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Greece passport photo: it depends on how you apply
There is a route where a photo you took is accepted, and a route where it is not.
Checked on 2026-08-15. Rules move — we re-check this list at least every six months. Next review: 2027-02-15.
Why
Applications at embassies abroad only · 2026-01-31
What the authority says
the photograph must be submitted in digital format through the myPhoto electronic service … printed facial photographs will be accepted at the latest until 31/01/2026 … [abroad] the photograph is either uploaded by the citizen to the special platform of the "Digital Service for Electronic Management of Consular Authorities", or is provided in physical form by the citizen, printed on analog photographic paper, without the use of household ink-jet or laser technology
Source — passport.gov.gr — Hellenic Police · Official page
What happens instead
A studio uploads the photo and issues you a code. You submit the code, not a photo.
If your route accepts a photo
PhotoSpec measures your photo against the published rule for the country and document you picked, and tells you before you pay. Taking and retaking is free.