Need a Spain NIE card photo — the Spain foreigner ID card photo, officially for the TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero)? Upload a photo you already have and IDPhotoBy sizes and crops it to 26×32 mm (2.6×3.2 cm) on a plain white background, with the Spain NIE card document already selected. This photo is print-only, not an online upload — you get a digital file and a print-ready photo (plus a printable sheet) to bring to your in-person appointment.
IDPhotoBy does not retouch, beautify, or AI-edit your face — only the framing, size and background are prepared.
Spain applies its national ID card (DNI) photo standard to the TIE by explicit legal cross-reference — Real Decreto 1155/2024, Article 209, points to the DNI regulations for this photo. Your Spain NIE card photo requirements:
- 26 mm wide by 32 mm tall (2.6×3.2 cm) — recent colour photo, portrait orientation.
- Plain white background, evenly lit, no shadows.
- Face forward, head fully uncovered — no dark glasses, nothing covering your face.
Spain's own regulation doesn't separately publish a facial-expression rule for this photo — IDPhotoBy still defaults to a neutral expression, non-smiling, the standard convention for ID photos generally. IDPhotoBy checks your uploaded photo against this specification and outputs a print-ready photo at the correct size and background.
NIE (Número de Identidad de Extranjero) is the identifying number; the card that carries it is officially called the TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero). This page covers Spain NIE photo requirements and Spain TIE card photo requirements alike — "NIE photo" is just the popular search term for the TIE card's photo.
One exception: if you're only requesting the bare NIE number (Formulario EX-15, no physical card), Spain's own application-office documentation lists no photograph — just the form and fee receipt. A photo is required once the physical TIE card is issued to you.
You can prepare your Spain NIE/TIE card photo online — using IDPhotoBy's upload tool — but the card application itself is not submitted online. It's requested in person, by appointment (cita previa), at a Comisaría de Policía or Oficina de Extranjería, processed by the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Ministerio del Interior). Your photo is a physical print you bring with your paperwork.
Fingerprints are also captured on site at the same appointment — that doesn't replace the printed photo; both are required. IDPhotoBy doesn't submit anything on your behalf: you get a print-ready photo to print and bring with you.
Upload a photo you already have — a recent phone photo works if it's sharp and shows your face clearly. IDPhotoBy sizes and crops it to the 26×32 mm standard and checks the background against the required white. You get a digital file and a print-ready photo (plus a printable sheet), ready to print at home or at any photo printer.
Some online photo tools claim "guaranteed" acceptance or offer AI-driven enhancements to your face, lighting or background. IDPhotoBy does neither — we format your existing photo to the 26×32 mm spec (resize, crop, background check); we don't retouch, beautify or AI-edit your face; and we can't guarantee any office will accept any photo. Check the official application portal and your specific Comisaría or Oficina de Extranjería before your appointment.
