Bulgaria National Visa (D) photo guide

Photo requirements

The photo size, format, and background conditions for the application.

• The official common documents list requires "A full color photograph 3,5 cm х 4,5 cm against light-colored background". The size is 35 x 45 mm (width x height) (the official wording "3,5 cm х 4,5 cm" means 35 mm wide by 45 mm high), and the background is stated as "light-colored background".
• The same document list line states the face occupancy as "a full-face photo with clear, large enough face which takes up 70-80% of the photo". This is 70–80% of the photo, as stated.
• For recency, the D visa document sheet (VISA_TYPE_D.pdf) states "Recent passport-size color photograph" — a qualitative term with no month count. The photo count is likewise not stated numerically: both lists use only the singular "A ... photograph".
• The same page rejects photos with dark glasses, non-professional photos, photos cut out of amateur photos, and photos where the eyes look red.