🇳🇱 Netherlands Passport Photo Maker
Free Netherlands passport photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 35 × 45 mm passport size photo with a plain light grey, light blue or white background, checked against the Netherlands rules and ready to print. Runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
1Choose the document
- Photo size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head height
- 26–30 mm
- Background
- Plain light grey, light blue or white
- Output
- 827 × 1063 px · 600 dpi
Official requirements
- Colour photo, 35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in)
- Head from top of hair to chin: 26–30 mm
- Plain light grey, light blue or white background
- 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 fully transparent lenses, no reflections, eyes fully visible
- 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.
Netherlands 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, 35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in)
- ✓Head from top of hair to chin: 26–30 mm
- ✓Plain light grey, light blue or white background
- ✓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 fully transparent lenses, no reflections, eyes fully visible
- ✓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 Netherlands
- Printed copies: 1 photo, printed at 400 dpi or better
- Fotomatrix 2020: head 26–30 mm chin to crown (19–30 mm under age 11), face width 16–20 mm — noticeably smaller than the usual 32–36 mm.
- A standard Schengen-size head will be rejected; use this page's setting, not the Schengen one.
Source: Rijksoverheid – Eisen pasfoto (Fotomatrix 2020). Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make a Netherlands 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 28 mm — inside the 26–30 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 (8 photos) and print at 100% on photo paper.
Full details in the photo-taking guide and the accepted vs rejected examples.
Netherlands passport photo — questions
What size is a Netherlands passport photo?＋
35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in). The head, measured from the top of the hair to the chin, must be 26–30 mm.
What is the Netherlands passport photo size in pixels?＋
At 300 dpi a 35 × 45 mm photo is 413 × 531 px; at 600 dpi it is 827 × 1063 px. This tool exports at 600 dpi.
What background colour is required?＋
Plain light grey, light blue or white. 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 Netherlands passport photo?＋
Allowed with fully transparent lenses, no reflections, eyes fully visible.
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead.
How do I print Netherlands passport photos at home?＋
Download the 4 × 6 inch sheet — it holds 8 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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