Spain Student Visa (D) photo guide

Guide policy

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

• Item 2 of the Study visa document list at the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo states verbatim: "Photograph. A recent, passport-size, colour photograph, taken against a light background, facing forward, without dark or reflective glasses, or any garments concealing the oval of the face." Colour, light background, and facing forward are verbatim facts from the Tokyo page.
• The authority publishes no photo dimensions in millimetres and no photo count. The Tokyo page states only the qualitative "passport-size", with no numeric size, count, recency period, or face-geometry values. This page keeps the size and count unregistered and does not convert the qualitative wording into numbers. 35×45 mm is the adopted value of the separate Schengen C (short-stay) procedure, not a student visa requirement.
• The study visa does not go through the UGE (the central authorisation layer for telework / digital nomad work); it is filed directly with the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo (BLS is not used). A photograph is required only at the consular stage. Applications must be submitted in person at the Consular Office and an appointment is necessary. The visa fee is an amount equivalent to 80 euros. Each accompanying family member submits the same document set as the student (item 2 = Photograph included).