The online ANEF application asks for an e-photo code. Get it from an approved photographer or approved photo booth, which prints the code on your photo sheet ('service photo et signature numériques'). You cannot upload a photo file you made yourself. Source: service-public.gouv.fr, checked 28 Sep 2026.
For the France Residence Permit photo, the online form needs an e-photo code from an approved photographer or booth.
| Who makes the photo | The online form needs an e-photo code from an approved photographer or booth. |
|---|---|
| Size (official rule) | Not applicable: the photo is sent by e-photo code, not file upload |
| In other units (a conversion) | 35 × 45 mm · 3.5 × 4.5 cm · 1.38 × 1.77 in · 413 × 531 px at 300 DPI · 827 × 1063 px at 600 DPI · ratio 7:9 |
| File size | No file for you to upload |
| Background | Plain light colour (light blue, light grey), not white |
| Head size | 71% to 80% of the photo height, chin to top of head |
| Source | service-public.gouv.fr |
| Checked | 28 Sep 2026 |
Holders of a long-stay visa, or of a residence permit who want a student, talent or visitor card, request their titre de séjour on ANEF, the Interior Ministry's website for foreigners; for other cards, its FAQ points to your prefecture. An ANEF request must include an e-photo, which you get at an approved photo booth or photographer. You type the 22-character code on your photo sheet at the "Justificatifs" step. Each code serves one online request and expires after 6 months.
The visitor card page links to service-public.gouv.fr's photo rules. The photo is 3.5 × 4.5 cm and under 6 months old, with the face 3.2 to 3.6 cm from chin to crown, hair excluded. Use a plain, light background, such as light blue or grey; white is forbidden. Keep your head bare, with no hat, scarf or headband, and your ears uncovered. Glasses are optional, but worn ones need thin frames and lenses without tint or reflections. A photo that breaks these rules is rejected. A foreign child's travel document (DCEM) needs the child's own e-photo.
Sources, checked 21 Oct 2026: FAQ: titre de séjour (ANEF, Ministry of the Interior, in French), Visitor residence card (service-public.gouv.fr, in French), Which photo for an identity document? (service-public.gouv.fr, in French) and Travel document for foreign minors, DCEM (service-public.gouv.fr, in French).
No. The online ANEF application asks for an e-photo code. Get it from an approved photographer or approved photo booth, which prints the code on your photo sheet ('service photo et signature numériques'). You cannot upload a photo file you made yourself.
For the France Residence Permit photo, the online form needs an e-photo code from an approved photographer or booth. The official size rule: Not applicable: the photo is sent by e-photo code, not file upload. 35 × 45 mm is 3.5 × 4.5 cm or 1.38 × 1.77 inches, in a 7:9 shape. Printed at 300 DPI it is 413 × 531 pixels, and at 600 DPI 827 × 1063 pixels. These are conversions of the official size, not extra rules.
35 × 45 mm, background: plain light colour (light blue, light grey), not white, head 71% to 80% of the photo height. French ID photo rules apply: face 32–36 mm (70–80% of the photo), neutral expression, eyes visible, bare head, under 6 months old.
At an approved photo booth or a photographer approved for the online service. ANEF's FAQ links to the ANTS map that lists them. The code is printed on your photo sheet, and you enter it at the "Justificatifs" step of your ANEF request.
No. ANEF says an e-photo code can be used for one online request only and is valid for 6 months. If it has already been used, or is older than that, you need a new e-photo.
ANEF says a booth or photographer can take 24 to 48 hours to send the photo and signature to the website, so wait and try again. If it still fails, report it: for a booth, through that booth on the ANTS map; for a photographer, to the photographer.
Service-public.gouv.fr's photo rules say the head must be bare, with no hat, scarf or headband, and they list no religious exception. Glasses are optional; if you wear them, the frames must be thin and not hide your eyes, and the lenses must be untinted and free of reflections.
On service-public.gouv.fr. We checked them on 28 Sep 2026.
Source: service-public.gouv.fr, checked 28 Sep 2026. Rules can change, so confirm on the official page before you apply.