Iceland residence permit photo guide

Guide policy

The Requirement record is the source of truth; unspecified values are not filled in.

• The official sources require a 35 x 45 mm (width x height) passport photo (two matching sources: the D-107 form "Passport photo (35 mm x 45 mm)." and the island.is spouse page "The passport photo should be 35x45 mm.").
• The application must be submitted in its original form on paper, sent by regular mail or delivered to the drop box at the Directorate's reception ("Applications must be submitted in their original form on paper."). No digital photo upload route exists for first applications; you print the photo and mail it with your documents yourself (this tool prepares the print photo only and does not mail it for you).
• The background colour, face geometry (head size / eye line), recency, and the number of photos are not stated on either the D-107 form or the spouse page, and remain unregistered in the Requirement record (no values are inherited from other countries' 6-month rules or the C-visa; the singular wording is not read as exactly one photo).
• The tool shows a generic 35×45 mm face guide as a reference frame from an existing app-recommendation; it is not an official composition rule (the authority publishes no face geometry).