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Passport and visa photo sizes by country

Printed sizes and digital upload limits, checked against official government pages.

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Each country follows the ICAO photo standard with its own sizes and file limits. The table lists what the official pages say. Pose, lighting, background and head size rules matter as much as the dimensions; the linked pages summarise them.

Passport and visa photos
DocumentItemPrinted sizePixelsFile sizeConfidence
US visa photo (DS-160)Digital photo600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 (square)Up to 240 KBhigh
US visa photo (DS-160)Printed photo2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)high
US passport photoPrinted photo2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)high
US passport photoDigital photo (online renewal)54 KB to 10 MBhigh
UK passport photoDigital photoAt least 600 × 75050 KB to 10 MBhigh
UK passport photoPrinted photo35 × 45 mm (commonly listed)high
Schengen visa photoPhoto35 × 45 mmhigh
Indian passport photoDigital upload (abroad, ICAO)3.5 × 4.5 cm630 × 810Up to 250 KBhigh
Indian passport photoPrinted photo3.5 × 4.5 cmhigh
UAE / Dubai visa photoPhoto3.5 × 4.5 cmmedium
Canada passport and visa photoPassport, printed50 × 70 mmhigh
Canada passport and visa photoPassport, online renewal1200 × 1800 to 3000 × 4500200 KB to 5 MBhigh
Canada passport and visa photoVisa / IEC uploadAt least 35 × 45 mmAt least 420 × 540Ideally about 240 KB, at least 60 KBhigh
US Green Card Lottery (DV) photoE-DV entry photo600 × 600 (square)Up to 240 KBmedium
Canada PR card and PR Portal photo (IRCC)Online (PR Portal, PR card IMM 5444)715 × 1000 to 2000 × 2800Up to 4 MBhigh
Canada PR card and PR Portal photo (IRCC)Paper application50 × 70 mmhigh
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) visa photoDigital photoAt least 600 × 75050 KB to 6 MBhigh
Immigration New Zealand visa and NZeTA photoOnline visa or NZeTA900 × 1200 to 2250 × 3000 (3:4 portrait)512 KB to 3 MBhigh
Immigration New Zealand visa and NZeTA photoPaper application35 × 45 mmhigh
Irish Passport Online photo (DFA)Passport Online (digital)At least 715 × 951Up to 9 MBhigh
Irish Passport Online photo (DFA)Paper application35 × 45 mm to 38 × 50 mmhigh
India OCI card photo and signaturePhotoAt least 51 × 51 mm200 × 200 to 1500 × 1500 (square)Up to 500 KBhigh
India OCI card photo and signatureSignature200 × 67 to 1500 × 500 (3:1, wide)Up to 500 KBhigh
India e-Visa and regular visa photoRegular visa (Indian Visa Online)350 × 350 to 1000 × 1000 (square)10 KB to 300 KBmedium
India e-Visa and regular visa photoe-VisaSquare10 KB to 1 MB (reported)medium
China online visa (COVA) photoCOVA online form354 × 47240 KB to 120 KBlow
China online visa (COVA) photoPaper photo33 × 48 mmlow
Singapore ICA e-Services photoe-Services upload400 × 514Up to 8 MBhigh
Turkey residence permit (e-İkamet) photoe-İkamet online upload591 × 709 (50 × 60 mm at 300 DPI)No official limit (300 KB is safe)high
Turkey residence permit (e-İkamet) photoPrinted biometric photos50 × 60 mm (5 × 6 cm)high

Printed size versus digital upload

A printed photo has a physical size (for example 2 × 2 inches or 35 × 45 mm); a digital upload has pixel and file-size limits. When a form only gives a printed size, 300 DPI is the usual conversion: 35 × 45 mm becomes 413 × 531 pixels.

Questions

Is 35 × 45 mm the same everywhere?

No. The UK, the Schengen area, India and the UAE use 35 × 45 mm (3.5 × 4.5 cm), the US uses 2 × 2 inches, and Canadian passports use 50 × 70 mm.

Sources

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