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Tanzania e-visa photo: check and make yours

Your Tanzania e-visa photo, checked against the official rules, framed and sized, ready to upload. Official size: 35 x 45 mm. Background: plain (no colour named); no distracting shadows or images on the background. Rules read on visa.immigration.go.tz 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 Tanzania 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: 933 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 light 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 are fine if your eyes are clearly visible.
  • Eyes open, looking straight at the camera.

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 visa.immigration.go.tz, the Immigration Services Department's visa site for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. Its guidelines ask for a colour photo on a plain background, no larger than 35 mm wide by 45 mm high, as a JPG or JPEG file of at most 500KB. Glasses are allowed if you regularly wear them; head coverings only for religious reasons, with your face from chin to forehead and both edges clearly shown.

The rules at a glance

For the Tanzania e-Visa (visa.immigration.go.tz) applicant photo, as the official rules state them.

Size
35 x 45 mm
The file we make
933 x 1,200 pixels
Background
Plain (no colour named); no distracting shadows or images on the background.
Glasses
Allowed, with your eyes clearly visible
Expression
Eyes open, looking straight at the camera.
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
35 mm wide, 45 mm tall (35 mm wide x 45 mm high (digital upload))
Digital photo
No pixel size set
File
JPEG; up to 500 KB
This page makes
A 933 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file
Background
plain (no colour named); no distracting shadows or images on the background
Glasses
Allowed, with your eyes clearly visible
Expression
natural expression; facing the camera directly, full face (front view) from top of hair to bottom of chin, eyes open
Head covering
not permitted except for religious reasons; the face from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown
Colour
Colour only
  • no larger than 45 mm high x 35 mm wide; JPG or JPEG; file at most 500KB
  • in colour, on a plain background
  • unmounted full face, facing the camera directly, full head from top of hair to bottom of chin, eyes open
  • natural expression
  • no distracting shadows or images on the face or the background
  • glasses allowed if you regularly wear them
  • head coverings only for religious reasons, with the face from chin to forehead and both edges clearly shown

For: e-Visa application on visa.immigration.go.tz (Tanzania Immigration Services Department), for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar: ordinary, multiple-entry, business, transit, student and the other visas offered there; the photo is uploaded with the application form.

Official source: visa.immigration.go.tz, checked on 5 November 2026.

10. PHOTO SPECIFICATIONS FOR VISA APPLICATION
The photograph of each visa applicant must be colored;
If the applicant regularly wears eye glasses he/she is allowed to take a photo with his glasses on.
Head coverings are not permitted except for religious reasons, but the facial features from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown.
The photo must be colored with plain background.
The image should display unmounted full face. A “full face” photo is one in which the applicant is facing the camera directly, and present full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
The photo should display full face (front view) from top of hair to bottom of chin, with eyes open.
The expression on the face should look natural.
There should not be any distracting shadows or images on the face or on the background.
The photo size should not exceed 45mm (length) X 35 mm (Width).
The image size of the photo should not exceed 500KB for Visa application.
The file format to be uploaded must be JPG or JPEG.
NB: Noncompliance to the above guidance may cause to rejection of visa application.
Fill application form, upload photo and attach required documents.
A recent passport size photo of the applicant;
Visa applicants are advised to make their applications through the Official Tanzania Immigration Services website (www.immigration.go.tz) ONLY and Not through any other online links;

Official source: visa.immigration.go.tz, checked on 5 November 2026.

You can now apply for an Online Visa to visit the United Republic of Tanzania (both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar).

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 Tanzania e-visa photo?
Printed, 35 x 45 mm. The file: JPEG; up to 500 KB. These are the official rules as checked on 5 November 2026. This page makes a 933 x 1,200 pixel JPEG file.
What background does the Tanzania e-visa photo need?
Plain (no colour named); no distracting shadows or images on the background.
Can I wear glasses in my Tanzania e-visa photo?
Yes, as long as your eyes are clearly visible.
What expression does the Tanzania e-visa photo need?
Natural expression; facing the camera directly, full face (front view) from top of hair to bottom of chin, eyes open.
Can I wear a head covering in my Tanzania e-visa photo?
Not permitted except for religious reasons; the face from bottom of chin to top of forehead and both edges of the face must be clearly shown.
Can I take my Tanzania e-visa photo at home?
The official rules, as checked on 5 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 5 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
What does buying your Tanzania e-visa photo add?
Your Tanzania e-visa photo, €6.99: the exact 933 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.