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China visa photo: check and make yours

Your China visa photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload or print. Official size: 33 x 48 mm. Digital photo: 354 to 420 pixels wide, 472 to 560 pixels tall. Background: white (some posts: white or close to white), no border. Rules read on cr.china-embassy.gov.cn on 4 November 2026.

  1. Take or choose a photo
  2. We check it against the official rules and frame it
  3. Download the exact file and a print sheet

Free check. Your China visa photo, €6.99, only once it passes: the ready file and print sheet, unlimited retakes for 30 days. Refund if the authority rejects it.

Your photo: 354 x 472 px

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded, and no face is recognised.

Before you take it

  • Stand a step in front of a plain white wall, with nothing behind you.
  • Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
  • Phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away: ask someone, or hold it at arm's length.
  • Glasses only with no tint and no glare on them.
  • A neutral face, mouth closed, eyes open.

Check and make your photo

The first photo loads the face finder and the background outline from this site, about 15 MB, once.

The face finder and the background outline run in this page from files served by this site (sources and licences). They find where a face is in the photo; they never recognise who it is.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

These rules come from Chinese embassy and consulate pages published some years ago, and posts apply them themselves: check the page of the post where you apply.

Upload refused? The published file limits, and the usual reasons a file is outside them.

The rules at a glance

For the Chinese visa application photo (paper 33x48 mm and online-form digital photo), as the official rules state them.

Size
33 x 48 mm
The file we make
354 x 472 pixels
Background
White (some posts: white or close to white), no border.
Head size
58% to 69% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Glasses
Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression
A neutral face, mouth closed, eyes open.
Taken
In the last 6 months
Edits
Background and light only: we never change your face. The official pages quoted don't forbid editing; we limit ourselves to the background and overall light.
All the official rules and sources
Printed size
33 mm wide, 48 mm tall (33 mm wide x 48 mm high)
Digital photo
354 to 420 pixels wide, 472 to 560 pixels tall
File
JPEG; 40 KB to 120 KB
This page makes
A 354 x 472 pixel JPEG file
Head height
58% to 69% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Eye line
at least 54% of the photo's height, measured up from its bottom edge
Background
white (some posts: white or close to white), no border
Glasses
Allowed only with no tint and no glare, your eyes clearly visible
Expression
neutral, eyes open, lips closed, ears visible
Head covering
religious reasons only; facial features must not be obscured
Taken
In the last 6 months
Colour
Colour only
  • paper: head width 15-22 mm; crown to top edge 3-5 mm (0.0625-0.104 of height); chin to bottom edge at least 7 mm (>= 0.146 of height)
  • digital (354x472 example): face width 205 +/- 14 px; crown 10-70 px below the top edge; eye line more than 256 px above the bottom edge; distance between the eyes more than 60 px
  • head tilt at most 20 degrees left/right and 25 degrees up/down; head centred
  • 24-bit RGB colour; JPEG 40-120 KB
  • glasses only if lenses are not tinted and there is no glare, shadow or thick frame covering the eyes
  • glossy photo paper (not matte or plain paper), no creases or stains
  • no other objects or people; not over- or under-exposed; no red-eye; natural skin tone

For: Chinese visa application at an embassy, consulate or Chinese Visa Application Service Center; photo upload in the online visa application form.

Official source: cr.china-embassy.gov.cn, checked on 4 November 2026.

Dimensiones: Las dimensiones aceptables de las fotos digitales son entre 354(anchura) x 472(altura) píxeles y 420(anchura) x 560(altura) píxeles.
Las dimensiones de la foto en papel deben ser de 33(anchura) x 48(altura) milímetros.
Profundidad de Color: 24 bits RGB Color Real
Formato y tamaño de archivo: En formato JPEG y de 40-120 KB.
Los anteojos son aceptables en la foto para visa sólo si las lentes no están teñidas y no hay reflejos, sombras, o marcos gruesos que oscurecen los ojos.
La distancia entre los dos ojos debe ser de >60pixels.
Con una foto digital de 354(anchura) x 472(altura) pixeles como ejemplo, la cabeza debe estar horizontalmente en el centro de la imagen, con la anchura de la cara de 205 píxeles±14 píxeles. El espacio entre el borde superior de la imagen y la corona de la cabeza debe ser de 10-70 píxeles. La distancia vertical entre el borde inferior de la imagen y la línea horizontal de los ojos debe ser de ﹥256 píxeles.
La anchura de la cabeza debe ser de 15-22mm. La altura de la cabeza, medida entre la barbilla y la corona, debe ser de 28-33mm. El espacio entre la corona y el borde superior de la foto debe ser de 3-5mm. El espacio entre la barbilla y el borde inferior de la foto debe ser ≧7mm.
El fondo debe ser de blanco sin marcos alrededor de los bordes
La foto debe ser una reciente del solicitante (no debe tener más de 6 meses).

Official source: losangeles.china-consulate.gov.cn, checked on 4 November 2026.

1. It must be a color photo with white background, taken recently within the last 6 months.
2. Photo size: 48mmx33mm, width of head: 15mm to 22mm, height of head: 28mm to 33mm.
The facial expression should be neutral with eyes open, lips closed and ears visible. Head position: ≤20°left or right tilt, and ≤25°up or down tilt.
Eyeglasses are allowed except thick-rimmed, tinted or glare glasses. Hat or other head wears are only permitted due to religious reasons, but any facial features should not be obscured.

Official source: nz.china-embassy.gov.cn, checked on 4 November 2026.

In accordance with the instruction from the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R. China, The following detailed requirements of the photo should be satisfied:
6. Background should be in white or close to white, and with no edge frame. Photo with scene of everyday life is not accepeted.
7. Photo should be printed on glossy finish photo paper, but not on matte finish paper or plain paper, and should be stainless, scratchless or without any crease.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

  1. Stand facing the camera in front of a plain, light wall, with even light on your face.
  2. Tap Take the photo and follow the outline and the tips on screen, or choose a photo you have. The page finds your face and frames it to the rules.
  3. Fix anything the page lists, each with its own tip. Adjust the framing if you need to, and move Top of head if the dashed line is not at the top of your head.
  4. Tick what only you can confirm.
  5. Save the file, or the print sheet to print at 100% on 4 x 6 inch photo paper.

Questions

What size is the China visa photo?
Printed, 33 x 48 mm. As a digital photo, 354 to 420 pixels wide, 472 to 560 pixels tall. The file: JPEG; 40 KB to 120 KB. The head takes 58% to 69% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026. This page makes a 354 x 472 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the China visa photo need?
White (some posts: white or close to white), no border.
Can I wear glasses in my China visa photo?
Yes, but only with no tint and no glare, and with your eyes clearly visible.
Can I smile in my China visa photo?
Neutral, eyes open, lips closed, ears visible.
Can I wear a head covering in my China visa photo?
Religious reasons only; facial features must not be obscured.
How recent must my China visa photo be?
Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Can I take my China visa photo at home?
The official rules, as checked on 4 November 2026, ask for no photographer or studio, so a photo taken at home can meet them if it meets every rule on this page.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The photo is read and checked in your browser, and any file is saved on your device. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.
How is the head measured?
The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.
Will my photo be accepted?
Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
How do I print it?
Save the print sheet: a 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo at 300 dpi with as many copies as fit and thin lines to cut along. Have it printed at 100% (actual size) on 4 x 6 inch photo paper at a photo lab or shop, then cut out the copies you need.
What does buying your China visa photo add?
Your China visa photo, €6.99: the exact 354 x 472 px file, the 4 x 6 in print sheet, the acceptance report, the Detail check, unlimited retakes and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects it. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more if you choose to send it the photo. Without buying you can check any photo and save a small preview with a watermark.