Switzerland ID / Licence from United Kingdom: identity-document crop only
Scope lock: Switzerland ID / Licence is an identity / residence-style document page, kept separate from passport and licence URLs.
Many people in the United Kingdom order a Switzerland ID / Licence while renewing from abroad, booking a US consular appointment, or submitting an online US form. GOV.UK photo rules do not apply to that file — only Switzerland specifications on this page do.
This article is scoped to Switzerland ID / Licence as a Switzerland identity / residence-style photo (35 × 45 mm, Light grey), kept separate from passport and licence pages.
Cross-border ID work: market United Kingdom, photo law Switzerland for Switzerland ID / Licence. Passport and licence copy stay on other URLs.
German-speaking ID standards commonly use 35 × 45 mm with a light background. Switzerland ID / Licence on this page instead targets 35 × 45 mm and Light grey — do not assume an EU booth print is interchangeable.
Home-market tip: United Kingdom passport photos are commonly about 35 × 45 mm. Switzerland ID / Licence instead demands 35 × 45 mm — different aspect ratio, not a simple resize.
From United Kingdom: selfie → Switzerland ID / Licence → upload → use the export for Switzerland registry / residence filings.
Why United Kingdom defaults fail Switzerland ID checks
A 35 × 45 mm United Kingdom print is not automatically a valid 35 × 45 mm ID crop for Switzerland ID / Licence.
Registries want a plain Light grey field and a current likeness — not a reused travel JPEG.
Registry / online ID notes from United Kingdom
File the newest Switzerland ID / Licence export with the Switzerland identity office or portal.
Compress only after the ID crop is locked.
Keep the selector on Switzerland ID / Licence
Do not flip to a United Kingdom passport or licence mid-flow — millimetres will silently change.
Switzerland ID / residence photo
Switzerland ID / Licence uses 35 × 45 mm and a Light grey background. If you arrived from a passport or licence search, confirm the selector still shows this ID document.
National ID photo
ID searches → Switzerland ID / Licence (35 × 45 mm).
United Kingdom → Switzerland ID gate
- Form asks for Switzerland ID / Licence (identity / residence)
- Canvas 35 × 45 mm
- ID backdrop Light grey
- No passport/licence reuse
- Current likeness
- Market United Kingdom / law Switzerland
United Kingdom-based applicants clear Switzerland ID / Licence when every ID line above is true.