China Passport/visa Photo Requirements
Based on the official Chinese visa photo guidance. The collages below include ✓/✗ examples; the bullet points on the right exactly match each tile label.
Photo output types
Digital upload and printed photos
Digital photo (online)
For online submission portals
Printed photo (paper)
High‑quality glossy photo paper
China Visa (33x48mm)
China visa photo requirements - 33x48mm format
Dimensions:
33 × 48 mm
390 × 567 px
Head Height:
28-33 mm
58-70% of photo height
Key Requirements:
- • Face forward, looking straight at camera
- • Neutral expression, mouth closed
- • Eyes open and clearly visible
- • Plain light-colored background
- • No shadows on face or behind you
- • No glasses (unless medically necessary)
Photo quality
Examples and matched labels
Right list matches each tile in the collage
Image contains ✓/✗ markers
Labels shown in the collage:
- • Low contrast/blurred
- • Under-exposed/low-saturated
- • Over-exposed/high contrast (hot spots)
- • Unnatural skin tone
- • Shadow across face
- • Shadow in background
- • Damaged or smeared
- • Distorted/fish-eye
- • Red-eye
Head position
Distance, centering and completeness
Image contains ✓/✗ markers
Labels shown in the collage:
- • Too close
- • Too far away (eye distance < 60 pixels)
- • Not centered
- • Facial features incomplete
Expression
Neutral expression with mouth closed
Image contains ✓/✗ markers
Labels shown in the collage:
- • Mouth wide open
- • Eyes closed
- • Unnatural expression/crying
Pose
Head orientation and camera facing
Image contains ✓/✗ markers
Labels shown in the collage:
- • Head tilted
- • Head not centered/looking away from camera
- • Portrait style
- • Head lowering down or holding up
Eyeglasses
Frames, tints and reflections
Image contains ✓/✗ markers
Labels shown in the collage:
- • Frames too heavy
- • Frames covering eyes or reflection on lenses
- • Tinted lenses
Ornaments / background
Accessories and backdrop colour
Image contains ✓/✗ markers
Labels shown in the collage:
- • Wearing jewellery or ornaments
- • Hand/toy/another person
- • Background colour
- • Garment identical to background
Background notes:
- • Plain white or off‑white background
- • No texture, patterns or gradients
- • Even lighting without shadows
- • No other objects or people
Obscuring
What must not block your face
Image contains ✓/✗ markers
Labels shown in the collage:
- • Stamp/smears
- • Hair covering eyebrows, eyes or ears
- • Face covered
Official Source
Always verify with the latest official notices