IDSPEC — Passport photo rules, taken from the government source.

Italy Passport Photo Size — No Official Print Size

You bring a printed photo. Italy passport photo rules taken from the government source, with the date we checked it.

You bring a printed photo.

You bring a printed photo to the questura. Italy does not publish millimetre dimensions — it names the ICAO format instead.

Which route applies to you

Ordinary route
You bring a printed photo.

You bring a printed photo to the questura. Italy does not publish millimetre dimensions — it names the ICAO format instead.

Print sizeNo official specification
Photos requiredNo official specification
Head heightNo official specification
Eye lineNo official specification
Backgroundwhite
ResolutionNo official specification
Digital fileNo official specification

Sources and what we could not verify

Passaporto — Polizia di Stato (Italian National Police) www.poliziadistato.it checked 2026-08-27

also: www.poliziadistato.it

not verified: printed dimensions in millimetres · head height · the number of photos required · print resolution · the eye line

Questions people actually ask

Do I need to bring a photo for a Italy passport application?

Yes. You bring a printed photo. You bring a printed photo to the questura. Italy does not publish millimetre dimensions — it names the ICAO format instead.

What size is a Italy passport photo?

There is no official print size. We checked the government source and found none — any millimetre figure you see elsewhere is not from the authority.

What background colour is required?

white

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