photo
- Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Austria civil engineer ID card: 35 × 45 mm print, not stated by the chambers background. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
- Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: one passport photo; jPG accepted in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland; first cards are collected in person; signature scanned from the form.
- Prepare a print or digital file. The chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland is one of the few Austrian issuers that takes a digital photo from you: its web page asks for the passport photo as a .jpg, sent by e-mail with the completed form and the ID copy.
- Submit the photo with your application. Apply to the regional chamber of civil engineers for the area where your office or branch is located: the chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, for Upper Austria and Salzburg, for Styria and Carinthia, or for Tyrol and Vorarlberg.
Austria civil engineer ID card photo FAQ
A passport photo. The chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland asks for one with the order form and a copy of official photo ID, and accepts it as a JPG file. No size is published, so use a photo that meets the Austrian passport criteria, which are 35 x 45 mm.
In Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, yes. The chamber's page says the form, a .jpg passport photo and the ID copy are sent digitally by e-mail. Its order form for first cards still mentions sending the original, so check which route applies to you.
The chamber for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland says the cards also count as official photo identity documents, and it collects the administrative fees set by the Fees Act for each application and each card.
The regional chamber of civil engineers for the area where your office or branch is located, under section 19 of the Civil Engineers Act. Cards with a signature function involve the trust service provider A-Trust, which collects the card fees.
It is scanned from the order form. Sign inside the marked box with a black pen, legibly and without touching the edges, because that signature is printed on your card.
A change of name is one of the cases in which the order form requires a new card and personal collection, and it asks for the form with a passport photo and a copy of official photo ID. For postal replacement cards, extra documents are needed only for data changes or a photo exchange.
Related photo specifications
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- Residence permit photo 35 × 45 mm
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- Bicycle passport photo 25 × 30 mm
- E-card photo 35 × 45 mm
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Official sources
- Unternehmensserviceportal (USP). Ziviltechnikerausweis usp.gv.at. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Land Tirol (Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner). Ziviltechnikerausweis – Ausstellung tirol.gv.at. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Kammer der Ziviltechniker:innen für Wien, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. Ziviltechniker:innenausweis ost.zt.at. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Kammer der Ziviltechniker:innen für Wien, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. Bestellformular Ziviltechnikerausweis mit Signaturkarte ost.zt.at. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Kammer der Ziviltechniker:innen für Wien, Niederösterreich und Burgenland. Neu in der Kammer: wichtige Hinweise ost.zt.at. Checked 2 November 2026.
- Bundesministerium für Inneres (BMI). Passbild-Kriterien bmi.gv.at. Checked 2 November 2026.
Requirements can change, so always confirm with Unternehmensserviceportal (USP) before you apply. WorldPhotoSpecs is independent and not affiliated with any government.
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