What are the dimensions for Chinese visa photos?

5/17/2018 7:08:33 AM

One more anecdote: I applied for a Chinese visa in Sydney using a standard Australian 45x35mm passport photo, several mm shorter and wider than the Chinese 48mm×33mm standard and with different requirements for height of head (32-36mm vs 28-33mm) etc, and it was accepted without a second glance.

11/22/2017 1:22:30 AM

My husband just applied for a PRC visa from the Consulate General in San Francisco. Numerous people with typical “passport” photos were turned away, some after waiting for hours to be called to the drop-off window. Someone there also said they were not accepting manually cropped photos. Best to use a specialized photographer (like at a visa service, you can just buy the photo from them without having to pay for their messenger service).

11/17/2017 7:51:19 PM

The photo size is 48mm (height) x 33mm (width).

According to the Embassy of the PRC in Philippines:

基本申请材料

三、照片：小2寸（48mm×33mm）6个月内近照、正面、彩色、免冠护照照片2张，请将其中1张粘贴在申请表上。详细照片规格要求请点击这里。

小2寸 is the Chinese measurement unit used for a passport (link in Chinese).

Also since January 2017 the requirement became more strict. Before that it is OK to have a smaller size (4×3) but it is rejected. I’m not sure if it is OK to have a bigger size, though.

When I googled it is the Philippines that popped up first, but I’m sure it is consistent with other countries.

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