Ireland visa — photo requirements

Ireland's Immigration Service (irishimmigration.ie) publishes photograph rules

for visa applications: a portrait no larger than 35-38 mm wide by 45-50 mm high,

taken against a plain light grey or white background, with the head filling

70-80 percent of the frame. The smallest size in the official range, 35 x 45 mm,

converts to 413 x 531 pixels at 300 DPI on this tool's canvas, which also matches

the format of most studio photo booths, so your crop doubles as a print. No

file-size cap is published for digital submission, so the preset leaves the limit

off and exports at full quality. The rules explicitly require your full face

centred with eyes open and visible - hair across the eyes, sunglasses, or tinted

lenses are rejected, and ordinary glasses are allowed only when they do not cause

glare. Head coverings are permitted solely for religious or medical reasons.

Shoot in daylight against an even wall and avoid smiles with visible teeth, which

Irish review guidance lists among reasons to retake. Because Ireland's decision

letters frequently return documents for a single non-compliant photo, verifying

the crop here against the guide lines before submitting saves a full resubmission

cycle that can take weeks.