Photo requirements guide
Spain Digital Nomad Visa photo guide
The photo conditions you need for the application, in one place.
✓ Checked against official sources Last checked: August 30, 2026
Photo requirements
The photo size, format, and background conditions for the application.
- The consular-stage (telework residence visa) document list at the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo requires one recent, passport-size (carné) colour photograph taken against a light background and facing forward.
- The authority publishes no photo dimensions in millimetres. The Tokyo page states only the qualitative "tamaño carné" (passport-photo size), with no numeric size, recency period, or face-geometry values. 35×45 mm is the value used for the separate Schengen C (short-stay) visa, not a digital nomad visa requirement.
- Two-stage structure: (1) No photo is required at the UGE (Unidad de Grandes Empresas) electronic authorisation stage. None of the official UGE document bundles (main applicant / family members) or the application form (Formulario MI-T) contains a photo box or photo submission requirement. (2) A photograph is required only at the consular visa stage of the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo. A copy of the full passport serves as the identity document.
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