Chinese visa photo: size and requirements
Official size: 33 × 48 mm. Make a compliant Chinese visa photo free in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Official Chinese visa photo requirements
- Photo size
- 33 mm wide × 48 mm high
- Head size
- Width 15–22 mm, height 28–33 mm
- Background
- White
- How recent
- Colour photo taken within the last 6 months
- Expression
- Bare head and full face, neutral expression, eyes open, lips closed, ears visible
- Glasses
- Allowed, except thick-rimmed, tinted or glare-reflecting glasses
- Head coverings
- Only for religious reasons, without hiding facial features
How to make your Chinese visa photo
- The tool above is already set to the Chinese visa size. Upload a clear, front-facing photo taken against a plain wall.
- Optionally remove or replace the background, then zoom and position your face inside the frame.
- Download it as a PNG for printing or a JPEG for online forms.
- Compare it with the official requirements below before you submit.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a Chinese visa photo?
33 mm wide × 48 mm high. Head or face size: Width 15–22 mm, height 28–33 mm.
What background does a Chinese visa photo need?
White.
Can I wear glasses in a Chinese visa photo?
Allowed, except thick-rimmed, tinted or glare-reflecting glasses.
How recent must a Chinese visa photo be?
Colour photo taken within the last 6 months.
Can I make a Chinese visa photo online for free?
Yes. Upload a clear, front-facing photo above: the tool crops it to the Chinese visa size and can replace the background, all in your browser, so the photo is never uploaded. Download it as a PNG for printing or a JPEG for online forms, and check the official requirements before you submit.
Other passport and visa photo guides
- Passport photo size chart — cm, inches and pixels by country
- US passport photo — 2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm)
- UK passport photo — 45 × 35 mm (height × width)
- Canadian passport photo — 50 × 70 mm (2 × 2¾ inches)
- Australian passport photo — 35–40 mm wide × 45–50 mm high
- Indian passport photo — 4.5 × 3.5 cm (45 mm high × 35 mm wide)
- Pakistani passport photo — 45 × 35 mm (height × width)
- Nigerian passport photo — 600 × 800 pixels for the online application
- Bangladeshi e-passport photo — No photo needed for most applicants (taken at the passport office)
- Philippine passport photo — No photo needed (taken at the DFA consular office)
- US visa photo — 2 × 2 inches; digital 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 pixels
- Schengen visa photo — 35–40 mm wide, ICAO passport-photo format
- Canada visitor visa photo — At least 35 × 45 mm
- Australian visa photo — 45 × 35 mm (height × width)
- UK visa photo — Digital, at least 600 × 750 pixels
- Indian e-Visa photo — Square JPEG, 10 KB to 1 MB
- Irish visa photo — 35–38 mm wide × 45–50 mm high