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Spain gun licence photo requirements

The 26 × 32 mm photo rules set by Guardia Civil for the Spain gun licence, with the official wording and sources.

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What size is the Spain gun licence photo?

Spanish firearms licences (types B, C, D, E and F) need no photo: the Guardia Civil and Ministry of the Interior document lists include none. Photos are needed for the European Firearms Pass (Tarjeta Europea de Armas de Fuego), which shows the holder in a carné-size photo, taken from the front with the head uncovered. The Guardia Civil asks for two carné-size photos with the application; the Interior page lists one photo per 10 firearms on the pass.

Firearms in Spain are controlled by the Guardia Civil. Licences are requested at the Intervención de Armas y Explosivos for your home address, and for types D, E and F holders of a digital signature can also file through the Guardia Civil electronic office. The documents for licence types B (pistols and revolvers), D (rifled long guns for big game), E (sport shooting and shotguns) and F (shooting ranges) are a psychophysical aptitude certificate, criminal-record and gender-violence record checks, proof of identity, the fee and papers specific to each licence. None of these lists asks for a photograph, and the Guardia Civil forms checked have no photo box.

A photo is needed for one firearms document: the European Firearms Pass, which Spanish residents carry when they travel with their guns to other EU countries. ITC 5 of the Arms Regulation, Royal Decree 137/1993, sets its model and says the holder's photo is carné size, taken from the front and bareheaded. The pass is granted by the head of the Guardia Civil Comandancia of your province, lasts five years and can be renewed while you still own the guns it covers.

Spain gun licence photo size and specifications

The requirements as published by Guardia Civil:[1]

Print sizeLicences B to F: no photo. European Firearms Pass: carné size, no mm size set (the DNI carné photo is 26 x 32 mm)
Digital sizeNo digital file: licences B to F take no photo and the Firearms Pass takes printed photos
BackgroundNot stated for the European Firearms Pass; licences B to F take no photo
Pixels when printed307 × 378 px at 300 dpi · 614 × 756 px at 600 dpi (calculated)
26 mm32 mm
26 × 32 mm photo drawn to scale.

Key requirements

  • No photo for licences B to F

    The Guardia Civil pages for licences B, D, E and F and the Ministry of the Interior list for licences B to F ask for no photograph. The type E renewal form and the generic Intervención de Armas application form have no photo box either.

  • Photos are for the European Firearms Pass

    The Guardia Civil asks for two carné-size photographs and the fee receipt (form 790) with the pass application. The Interior page lists one photo for every 10 firearms you want entered on the pass.

  • Frontal and bareheaded

    ITC 5 of Royal Decree 137/1993 states that the holder's photo is carné size, taken from the front, with the head uncovered.

  • Carné size, no millimetres given

    The Arms Regulation does not define carné size. For the DNI, Spain's regulation sets 32 x 26 mm with the height first, so 26 mm wide and 32 mm high.

  • Apply where your guns are documented

    The pass is requested at the Intervención de Armas for your home address. You must already hold the licences and documents for the guns it will list.

  • Arms cards and minors' authorisations

    Category 4 arms cards from your town council and the special authorisation for minors (AEM) list no photo either.

Do's and don'ts

Do

  • Bring two carné-size photos when you apply for the European Firearms Pass.
  • Face the camera directly with your head uncovered.
  • File the request at the Intervención de Armas for your home address.
  • Pay the fee on form 790 and bring the receipt.
  • Ask the Intervención how many photos it needs if the pass will list more than 10 guns.

Don't

  • Do not order photos for a licence B, D, E or F application.
  • Do not wear a hat or cap in the Firearms Pass photo.
  • Do not turn your head or pose in profile.
  • Do not travel with your guns in other EU countries without the pass.

Sample photos

How a Spain gun licence photo should look, and the mistakes that most often get photos rejected. Each example is drawn to this document's 26 × 32 mm and background colour.

Correct
Open-mouth smile
Head tilted
Too close: head too big
Too far: head too small
Busy background
Shadows on face or background
Glare on glasses

Illustrations, not real photos. The official rules above always take priority; some documents do not allow glasses at all.

Glasses

Neither the Arms Regulation nor the Guardia Civil pages say anything about glasses. The only pose rules for the European Firearms Pass photo are a frontal view and an uncovered head, and the licences themselves take no photo at all.

Headwear and religious dress

ITC 5 asks for the holder to be photographed "descubierto", meaning bareheaded, so take off hats, caps and hoods for the European Firearms Pass photo. The regulation does not mention an exception for religious head coverings.

Babies and children

Minors aged 14 to 17 may use certain hunting and sport-shooting guns under a special authorisation for minors (AEM), always supervised by an adult licence holder. The request is signed by the minor and by the parent or guardian, and the Interior page lists criminal-record certificates, the parent's authorisation, a psychophysical aptitude report and the fee, with no photo. The authorisation lasts until the holder turns 18 without renewal.

The Guardia Civil page for the European Firearms Pass describes paper photos handed in with the application form; it mentions no upload. If you start from a digital image, it can be cropped to carné size and printed on photo paper, for example on a 4x6 inch sheet at a photo counter.

Licences D, E and F can be filed online through the Guardia Civil electronic office if you have a digital signature. No photo is part of those files.

Where to submit the photo

Licence applications go to the Intervención de Armas y Explosivos of the Guardia Civil for your home address, where you can book a cita previa, or online for types D, E and F with a digital signature. First applications for D, E and F also need the certificate of passing the training tests.

The European Firearms Pass is requested at the same Intervención on the official application form, with the photos and the fee receipt. Category 4 arms cards are granted by the mayor of the municipality where you live; type A applicants prove they are at least 14 with a DNI or equivalent document.

How to get your Spain gun licence photo

  1. Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Spain gun licence: 26 × 32 mm print. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
  2. Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: no photo for licences B to F; photos are for the European Firearms Pass; frontal and bareheaded; carné size, no millimetres given.
  3. Prepare a print or digital file. The Guardia Civil page for the European Firearms Pass describes paper photos handed in with the application form; it mentions no upload.
  4. Submit the photo with your application. Licence applications go to the Intervención de Armas y Explosivos of the Guardia Civil for your home address, where you can book a cita previa, or online for types D, E and F with a digital signature.

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Spain gun licence photo FAQ

No. The Guardia Civil and Ministry of the Interior lists for licences B, C, D, E and F do not include a photograph, and the forms checked have no space for one. You need photos only for the European Firearms Pass.

A carné-size photo of the holder, taken from the front with the head uncovered, as ITC 5 of Royal Decree 137/1993 sets out. No background colour or millimetre size is published for it.

The Guardia Civil page asks for two carné-size photos. The Ministry of the Interior page asks for one photo for every 10 firearms you want entered on the pass. If you list many guns, ask your Intervención de Armas which count it applies.

The Arms Regulation gives no millimetre size. The closest official reference is the DNI regulation, which sets 32 x 26 mm with the height first, meaning 26 mm wide and 32 mm high.

No. The regulation says the holder is photographed from the front and bareheaded. It does not set out any exception for religious headwear.

At the Guardia Civil Intervención de Armas for your home address. The head of the Guardia Civil Comandancia of your province grants it, and it is valid for five years, renewable while you keep the guns it covers.

No photo is listed. Cards for category 4 arms are granted by the mayor of your municipality and are valid only there; type A applicants show their DNI or an equivalent document to prove they are at least 14.

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Official sources

  1. Guardia Civil. Tarjeta Europea de armas de fuego web.guardiacivil.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  2. Guardia Civil. Solicitud de la licencia de armas tipo B: pistolas y revólveres web.guardiacivil.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  3. Guardia Civil. Solicitud de la licencia de armas tipo D: armas largas rayadas para caza mayor web.guardiacivil.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  4. Guardia Civil. Solicitud o renovación de la licencia de armas tipo E web.guardiacivil.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  5. Guardia Civil. Solicitud de la licencia de armas tipo F web.guardiacivil.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  6. Guardia Civil. Tarjetas de armas web.guardiacivil.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  7. Ministerio del Interior. Documentación de la titularidad de armas interior.gob.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  8. Ministerio del Interior. Autorizaciones especiales (armas) interior.gob.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  9. Boletín Oficial del Estado. Real Decreto 137/1993, Reglamento de Armas (ITC 5) boe.es. Checked 1 November 2026.
  10. Boletín Oficial del Estado. Real Decreto 255/2025, por el que se regula el Documento Nacional de Identidad (artículo 6) boe.es. Checked 1 November 2026.

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