GVCW United Kingdom and India
35 × 40 mm
The general photo pages ask for two recent colour prints, no more than six months old, on high-quality photographic paper.
Reviewed against Greek MFA and authorised GVCW sources on 17 July 2026
Greece visa photo requirements35 × 40 mm or 2 × 2 inches by route
Greece does not publish one universal visa photo size for every filing location. Authorised centres in the UK and India use 35 × 40 mm, while the Greek Consulate in New York publishes a 2 × 2 inch requirement.
Free preparation for the named 35 × 40 mm route. Check your filing-location checklist first.
Choose the filing location before the photo size
The consulate or authorised centre serving your legal residence controls the format, quantity, and submission method. A generic Schengen preset can be the wrong answer even when its composition looks familiar.
Route comparison
Current Greek sources publish different formats
These differences come from current Greek government and authorised-centre pages, not from converting one generic European template.
Greek Consulate New York
2 × 2 inches
Its current checklist asks for one colour photo glued to the application form and warns that stapled photos will not be accepted.
Central Greek MFA
Recent, ICAO standard
The central visa page describes the quality standard but does not publish one universal millimetre, pixel, file-size, or copy-count rule.
GVCW 35 × 40 mm route
What the authorised centre publishes
Use this checklist only when your application is handled by a GVCW location that publishes the same rule. Your own route page remains authoritative.
- Two recent colour photos, no more than six months old
- 35 × 40 mm (3.5 × 4 cm) for the cited UK and India GVCW routes
- White or off-white background with clear contrast
- Full face, facing forward, non-smiling, with forehead and ears visible
- No sunglasses or head covering, except for religious belief or ethnic background
- High-quality normal photographic paper, preferably not glossy
Bounded photo preparation
Background replacement is available only within the reviewed route
The reviewed Greek MFA, New York, and GVCW visa sources do not publish a ban on background replacement. PassPhoto can therefore isolate the person, apply a plain white or off-white background, and prepare the 35 × 40 mm route crop.
This is not permission to change the person. Skin, hair, facial geometry, expression, clothing, and identity remain untouched. If your own checklist bans editing or requires live capture, follow that instruction instead.
Allowed
Background isolation and a route-specific crop
Never changed
Face, skin, hair, expression, clothing, or identity
Output
413 × 472 px, the approximate 300 PPI 35 × 40 mm conversion
Your responsibility
Print at the required physical size and submit it yourself
Digital biometrics
Printed photos do not replace the visa-centre capture
GVCW says applicants generally appear in person so the centre can capture a digital facial image and fingerprints for the Visa Information System. That biometric event is separate from bringing the printed photos listed in the document checklist.
Printed application photo
Follow the physical size, copy count, paper, recency, and attachment method named by your filing location.
Live biometric collection
The centre captures a separate live facial image and fingerprints when your route requires personal attendance.
Straight answers
Greece visa photo FAQs
What size is a Greece visa photo?
There is no single size that applies at every Greek filing location. Current Greece Visa Application Centre pages for the United Kingdom and India ask for 35 x 40 mm photos. The Greek Consulate General in New York publishes a 2 x 2 inch requirement. The central Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs page requires a recent ICAO-standard photo without naming one universal physical size.
Is a Greece visa photo 35 x 45 mm?
Do not assume so. Current authorised GVCW pages for Greece in the United Kingdom and India specify 35 x 40 mm. Use the checklist for the centre or consulate where you will actually file.
How many photos are required for a Greek visa?
The cited GVCW UK and India photo pages ask for two. The current New York consular checklist asks for one 2 x 2 inch colour photo. A 2026 UK tourism checklist says a recent ID photo without repeating the general page quantity, so your route-specific checklist controls.
Can PassPhoto replace the background for a Greece visa photo?
The reviewed central Greek MFA, New York consular, and authorised GVCW visa sources do not publish a ban on background replacement. PassPhoto may therefore replace only the background and prepare the selected crop. It does not change skin, hair, facial features, expression, clothing, or identity. Stop and follow your local checklist if it gives a stricter instruction.
What is the Greece visa photo size in pixels?
The reviewed Greek government and authorised-centre sources specify physical prints or ICAO quality rather than one national pixel upload. PassPhoto uses 413 x 472 pixels only as the approximate 300 PPI conversion of a 35 x 40 mm print. It is not an official Greek portal upload limit.
Is the digital photo taken at the visa centre the same as the printed photo?
No. Authorised GVCW guidance says applicants provide printed photos and also appear for biometric collection, where the centre captures a digital facial image and fingerprints. Follow both instructions when your route asks for them.
Does PassPhoto print or submit the photo?
No. PassPhoto prepares a downloadable file for the selected route. You arrange any required printing, confirm the copy count, and submit the photo yourself through the Greek consulate or authorised visa centre named by your application.
Sources checked
Verify your filing route
Government, consular, and authorised filing pages are listed here because the applicable photo format depends on where and how you submit.
Greek MFA visa guidance in the United StatesOfficialGreek Consulate New York visa checklistOfficial PDFGVCW United Kingdom photo requirementsAuthorised centreGVCW United Kingdom 2026 tourism checklistAuthorised PDFGVCW India official visa informationAuthorised centreGVCW United Kingdom national D visaAuthorised centre
For the cited GVCW 35 × 40 mm route
Prepare the file, then arrange printing yourself
PassPhoto does not print or submit photos. Confirm the route and copy count, download the prepared file, and provide it through your authorised application centre.