IKK classic photo upload for the health insurance card

Creating the photo for the IKK classic health insurance card

1. 1Take a photo in daylight from the front or upload one in the tool above.
2. 2“Health insurance card” is already selected: we crop, replace the background and check the photo.
3. 3See the free preview, buy and download the file.

Uploading the photo through IKK classic’s online photo portal

IKK classic sends you to its photo service provider via “Zum Bild-Upload”. In the online photo portal you upload the photo or take it with a webcam or smartphone; you sign in with the access details IKK classic sent you by post.

1. 1Have IKK classic’s letter with the access details ready
2. 2Create the photo at FotoKlar and download the file
3. 3Open IKK classic’s online photo portal, sign in with the access details and upload the photo

Photo requirements

What IKK classic itself says:

• Whole face clearly recognisable, at least 2 cm high
• 3.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high without border
• Light background without colour cast, clear contrast to face and hair
• Looking into the camera, eyes open and fully visible, neutral expression
• No other people or objects in the picture
• Religious head covering allowed if the whole face is visible; not required to be biometric

Photo rejected – what now?

If your photo is rejected, IKK classic usually tells you why. Common reasons are shadows, a busy background, a tilted head or a face that is too small.

• Take a new photo in daylight from the front, head straight
• Face large enough in the frame (about 70–80% of the image height)
• Have the background replaced – FotoKlar does this automatically
• If the insurer rejects the purchased photo for not meeting its requirements, we refund the €7.99 in full