Take Your Own Chinese Visa Photo at Home

How to create your photo

1. Take a recent, clear photo. Stand 1.2 m (4 ft) from a plain wall in soft, even daylight. Face the camera with a neutral expression, eyes open, and remove glasses, hats, or filters.
2. Open the China Visa Photo Maker Online tool. Open the upload form on this page and select your photo from your phone or computer. Our tool measures face geometry against the official China Visa Photo Maker Online template.
3. Auto-crop and clean the background. We crop the head to 33 mm × 48 mm with biometric framing and replace the background with a white fill if required.
4. Download the print-ready file or 4×6 sheet. Download a 390 × 567 px JPEG for online submissions, or a 4x6 sheet with 9 photos to print at home or a pharmacy.

Resize your photo for the official China visa online portal.

Common reasons China Visa Photo Maker Online photos are rejected

Issuing authorities reject submissions that miss any of the items below. Our tool automatically corrects crop, background, and dimensions, but you still control the original capture — review this list before you upload.

• background_not_white
• ears_covered
• white_clothing
• jewelry_visible
• forehead_covered

Where we sourced these China specifications

Dimensions, background colour, and biometric framing on this page are compiled from the references below. Always reconfirm the latest guidance directly with the issuing authority before submitting an application.

• cs.mfa.gov.cn

Last reviewed: 2026-05-01