Photo Specification Requirements for Chinese Visa Application (Latest Edition)

Portrait photo styles, specifications and requirements submitted for application

Style:The paper photo style for digital photos and stickers is shown above.

Specifications:The digital photo specification is not less than 354 (width) * 472 (height) pixels, not more than 420 (width) * 560 (height) pixels, and the photo specification for table is 33mm wide and 48mm high.

Color mode:24-bit RGB true color.

Compression mode:The photo compression method adopts JPEG compression technology, and the general file size is between 40K and 120K bytes.

Facial requirements:The applicant is required to face the camera when taking photos, with complete facial features, open eyes, closed mouth, exposed ears, natural expression, no movement, no obvious deformity, no thick frame glasses or colored glasses, no left and right deflection of the face posture should not exceed 20 degrees, and no up and down pitch should not exceed 25 degrees.

Headdress requirements:It is not recommended to wear accessories such as hats or headscarves. If you have to wear them for religious reasons, make sure that they do not cover the entire face of the applicant.

Photo quality requirements:It is required that the photo has no damage, no stains, no light seepage, no shadow, no brightness too dark or too bright, natural skin color, complete and clear facial features in the center, and no red eye if the distance between the two eyes is greater than 60 pixels.

Size and location of digital photo avatar:Take a 354 (width) * 472 (height) pixel digital photo as an example. The portrait is horizontally centered in the rectangular frame of the photo, the width of the face is 205 pixels plus or minus 14 pixels, the head is 10 pixels to 70 pixels from the upper edge of the photo, and the distance between the position of the eye and the lower edge of the photo is not less than 256 pixels, when the distance between the top of the head and the upper edge of the photo and the distance between the position of the eye and the lower edge of the photo cannot meet the above requirements at the same time, priority should be given to ensuring that the distance between the position of the eye and the lower edge of the photo is not less than 256 pixels, and under special circumstances, the hair that stands too high can be partially removed.

Size and location of photo avatar for table posting:The width of the head is between 15mm and 22mm, the height of the head (from chin to top of the head) is between 28mm and 33mm, the distance from the top of the head to the top of the photo is between 3mm and 5mm, and the height from the bottom of the jaw to the bottom of the image is not less than 7mm.

Background, border:The background is required to be white or nearly white, without borders.

Photos must be taken within the last 6 months.