Limited
Portugal 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
Temporary passport only
What the authority says
[passaporte temporário] Duas fotografias de rosto do requerente, tipo passe, iguais, obtidas há menos de um ano, a cores e fundo liso, com boas condições de identificação e medidas adequadas ao modelo de passaporte.
Source — Consulado-Geral de Portugal (mne.gov.pt) · Official page
What happens instead
The office photographs you when you apply. You do not need to bring a photo.
Checklist & printable sheet for this document
Check the photo requirements, and print or share a sheet with the official source and a QR code.
How photos are submitted in Portugal
Passport
If you hand in a printed photo
- 2 photos.
Duas fotografias de rosto do requerente
riodejaneiro.consuladoportugal.mne.gov.pt - All copies must be identical.
Duas fotografias de rosto do requerente, tipo passe, iguais
riodejaneiro.consuladoportugal.mne.gov.pt
Rules the authority states for this photo
- Colour photo.
a cores e fundo liso
riodejaneiro.consuladoportugal.mne.gov.pt
Photo spec, where a photo is accepted
within 12 months · 2 prints
Related tools and guides
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.