🇬🇷 Greece Passport Photo Maker
Free Greece passport photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 40 × 60 mm passport size photo with a uniform light grey (rgb 190) background, checked against the Greece rules and ready to print. Runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
1Choose the document
- Photo size
- 40 × 60 mm
- Head height
- 42–45 mm
- Background
- Uniform light grey (RGB 190)
- Output
- 945 × 1417 px · 600 dpi
Official requirements
- Colour photo, 40 × 60 mm (1.57 × 2.36 in)
- Head from top of hair to chin: 42–45 mm
- Uniform light grey (RGB 190) background
- Civilian clothing; head rotation under 5°
- Full face, front view, looking straight at the camera
- Eyes open, level and clearly visible — no hair across the eyes
- Natural expression with the mouth closed
- Even lighting — no shadows on the face or the background
- Colour photo, sharp, printed on photo paper with no retouching
- Glasses: allowed with clear frames, no reflections and the iris visible; dark lenses only for medical reasons
- Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- Taken within the last 6 months
2Upload your photo
3Compliance check & download
Upload a photo and it will be cropped to the exact size, then checked against every measurable rule for the document you chose.
Greece passport photo requirements
The tool measures the first four rules for you and checks lighting, pose, expression, sharpness and background automatically. The rest are listed so you can check them by eye.
- ✓Colour photo, 40 × 60 mm (1.57 × 2.36 in)
- ✓Head from top of hair to chin: 42–45 mm
- ✓Uniform light grey (RGB 190) background
- ✓Civilian clothing; head rotation under 5°
- ✓Full face, front view, looking straight at the camera
- ✓Eyes open, level and clearly visible — no hair across the eyes
- ✓Natural expression with the mouth closed
- ✓Even lighting — no shadows on the face or the background
- ✓Colour photo, sharp, printed on photo paper with no retouching
- ✓Glasses: allowed with clear frames, no reflections and the iris visible; dark lenses only for medical reasons
- ✓Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- ✓Taken within the last 6 months
Specific to Greece
- Online / digital submission: In Greece the photo must be submitted digitally through myPhoto on gov.gr by a registered photographer; printed photos were accepted only until 31 January 2026.
- Printed copies: None in Greece (myPhoto); one 40 × 60 mm print at consulates abroad
- Official spec: head 70–75 % of the 60 mm height (42–45 mm), chin-to-forehead 50–60 %.
- The background is grey, not white.
Source: passport.gov.gr – Photograph specifications. Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make a Greece passport photo at home
- 1
Take the photo
Stand 0.5–1 m in front of a plain light wall, face a window, camera at eye level 1.5–2 m away. Neutral expression, mouth closed.
- 2
Upload it here
The face is detected, the head is levelled and the crop is set so the head measures 43.5 mm — inside the 42–45 mm range.
- 3
Fix anything flagged
Each check tells you what is wrong in millimetres — zoom, move, or retake. The background is replaced with the required colour.
- 4
Download & print
Save the single photo or the 4 × 6 sheet (4 photos) and print at 100% on photo paper.
Full details in the photo-taking guide and the accepted vs rejected examples.
Greece passport photo — questions
What size is a Greece passport photo?＋
40 × 60 mm (1.57 × 2.36 in). The head, measured from the top of the hair to the chin, must be 42–45 mm.
What is the Greece passport photo size in pixels?＋
At 300 dpi a 40 × 60 mm photo is 472 × 709 px; at 600 dpi it is 945 × 1417 px. This tool exports at 600 dpi. For online submission: In Greece the photo must be submitted digitally through myPhoto on gov.gr by a registered photographer; printed photos were accepted only until 31 January 2026.
What background colour is required?＋
Uniform light grey (RGB 190). The tool replaces your background with the required colour automatically, or you can switch that off and it will check your real background instead.
Can I wear glasses in a Greece passport photo?＋
Allowed with clear frames, no reflections and the iris visible; dark lenses only for medical reasons.
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead.
How do I print Greece passport photos at home?＋
Download the 4 × 6 inch sheet — it holds 4 photos with cut lines — and print it at 100% / actual size on photo paper, then cut along the grey lines. The file carries 600 dpi so it prints at the true size.
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