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Gabon eVisa photo requirements

The photo rules set by Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Gabon for the Gabon eVisa, with the official wording and sources.

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What are the Gabon eVisa photo requirements?

Gabon's e-visa is requested on the portal of the immigration directorate (DGDI) at evisa.dgdi.ga. No official page that could be read states a photo size, pixel size, file size or background for it, so 35 x 45 mm has no confirmed official basis for the e-visa. France's foreign ministry, updated in September 2026, sends travellers to the DGDI site for the visa. Follow the instructions the portal itself shows.

Gabon's e-visa is run by the Direction Générale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration (DGDI), the national immigration and documentation directorate. Its home page is currently marked as a new site under construction. It lists a Demandes Evisa section with two entries that matter here: eVisa, which links to evisa.dgdi.ga, and eDgdi, a separate portal at edgdi.dgdi.ga. France's foreign ministry links travellers to the second address when it says a Gabon visa can be requested on the DGDI's site, so both belong to the same authority.

The portal pages are assembled by scripts that pick French or English from your browser language, and they load Google's reCAPTCHA. That is why the photo instructions are not in any text that can be read without a browser, and it is the gap on this page. No official page read for this review gives a size, pixel size, file size, file format or background colour for an e-visa photo, and none confirms how many photos the online form asks for. The only photo size found anywhere in Gabon's official visa paperwork is a "Format max. 35 x 45 mm" box on a paper form from the Gabonese embassy in Canada, which concerns prints, not the e-visa.

The foreign ministry's visa page lists photos for applications made at embassies and consulates, and it does not mention an e-visa. The Washington and Ottawa embassy visa pages do not mention one either. Treat the portal as its own channel with its own rules, and open it before you take or crop a photo.

Gabon eVisa photo size and specifications

The requirements as published by Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Gabon:[1]

Print sizeNot published on any official page that could be read
Digital sizeNot stated on any official page that could be read; the portal pages are built by scripts
BackgroundNot stated on any official page that could be read

In the official words

Exact wording from the official sources, quoted because the details matter:

deux photos d'identité récentes et identiques

Visa[1]

Key requirements

  • Start from the DGDI's own link

    Open the e-visa from the DGDI home page, which points its eVisa button at evisa.dgdi.ga. France's foreign ministry also tells travellers to request the visa on the DGDI's site. No official page read recommends any other website for the application.

  • Read the portal before you take the photo

    Any photo rule the portal sets appears only once its scripts run in a browser. If it states a size, pixel size, file size or format, follow that over every other figure, including the ones on this page.

  • The embassy photo list is a different channel

    The foreign ministry lists two recent, identical ID photos for visas applied for at Gabonese embassies and consulates, a paper process. Its page does not mention the e-visa, so do not assume that list carries over to the online form.

  • Passport validity: plan for the longer figure

    France's foreign ministry says a passport valid for more than 6 months is needed, and the UK government says its expiry date must be at least 6 months after arrival. The Gabonese ministry's visa page says at least three months after the stay. All three are official statements.

  • Stays over three months

    France's foreign ministry says any stay of more than three months requires an entry authorisation of indefinite duration. The Gabonese ministry says its embassies do not issue long-stay visas.

  • Carry the yellow fever booklet

    France's foreign ministry says the vaccination booklet showing the yellow fever vaccine is essential and that the authorities check it systematically on entry.

Do's and don'ts

Do

  • Start from the DGDI home page and follow its eVisa button.
  • Open the portal in a normal browser so its instructions load.
  • Keep your original, uncropped photo so you can resize it to whatever the portal asks.
  • Check your passport expiry against the longest official figure.
  • Carry your yellow fever vaccination booklet when you travel.

Don't

  • Do not treat 35 x 45 mm as an official e-visa size: it is unconfirmed.
  • Do not apply through a visa agency or photo-service website.
  • Do not copy the embassy count of two photos onto the online form without checking.
  • Do not plan a stay of over three months on a short-stay visa.

Glasses

No official page read sets a glasses rule for the Gabon e-visa photo, and the portal's own instructions could not be read. If the portal gives one, follow it.

Headwear and religious dress

No official page read says whether a head covering is allowed in an e-visa photo. Check the portal's instructions before you take the picture.

Babies and children

The pages read give no separate photo rule for children on the e-visa, and no official page read says how a child's application is filed online. Check what the portal asks for a child before you take the photo.

An e-visa is requested online, so any photo it asks for would be a digital file, not a print. No official page read gives a pixel size, file size or file format. A digital photo can be cropped and resized to whatever pixel size the portal asks for. For a paper application at an embassy, which takes prints, see the separate Gabon visa photo page.

Where to submit the photo

Apply through the DGDI portal at evisa.dgdi.ga, reached from the DGDI home page. Embassies are a separate route: the Washington and Ottawa pages describe applications handed in or posted to the mission and say nothing of the e-visa. If you are unsure which route fits your trip, the foreign ministry says visa information is available at Gabonese embassies and consular posts abroad.

How to get your Gabon eVisa photo

  1. Check the official requirements. Read the official specification for the Gabon eVisa. Check the rules on pose, expression, glasses and headwear below.
  2. Take the photo. Follow the key requirements: start from the DGDI's own link; read the portal before you take the photo; the embassy photo list is a different channel; passport validity: plan for the longer figure.
  3. Prepare a print or digital file. An e-visa is requested online, so any photo it asks for would be a digital file, not a print. No official page read gives a pixel size, file size or file format. A digital photo can be cropped and resized to whatever pixel size the portal asks for.
  4. Submit the photo with your application. Apply through the DGDI portal at evisa.dgdi.ga, reached from the DGDI home page. Embassies are a separate route: the Washington and Ottawa pages describe applications handed in or posted to the mission and say nothing of the e-visa.

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Gabon eVisa photo FAQ

No official size could be confirmed. The pages readable without a browser state no photo size, pixel size or file size for the e-visa, and the portal builds its pages with scripts. Follow the instructions shown on the portal when you apply.

Not confirmed. The only 35 x 45 mm found on an official Gabonese document is a "format max." box on the Ottawa embassy's paper visa form, a different channel and a maximum rather than a required size. No official page read ties that size to the e-visa.

The DGDI's own home page links its eVisa button to evisa.dgdi.ga, and France's foreign ministry sends travellers to the DGDI site, which uses the dgdi.ga domain. Treat any other e-visa website as unofficial unless the DGDI itself links to it.

The two-photo rule comes from the foreign ministry's list for visas at embassies and consulates. That page does not mention the e-visa, and no official page read gives a photo count for the online application, so rely on the portal.

Official statements differ. France says more than 6 months, the UK says an expiry date at least 6 months after arrival, and the Gabonese foreign ministry says at least three months beyond the planned stay. Planning for the longest of these is the cautious reading.

A short-stay visa covers up to 90 days. The Gabonese foreign ministry says its embassies do not issue long-stay visas, and that for a stay beyond 90 days you must go to the DGDI one month after arrival to request a residence card.

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Official sources

  1. Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Gabon. Visa diplomatie.gouv.ga. Checked 2 November 2026.
  2. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (France). Conseils aux voyageurs : Gabon, Entrée / séjour diplomatie.gouv.fr. Checked 2 November 2026.
  3. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Gabon travel advice: Entry requirements gov.uk. Checked 2 November 2026.
  4. Direction Générale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration (Gabon). DGDI home page (Demandes Evisa) dgdi.ga. Checked 2 November 2026.
  5. Direction Générale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration (Gabon). Gabon e-Visa portal evisa.dgdi.ga. Checked 2 November 2026.
  6. Embassy of Gabon in Canada. Visa application form (format max. 35 x 45 mm) ambassadegabon.ca. Checked 2 November 2026.

Requirements can change, so always confirm with Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Gabon before you apply. WorldPhotoSpecs is independent and not affiliated with any government.

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"Gabon eVisa photo". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/gabon/evisa-photo

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