Greece photo specifications
Photo sizes and rules for 1 document issued in Greece, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.
At a glance
Greece has one document page here, the passport. Passport offices in Greece take the photo as a digital file, 1280 x 1600 pixels, uploaded by a professional photographer to the gov.gr myPhoto service. Applicants abroad may also upload their own photo to the consular platform or bring a 40 x 60 mm print on photographic paper. The photo must be in colour and taken within the last six months.
Overview
Greece uses one passport photo standard in two formats, both in colour on a plain light background with grey preferred: a 1280 x 1600 pixel JPEG of up to 3 MB that a professional photographer uploads to myPhoto for applications in Greece, and a 40 x 60 mm print on photographic paper for applications abroad.
Greek passports are issued under the Hellenic Police procedure by the National Passport and Secure Documents Center. You lodge the application in person at the passport office for your address in Greece, or at a Greek consular authority abroad, and the photo is one of the supporting documents. The passport page gives the 40 x 60 mm print size and the 1280 x 1600 pixel file.
The two formats follow different rules. Inside Greece the photo goes through myPhoto and is uploaded by a photographer, while printed photos stopped being accepted there after 31 January 2026. Abroad, prints and citizen uploads are still possible. The Greek identity card appears in the process only as proof of identity: you show it, or its digital version in the Gov.gr Wallet app, when you apply.
Photo specifications by document
Passports
| Document | Print size | Digital size | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport | 40 × 60 mm | 1280 × 1600 px | Uniform and light: grey RGB |
Frequently asked questions
A printed photo is 40 x 60 mm without a frame. The digital file used in Greece is a JPEG of 1280 x 1600 pixels, a 4:5 ratio, up to 3 MB. Both must be colour photos taken within the last six months.
In Greece a professional photographer uploads the file to myPhoto and you approve it with a code. Abroad you can upload your own photo, bring a print or be photographed by consular staff where the equipment exists.
No. The Greek identity card matters here only because passport applicants must show a valid one, or its digital version, and from 3 August 2026 cards that fail Regulation (EU) 2025/1208 are no longer accepted for passport issuance.
The Hellenic Police procedure applies: passport offices in Greece and Greek consular authorities abroad receive applications, and the National Passport and Secure Documents Center issues the passport.
Not in Greece, where only a professional photographer can upload the myPhoto file. Abroad you can: upload your own photo to the consular platform, or crop it to 40 x 60 mm and have it printed on photographic paper at a photo lab, because home ink-jet and laser prints are refused. Do not retouch it.
Nearby countries
Other countries in Southern Europe:
- Albania
- Andorra
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Gibraltar
- Italy
- Malta
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
Official sources
- Hellenic National Passport and Secure Documents Center. Passport Photograph passport.gov.gr. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Hellenic National Passport and Secure Documents Center. Supporting Documents passport.gov.gr. Checked 3 November 2026.
- General Secretariat of Information Systems for Public Administration. Προδιαγραφές Ψηφιακών Αρχείων myphoto (March 2026) gsis.gr. Checked 3 November 2026.
- Ministry of Digital Governance (gov.gr). Use myPhoto (for citizens) gov.gr. Checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this page
"Greece photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/greece