Austria visa photo requirements for Indians
Indian passport holders applying for Schengen C tourist visa, applied through VFS Global India for the Embassy of Austria, New Delhi need a photo that meets Austria's rules. Below are the exact size, background and file rules from the official source, with a worked example and a checklist.
VERIFIED · OFFICIAL SOURCE · 17 OCT 2026Austria photo rules at a glance
What the photo should look like
Drawn to the official measurements where they are published.
Head: face 70-80% of photo (close-up of head and top of shoulders); photo width 35-40 mm.
Full Austria visa photo requirements
| Route for Indians | Schengen C tourist visa, applied through VFS Global India for the Embassy of Austria, New Delhi |
|---|---|
| Printed photo size (mm) | 35x45 |
| Digital size (pixels) | Not stated by the official source |
| File format | Not stated by the official source |
| File size | Not stated by the official source |
| Background | plain, light-coloured |
| Head / face size | face 70-80% of photo (close-up of head and top of shoulders); photo width 35-40 mm |
| How recent | no more than 6 months old |
| Glasses | allowed if eyes clearly visible; no flash reflection, no tinted lenses, frames must not cover eyes (avoid heavy frames) |
| Head covering | not permitted except for religious reasons; face from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges must be visible |
| Expression and pose | looking directly at camera, eyes open, facing square (not tilted) |
| Copies | 1 |
Other official rules
- Colour, ICAO-compliant
- Printed on high-quality photo paper at high resolution; no ink marks or creases
- Uniform lighting, no shadows, flash reflections or red-eye; natural skin tones
- Fingerprints and a photograph are also captured at biometrics
Do and avoid
Built from the official rules and the rejection reasons the source lists.
Do
- Use a plain, light-coloured background
- looking directly at camera, eyes open, facing square (not tilted)
- Use a photo no more than 6 months old
- Colour, ICAO-compliant
- Printed on high-quality photo paper at high resolution; no ink marks or creases
- Uniform lighting, no shadows, flash reflections or red-eye; natural skin tones
Avoid
- Too close / too far away
- Blurred, pixelated, ink-marked or creased
- Looking away, eyes closed, hair across eyes, tilted head
- Busy background, shadows, flash reflection, red-eye
- Dark tinted lenses, heavy frames covering eyes
Worked example: getting the photo right first time
A 35 × 45 mm print at 300 DPI is 413 × 531 pixels. At 600 DPI it is 826 × 1062 pixels. Ask the studio for exactly 35 × 45 mm, not "passport size".
Order at least 1 copies, plus one spare in case the centre asks for a retake.
How to make your photo in 5 steps
- Stand against a plain wall with even light, or visit a photo studio
- Crop to 35 × 45 mm
- Check the background is plain
- Print on photo paper
- Run the Krosz photo checker before you submit
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Austria visa photo size for Indians?
The official source gives 35x45 mm for a printed photo.
What background colour is needed for a Austria visa photo?
Plain, light-coloured.
Can I use my Indian passport photo (35 × 45 mm) for Austria?
The size matches. Check the other rules too: background, recency (no more than 6 months old) and any glasses rule, because a photo that fits the size can still be rejected.
How old can the photo be?
No more than 6 months old.
Can I wear glasses in my Austria visa photo?
allowed if eyes clearly visible; no flash reflection, no tinted lenses, frames must not cover eyes (avoid heavy frames)
How many photos do I need?
1.
Where do these rules come from?
From Austrian Embassy New Delhi (bmeia.gv.at) – Visa page, Tourism checklist (Aug 2026) and photo criteria PDF, checked by the Krosz visa desk on 17 Oct 2026. Requirements can change, so the official page always has the final word.
Source and verification
Official source: Austrian Embassy New Delhi (bmeia.gv.at) – Visa page, Tourism checklist (Aug 2026) and photo criteria PDF
Also checked: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Vertretungen/New_Delhi/Dokumente/SV_-_Fotokriterien.pdf
Checked by the Krosz visa desk on 17 Oct 2026 · confidence: high.
Krosz is a private visa service and is not affiliated with any government. Rules change; the authority's own page always has the final word.
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