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35 × 45 mm69 documents

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Photo requirements for visas, e-visas and electronic travel authorisations, as published by the destination country's immigration authority or its embassies.

The most common visa photo sizes are 35 × 45 mm (69 documents), 2 × 2 in (15 documents), 30 × 40 mm (5 documents) and 40 × 60 mm (5 documents). Sizes, pixel dimensions and backgrounds below are taken from each country's official specification; open a document for the full rules and sources.

All visas and travel authorisations
CountryDocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
AfghanistanVisa35 × 45 mm—White
AlbaniaeVisa36 × 47 mm425 × 555 pxWhite
AlbaniaVisa36 × 47 mm425 × 555 pxWhite
AlgeriaVisa35 × 45 mm—White at the Washington embassy
ArgentinaVisa40 × 40 mm—White
ArmeniaeVisa2 × 2 in—No colour published
ArmeniaVisa35 × 45 mm—No colour published by the foreign ministry or…
AustraliaElectronic travel authority (subclass 601)——Plain
AustraliaVisa35 × 45 mm1200 × 1600 pxPlain
AustriaVisa35 × 45 mm—Light and plain
AzerbaijanVisa30 × 40 mm—White at the Washington, Abu Dhabi, The Hague…
BahamaseVisa2 × 2 in1200 × 1200 pxPlain white or off-white
BahamasVisa2 × 2 in1200 × 1200 pxPlain white or off-white
BahrainVisa——Not published for the eVisa
BangladesheVisa35 × 45 mm—MRV form: white
BangladeshVisa35 × 45 mm—White
BarbadosVisa——Not published for visas
BelarusVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain, evenly lit, light background
BelgiumVisa35 × 45 mm—White on most embassy checklists
BelizeVisa2 × 2 in—Not published for visas
BeninVisa——E-visa: not published. Diplomatic and courtesy…
BoliviaVisa40 × 40 mm—Red
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa35 × 45 mm—Single-coloured light background, no patterns…
BotswanaVisa28 × 36 mm—e-Visa: plain light background
BrazilVisa35 × 45 mm431 × 531 pxWhite
BulgariaVisa35 × 45 mm—Light-coloured background
Burkina FasoVisa35 × 45 mm—White
CambodiaVisa35 × 45 mm—Not specified by the e-Visa portal or the…
CameroonVisa——Not published: the photo is taken by the…
CanadaVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain white or light-coloured
ChileVisa50 × 50 mm—White
ChinaVisa33 × 48 mm420 × 560 pxWhite or close to white, with no border
ChinaVisa (COVA online application digital photo)33 × 48 mm—White or near-white, no border
ColombiaVisa30 × 40 mm—White
ComorosVisa50 × 70 mm—Not stated by the Brussels embassy
Costa RicaVisa50 × 50 mm—White
CroatiaVisa35 × 45 mm—Light and monochromatic, no pattern…
CubaVisa45 × 45 mm—Light background
CyprusVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain light-coloured background
Czech RepublicVisa35 × 45 mm—MZV sets none
DenmarkVisa35 × 45 mm—Light background
DjiboutiVisa40 × 30 mm—Not published in the sources read
Dominican RepublicVisa40 × 50 mm—White, front view
EgyptVisa2 × 2 in—White
Equatorial GuineaVisa35 × 45 mm—Not stated by any official page read
EstoniaLong-stay visa35 × 45 mm1300 × 1600 pxLight background
EstoniaVisa35 × 45 mm—White at VFS India, UAE and USA
EthiopiaeVisa2 × 2 in—White
EthiopiaVisa30 × 40 mm—Not stated by the embassies
FinlandVisa36 × 47 mm—Plain light-coloured background
FranceVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain, light-coloured background
GaboneVisa——Not stated on any official page that could be…
GabonVisa35 × 45 mm—Not stated by any official page read
GeorgiaeVisa35 × 45 mm—No colour named on the portal
GeorgiaVisa35 × 45 mm472 × 610 pxWhite
GermanyVisa35 × 45 mm—White or off-white
GhanaVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain white or light
Hong KongVisa40 × 50 mm—Not published for visa and entry permit photos
HungaryVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain light-coloured
Indiae-Visa——Plain light-coloured or white
IndiaVisa2 × 2 in—Plain light-coloured or white, no shadows
IndonesiaVisa2 × 2 in—Plain white for KBRI Washington paper visas
IraneVisa—400 × 600 pxPlain white or off-white
IraqVisa2 × 2 in—White
IrelandVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain white or light grey, with no shadows or…
IsraelVisa50 × 50 mm—White, with a full front view of the face
ItalyVisa35 × 45 mm—White
JapanVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain and untextured, with no shadows
JordanVisa——Not published by the Ministry of Interior or…
KazakhstanVisa35 × 45 mm—Not set by the visa rules
KenyaVisa——Not published for the eTA or for permit uploads
LaosVisa40 × 60 mm—White
LebanonVisa35 × 45 mm—Not published for visas
LesothoeVisa——No colour published by the Ministry of Home…
LibyaVisa2 × 2 in—White: "The background should be white"
MacauVisa33 × 48 mm—PSP: white
MadagascarVisa35 × 45 mm—Not stated by the Berlin, Brussels, Paris or…
MalaysiaeVisa35 × 50 mm—VTR: plain white. VDR: plain white or plain…
MalaysiaVisa35 × 50 mm—Plain white at most missions
MauritaniaVisa——Not published
MexicoVisa——White
MoldovaVisa35 × 45 mm—No colour is published by the Ministry of…
MongoliaVisa35 × 45 mm—Not specified on the visa forms or in the…
MoroccoVisa35 × 45 mm—Consular visa: white. E-visa: not stated…
MozambiqueVisa35 × 45 mm—Washington embassy: white. The eVisa portal…
MyanmareVisa38 × 46 mm—Not stated by the eVisa portal
MyanmarVisa35 × 45 mm—White or off-white
NamibiaVisa2 × 2 in—White
NepalVisa35 × 45 mm—White
NetherlandsVisa35 × 45 mm—Schengen visa: white or light-coloured
New ZealandNew zealand electronic travel authority (NZeTA)——Plain and neutral, showing only the applicant
New ZealandVisa35 × 45 mm2250 × 3000 pxNeutral and plain, only you in it
NigeriaVisa600 × 600 px600 × 600 pxWhite
NorwayVisa35 × 45 mm—White
OmanVisa40 × 60 mm—Not stated on any ROP, eVisa or Foreign…
PakistanVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain white
PalestineVisa50 × 50 mm—No Palestinian rule
PhilippinesVisa35 × 45 mm—e-Visa: plain light background. Embassy…
PolandVisa35 × 45 mm—White
PortugalVisa35 × 45 mm240 × 320 pxPlain, light-coloured
QatarVisa38 × 48 mm—Coloured
Republic of the CongoVisa2 × 2 in—White
RomaniaVisa35 × 45 mm—Not stated by MAE
RussiaVisa35 × 45 mm—E-visa: plain, light-coloured, without…
RwandaVisa40 × 40 mm—White
SamoaVisa35 × 45 mm—No background colour is published for permit…
Saudi ArabiaeVisa—200 × 200 pxWhite, with no pattern and no shadows
Saudi ArabiaVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain
Schengen AreaVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain and light-coloured
SerbiaVisa35 × 45 mm—Light background
SingaporeVisa35 × 45 mm400 × 514 pxPlain white
SlovakiaVisa30 × 35 mm—Plain light-coloured
South AfricaVisa35 × 45 mm—White or light
South KoreaVisa35 × 45 mm—White or off-white
SpainVisa35 × 45 mm—White or light: white at Los Angeles, Houston…
Sri LankaVisa35 × 45 mm—Not specified in the Department or mission…
SudanVisa35 × 45 mm—Not specified on any embassy page read
SurinameVisa30 × 40 mm472 × 709 pxWhite
SwedenVisa35 × 45 mm—White
SwitzerlandVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain light-coloured background
SyriaVisa——No current rule
TaiwanVisa35 × 45 mm—White
TajikistaneVisa——Not published by the Ministry of Foreign…
TanzaniaVisa35 × 45 mm—e-Visa: plain background
ThailandeVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain and light-coloured
ThailandVisa35 × 45 mm—Plain white
TogoVisa35 × 45 mm—White
TunisiaVisa——White
TurkeyVisa50 × 60 mm—Plain white, no pattern
TurkmenistanVisa30 × 40 mm—Not stated on any embassy checklist
UgandaVisa——Not published
UkraineVisa35 × 45 mm—Light background
United Arab EmiratesVisa40 × 60 mm—White
United KingdomElectronic travel authorisation (ETA)——Plain and light-coloured, in clear contrast to…
United KingdomVisa35 × 45 mm600 × 750 pxPlain light-coloured, in clear contrast with you
United StatesDV lottery2 × 2 in600 × 600 pxPlain white or off-white
United StatesVisa2 × 2 in600 × 600 pxPlain white or off-white
VietnamVisa40 × 60 mm—White background
YemenVisa40 × 60 mm—White
ZambiaVisa2 × 2 in—White on the Washington embassy form
ZimbabweVisa——No colour published for visa photos

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Visas and travel authorisations in Asia

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