Does a file inside these limits get accepted?

A file inside them meets the published limits as we read them on 4 November 2026. Only the authority decides whether it accepts a photo, and rules change: check the official page before you apply.

Is my photo uploaded to WinPhoto?

No. The check runs in your browser and the photo stays on your device, unless you choose the Detail check, which is opt-in. No face is recognised.

Does WinPhoto fill in or send the application?

No. WinPhoto is photo software: it checks a photo and makes a photo file. The application is yours to make on the official site.

Passport, visa and ID photos · Upload refused

China visa photo upload failed? The file limits, and how to meet them

The photo for the online Chinese visa application form is a digital file, and the official page publishes limits for it: file type JPEG; pixel size 354 x 472 pixels to 420 x 560 pixels (width x height); file size 40 KB to 120 KB; colour depth 24-bit colour; colour in colour. A file outside any one of them does not meet the published limits. WinPhoto ID checks your photo against the published rules and makes a file inside these limits. The check is free.

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

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The published file limits

For the Chinese visa application photo (paper 33x48 mm and online-form digital photo). The indented words are the issuing authority's own, from the official page linked under them, read on the date given. WinPhoto is photo software, not an application service. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Only the authority decides whether it accepts a photo.

Limit	As published
File type	JPEG Formato y tamaño de archivo: En formato JPEG y de 40-120 KB. Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
Pixel size	354 x 472 pixels to 420 x 560 pixels (width x height) Dimensiones: Las dimensiones aceptables de las fotos digitales son entre 354(anchura) x 472(altura) píxeles y 420(anchura) x 560(altura) píxeles. Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
File size	40 KB to 120 KB Formato y tamaño de archivo: En formato JPEG y de 40-120 KB. Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
Colour depth	24-bit colour Profundidad de Color: 24 bits RGB Color Real Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
Colour	in colour 1. It must be a color photo with white background, taken recently within the last 6 months. Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
Background	white (some posts: white or close to white), no border 1. It must be a color photo with white background, taken recently within the last 6 months. Official page, read on 4 November 2026.

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.

The usual reasons a file is refused

Each of these puts a file outside the limits above:

The file is not a JPEG file.
The image is smaller than 354 x 472 pixels or larger than 420 x 560 pixels.
The file is larger than 120 KB or smaller than 40 KB.
The file is not saved in 24-bit colour.
The photo is black and white.

This list comes only from the published limits. A photo can also be turned down for what it shows, such as the background or the head size: the China visa photo page has every published rule.

What the free check does

The page checks your photo against the published photo rules it can measure, such as the head size where the rules set one and the background.
It then frames the photo and makes a 354 x 472 pixel JPEG file, fitted to the file size limit above.

Checking your photo is free and runs in your browser. The file comes with your document's photo: €6.99, paid once for that document, with unlimited retakes for 30 days. No subscription. A file made or checked here meets the published limits as read on 4 November 2026; it is not a promise that the authority accepts it.

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Questions

What photo file does the online Chinese visa application form take?: As the official page states it, read on 4 November 2026: file type JPEG; pixel size 354 x 472 pixels to 420 x 560 pixels (width x height); file size 40 KB to 120 KB; colour depth 24-bit colour; colour in colour.
Does a file inside these limits get accepted?: A file inside them meets the published limits as we read them on 4 November 2026. Only the authority decides whether it accepts a photo, and rules change: check the official page before you apply.
Is my photo uploaded to WinPhoto?: No. The check runs in your browser and the photo stays on your device, unless you choose the Detail check, which is opt-in. No face is recognised.
Does WinPhoto fill in or send the application?: No. WinPhoto is photo software: it checks a photo and makes a photo file. The application is yours to make on the official site.