Schengen visa photos, accepted the first time.
Most Schengen photos are rejected for one reason, the background. A consulate wants a plain, uniform light tone, usually a light grey or off-white, not a glaring pure white from a phone snap. We light it correctly, set the size to 35x45mm, and place your face at 70 to 80 percent of the frame, so it passes the first time you hand it over.
The background is the first thing they check.
A Schengen consulate, and the VFS centre that screens for them, wants a plain background with no shadow, no gradient and no colour cast. A phone photo against a white wall almost always shows a soft shadow behind the head, which is why it bounces. We control the light so the background reads as one even, neutral tone every time.
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the rest.
The Schengen photo standard is shared across the zone, so a single correct photo set works for any of them. Whether your application is for France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands or Greece, the same 35x45mm photo with a neutral face and a plain light background is what the consulate expects. You do not need a different photo for each country.
France and Germany
Both run busy VFS centres in Dubai and screen photos closely. Our prints meet the size and background rules they apply, so your file is not held up at the counter.
Italy and Spain
Popular for travel and study visas, with the same shared spec. We supply two matched prints plus a digital copy, which covers their forms and any online step.
Netherlands and Greece
Same Schengen photo, same light background. If you are applying for more than one Schengen country, one sitting with us gives you photos that work for all of them.
In and out in about ten minutes.
No appointment needed and no fuss. We handle the lighting, the size and the print, so all you do is sit down and look ahead.
Walk in
Come by during opening hours, or send a quick WhatsApp first if you prefer. Tell us which country you are applying to, although the Schengen photo is the same for all of them.
We light it right
We seat you against an evenly lit background so it reads as one clean light tone, then guide your chin, eyeline and expression to a neutral, accepted pose.
Sized and cropped
We crop to 35x45mm with your face at 70 to 80 percent of the height, the exact proportion the Schengen rules ask for.
Print and file
We print your photos in house and hand you a digital copy as well, so you are ready for the form, the upload, or both.
Need a US visa photo as well?
The United States uses a different standard, a square 2x2 inch photo with its own background and head size rules. If your trip needs both, we shoot the Schengen and the US photo in the same sitting and crop each one to its own correct spec. See our US visa photo page, or browse all the formats we cover.
Common questions.
What size is a Schengen visa photo?
Does a Schengen visa photo need a white background?
Is the same photo accepted for France, Germany, Italy and Spain?
How recent does the photo have to be?
How long does it take and what do I leave with?
Get your Schengen photo.
- Where
- Office 905, Business Bay, Dubai
- Hours
- Saturday to Thursday, 10am to 9pm
- +971 50 140 8298