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Colombia visa photo: check and make yours

Your Colombia visa photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload. Official size: 30 x 40 mm. Background: white. Rules read on tramitesmre.cancilleria.gov.co 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

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

Your photo: 900 x 1200 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.
  • A neutral face, 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.

The rules at a glance

For the Colombian visa, online application photo (Cancillería visa form), as the official rules state them.

Size
30 x 40 mm (3 x 4 cm (the size the form gives for the uploaded photo))
The file we make
900 x 1,200 pixels
Background
White.
Expression
A neutral face, eyes open.
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
30 mm wide, 40 mm tall (3 x 4 cm (the size the form gives for the uploaded photo))
Digital photo
No pixel size set
File
JPEG; up to 300 KB
This page makes
A 900 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file
Background
white
Glasses
Not stated on the official page
Expression
face toward the camera, neutral expression, both eyes open; whole head shown and centred
Head covering
neither hair nor accessories may cover the head or the face
Colour
Colour only
  • 3 x 4 cm shape (width x height), colour, white background, recent
  • face toward the camera, neutral expression, both eyes open, whole head centred
  • no hair or accessories covering the head or face (the form: 'without accessories'; take glasses and hats off to be safe)
  • sharp, good resolution; nothing in the photo but the person's own face
  • JPG only; at most 300 KB (Resolución 5477 de 2022, art. 24); the form itself says at most 495 KB

For: online visa application on tramitesmre.cancilleria.gov.co (photo uploaded as a JPG file).

Official source: tramitesmre.cancilleria.gov.co, checked on 4 November 2026.

Before starting the online application process, you must have: a photo size 3x4cm, in color, with white background, recent, head-on, without accessories, clear visage, in JPG format with a maximum weight of 495 KB.
Please note that you should not attend to the Visa Office in Bogotá unless the Visa Authority requires personal presentation, notified to the registered email in the application form. Otherwise the visa application process will continue online.
it also includes biometric information (fingerprints, photo and signature) captured virtually or in person at the Ministry´s offices to continue with the service, process or product you want.

Official source: cancilleria.gov.co, checked on 4 November 2026.

ARTÍCULO 24. REQUISITOS GENERALES. Toda solicitud de visa deberá reunir los siguientes requisitos generales:
2. Aportar fotografía digital reciente, a color y con fondo blanco; el rostro debe estar de frente a la cámara y con expresión neutra, la cabeza completa y centrada: ambos ojos deben estar abiertos; ni el cabello ni accesorios deben cubrir la cabeza o el rostro; la imagen de la foto debe estar nítida y tener buena resolución, el tamaño no debe ser superior a 300 kb; no puede contener otras imágenes diferentes al propio rostro de la persona. de acuerdo con las especificaciones técnicas dadas en el formulario electrónico de solicitud de visa;

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.

Questions

What size is the Colombia visa photo?
Printed, 30 x 40 mm (3 x 4 cm (the size the form gives for the uploaded photo)). The file: JPEG; up to 300 KB. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026. This page makes a 900 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the Colombia visa photo need?
White.
Can I smile in my Colombia visa photo?
Face toward the camera, neutral expression, both eyes open; whole head shown and centred.
Can I wear a head covering in my Colombia visa photo?
Neither hair nor accessories may cover the head or the face.
Can I take my Colombia 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.
What does buying your Colombia visa photo add?
Your Colombia visa photo, €6.99: the exact 900 x 1200 px file, 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.