WinPhoto

Passport, visa and ID photos · Ethiopia

Ethiopia e-visa photo: check and make yours

Your Ethiopia e-visa photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload. Official size: 51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches). Background: white (photo tips); a blurred or unclean background is not acceptable (upload notes). Rules read on evisa.gov.et on 5 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 Ethiopia e-visa photo, €6.99, only once it passes: the ready file, unlimited retakes for 30 days. Refund if the authority rejects it.

Your photo: 1200 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.
  • Have someone else take it (no selfies), phone at eye level, about 1.5 m away.

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 5 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

Apply only on evisa.gov.et, run by Ethiopia's Immigration and Citizenship Service. Its photo tips ask for a recent 2 x 2 inch colour photo on a white background, taken by someone else (no selfies), with no filters or retouching. The upload must be JPEG, JPG or PNG and under 2 MB.

The rules at a glance

For the Ethiopia e-Visa (evisa.gov.et) applicant photo, as the official rules state them.

Size
51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches)
The file we make
1,200 x 1,200 pixels
Background
White (photo tips); a blurred or unclean background is not acceptable (upload notes).
Taken by
Someone else, not a selfie
Taken
In the last 6 months
Edits
None allowed by the official rules (“No filters or retouching tools - you don't need them!”): we only frame and resize.
All the official rules and sources
Printed size
51 mm wide, 51 mm tall (2 x 2 inches)
Digital photo
No pixel size set
File
JPEG, PNG; up to 2,000 KB
This page makes
A 1,200 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file
Background
white (photo tips); a blurred or unclean background is not acceptable (upload notes)
Taken by
Someone else, not a selfie
Glasses
Not stated on the official page
Expression
Not stated on the official page
Head covering
Not stated on the official page
Taken
In the last 6 months
Colour
Colour only
  • 2 x 2 inch (square) photo; JPEG, JPG or PNG; file under 2MB
  • in colour, not over- or under-exposed
  • taken with a white background; no blurred or unclean background
  • no selfies: someone else takes the photo
  • no filters or retouching tools
  • clear and readable

For: e-Visa application on evisa.gov.et (Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service): tourist, business and the other visas offered there; the photo is uploaded with the passport copy.

Official source: www.evisa.gov.et, checked on 5 November 2026.

A scanned color copy of the passport and a color passport-sized photo are required.
Recent passport-size photo of the applicant.
Recent passport-sized photograph
Size of the image/document should be less than 2MB.
Photo and Passport Copy should be only in Image file type of JPEG, JPG, PNG format.
The image/document should be clear and readable.
An image/document with blurred or unclean background is not acceptable.
Please use the below Screenshot for Photograph Tips.

Official source: www.evisa.gov.et, checked on 5 November 2026.

2"x 2"
Recent (taken within the last six months)
In color (not over or under exposed)
Taken with a white background
No selfies
No filters or retouching tools - you don't need them!

Meets the published spec as checked on 5 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 Ethiopia e-visa photo?
Printed, 51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 inches). The file: JPEG, PNG; up to 2,000 KB. These are the official rules as checked on 5 November 2026. This page makes a 1,200 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the Ethiopia e-visa photo need?
White (photo tips); a blurred or unclean background is not acceptable (upload notes).
How recent must my Ethiopia e-visa photo be?
Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 5 November 2026.
Can I take my Ethiopia e-visa photo myself?
Not as a selfie: the official rules ask that someone else takes it.
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 5 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
What does buying your Ethiopia e-visa photo add?
Your Ethiopia e-visa photo, €6.99: the exact 1200 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.