Visa photo: sizes and rules by country

Visa photos differ by country: the USA wants 51 × 51 mm on white, China 33 × 48 mm, Schengen 35 × 45 mm. Pick your country, upload a photo – FotoKlar crops and checks it for that visa.

1What do you need?

2Document

3Your photo

Example with a fictional person

Drop a photo here or – the preview is free.

US visa (2 × 2 in / 51 × 51 mm)

We check your photo and crop it to 51 × 51 mm.

Facing the camera, head straight, mouth closed
Even daylight, no shadows
Space above the head, shoulders in frame
Glasses only without glare

For the DS-160 application you upload the photo digitally: square, at least 600 × 600 px, white background, no glasses.

Size: 51 × 51 mm
File: 600 × 600 px
Submission: upload
Source: U.S. Department of State, Photo Requirements

How you get your photo

Preview

Free

Cropped, background replaced and checked – with a watermark.

Biometric photo

€7.99

Photo without watermark at your document’s size
Digital file for uploads and a 10 × 15 cm print sheet
Download for 24 hours, copy by email

100% money back if the office rejects the photo for not meeting the requirements. Terms

Payment via Dodo Payments · final price incl. VAT · no subscription
Files available for 24 hours, then deleted
Questions: support@approvavisa.com

Create the photo in 3 steps

Take a photo with your phone
Facing the camera, in daylight. We replace the background.
Crop and biometric check
Head size, eye height, light – with tips if something is off.
Download
File and 10 × 15 cm print sheet for €7.99.

In short

A visa photo must follow the rules of the country you are applying to. The USA requires a square 51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in) photo on a white background, at least 600 × 600 px for the DS-160; Schengen states use 35 × 45 mm; China uses 33 × 48 mm. FotoKlar crops, replaces the background and checks the photo for over 130 countries.

Last updated: 22 October 2026 · FotoKlar editorial team

Visa photo sizes by country

All passport and visa formats are on passport photos for all countries.

From each country’s official rules; the source links are below. All countries on the countries page.
Visa	Size	Pixels	Submission
US visa	51 × 51 mm	600 × 600 px	upload
Schengen visa	35 × 45 mm	827 × 1063 px (600 dpi)	printed or upload
China visa	33 × 48 mm	354 × 472 px	printed or upload
India visa	35 × 35 mm	600 × 600 px	printed or upload
United Kingdom visa	35 × 45 mm	600 × 750 px	printed or upload
Canada visa	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531 px	printed or upload
Australia visa	35 × 45 mm	1200 × 1600 px	printed or upload
Japan visa	45 × 45 mm	531 × 531 px	printed or upload
United Arab Emirates visa	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531 px	printed or upload
Saudi Arabia visa	51 × 51 mm	200 × 200 px	printed or upload

US visa photo (DS-160)

Square, at least 600 × 600 px, white or off-white background, no glasses, taken within the last six months.

You upload the photo digitally in the DS-160 application. FotoKlar delivers a square JPG with a white background.

Schengen visa for Germany

Biometric 35 × 45 mm, like the German passport photo rules; depending on the mission printed or submitted digitally.

The rules are explained on biometric photo requirements.

Create a visa photo

1Choose your country in the tool above (search by country).
2Upload a frontal photo – the background is replaced with the colour the country needs.
3Check the free preview and download file and print sheet for €7.99.

Sources

U.S. Department of State, Photo Requirements – checked 22/09/2026
indianvisaonline.gov.in – checked 07/10/2026
gov.uk – checked 05/10/2026
canada.ca – checked 16/09/2026
immi.homeaffairs.gov.au – checked 05/10/2026
mofa.go.jp – checked 05/09/2026
icp.gov.ae – checked 05/10/2026
visa.visitsaudi.com – checked 05/10/2026

Frequently asked questions

Anything else? Write to us at support@approvavisa.com.

What size is a US visa photo?

51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in), digitally at least 600 × 600 px, white background.

What size is a Schengen visa photo?

35 × 45 mm, biometric.

Is a German passport photo valid for a visa?

For Schengen visas the size is the same. Other countries such as the USA or China need different sizes.

What does a visa photo cost at FotoKlar?

The preview is free; file and print sheet cost €7.99.

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