{
  "name": "Passport and visa photo rules for 23 documents",
  "description": "Photo sizes, head height and how it is measured, eye line, digital file limits, background, glasses and baby rules for 23 documents; 21 checked against official sources, 2 where consulates differ. Each rule names its source and the date Studioless checked it.",
  "url": "https://getstudioless.com/facts",
  "creator": {
    "name": "Studioless",
    "legalName": "AboutUsAgency, Inc.",
    "url": "https://getstudioless.com/"
  },
  "dateModified": "2026-10-09",
  "notes": [
    "Lengths are millimeters on the printed photo unless a unit says otherwise.",
    "Where a record’s status is “pending re-check”, consulates differ and the rules have not been re-checked against a current official page.",
    "Head rule “percent”: the authority states a share of the photo’s height; the millimeters are that share of the print, and are empty for a digital-only document, which has no print. “unpublished”: the authority states no head size, and the range is the one Studioless uses.",
    "Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State or any government agency."
  ],
  "documents": [
    {
      "id": "us-passport",
      "document": "U.S. passport",
      "country": "United States",
      "countryCode": "US",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/us-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "2 × 2 in",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 50.8,
        "height": 50.8
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in), chin to top of head (public page wording)",
        "minMm": 25.4,
        "maxMm": 34.93,
        "measuredTo": "top of head (public page wording)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "online passport renewal",
        "size": null,
        "fileSize": "54 KB to 10 MB",
        "format": null,
        "text": "Online-renewal upload page: no required pixel size or aspect ratio published; 54 KB to 10 MB"
      },
      "background": "White or off-white",
      "glasses": "Not allowed",
      "expression": "Neutral, or a natural smile with the mouth closed",
      "babies": "Eyes don’t have to be fully open; no other person or hands in the photo",
      "editing": "Submit the original, unedited photo. No filters, retouching, background editing or AI tools. The State Department checks photos for AI edits.",
      "answer": "A U.S. passport photo is 2 × 2 in with a white or off-white background. The head measures 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in) from chin to top of head. The online-renewal upload page publishes no required pixel size or aspect ratio; file 54 KB to 10 MB. Source: U.S. Department of State, checked September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "The U.S. Department of State sets the printed U.S. passport photo at 2 × 2 in, or 50.8 × 50.8 mm (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The U.S. Department of State’s passport photo page sets head height at 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in), from chin to top of head (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A U.S. passport photo needs a white or off-white background, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The U.S. Department of State’s online-renewal upload page publishes no required pixel size or aspect ratio; files must be 54 KB to 10 MB (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Glasses are not allowed in a U.S. passport photo, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A U.S. passport photo may show a neutral expression or a natural smile with the mouth closed, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "When a U.S. passport photo shows a baby, no other person or hands may appear, and the baby’s eyes do not have to be fully open, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "On its Passport Photos page, the U.S. Department of State says: “Do not change your photo using computer software, phone apps or filters, or artificial intelligence” (checked September 28, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Passport Photos, U.S. Department of State",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/apply/help/photos.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": true
        },
        {
          "title": "Uploading a Digital Photo (online passport renewal), U.S. Department of State",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/en/passports/renew-replace/online/upload-digital-photo.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": true
        },
        {
          "title": "Uploading a Digital Photo, legacy URL",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/online-renewal-photo.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": true
        },
        {
          "title": "8 FAM 402.1 Passport Photographs, Foreign Affairs Manual",
          "url": "https://fam.state.gov/fam/08fam/08fam040201.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "us-visa",
      "document": "U.S. visa",
      "country": "United States",
      "countryCode": "US",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/us-visa",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "2 × 2 in",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 50.8,
        "height": 50.8
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in), chin to top of head, hair included",
        "minMm": 25.4,
        "maxMm": 34.93,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": "28.6–34.9 mm (1 1/8–1 3/8 in) from the bottom",
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "DS-160 online form",
        "size": "600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px",
        "fileSize": "240 KB or less",
        "format": "JPEG",
        "text": "600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px JPEG, 240 KB or less"
      },
      "background": "White or off-white",
      "glasses": "Not allowed",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": "Eyes open; no other person in the photo",
      "editing": "Photos must not be digitally altered. No filters, retouching or background editing.",
      "answer": "A U.S. visa photo is 2 × 2 in with a white or off-white background. The head measures 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in) from chin to top of hair. The DS-160 online form takes a square JPEG between 600 × 600 and 1200 × 1200 px, 240 KB or less. Source: U.S. Department of State, checked September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "The U.S. Department of State sets the printed U.S. visa photo at 2 × 2 in, or 50.8 × 50.8 mm (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The U.S. Department of State sets U.S. visa photo head height at 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in), from chin to the top of the head, including hair (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The eyes on a U.S. visa photo must be 28.6–34.9 mm (1 1/8–1 3/8 in) above the bottom edge of the photo, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A U.S. visa photo needs a white or off-white background, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The U.S. Department of State requires square DS-160 JPEG photos, 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px and 240 KB or less (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Glasses are not allowed in a U.S. visa photo, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "When a U.S. visa photo shows a baby, no other person may appear, and the baby’s eyes must be open, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Photo Requirements (U.S. Visas), U.S. Department of State",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Digital Image Requirements, U.S. Department of State",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/digital-image-requirements.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Photo Composition Template, U.S. Department of State",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/photo-composition-template.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Photo Examples (visa), U.S. Department of State",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/photo-examples.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "us-uscis",
      "document": "USCIS forms",
      "country": "United States",
      "countryCode": "US",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/us-uscis",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "2 × 2 in",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 50.8,
        "height": 50.8
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in), chin to top of head, hair included",
        "minMm": 25.4,
        "maxMm": 34.93,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": "28.6–34.9 mm (1 1/8–1 3/8 in) from the bottom",
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": null,
      "background": "White or off-white",
      "glasses": null,
      "expression": null,
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "The form instructions ask for photos that are unmounted and unretouched. USCIS adopted the State Department’s passport-style photo standards (PM-602-0072, 2012).",
      "answer": "A photo for USCIS forms is 2 × 2 in with a white or off-white background. The head measures 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in) from chin to top of hair. USCIS says it “will not use or reuse self-submitted photographs” and takes the card photo itself. Source: USCIS, checked September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "USCIS sets the printed photo for USCIS forms at 2 × 2 in, or 50.8 × 50.8 mm (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "USCIS form instructions set photo head height at 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in), from chin to the top of the head, including hair (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The eyes on a photo for USCIS forms must be 28.6–34.9 mm (1 1/8–1 3/8 in) above the bottom edge of the photo, according to USCIS (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A photo for USCIS forms needs a white or off-white background, according to USCIS (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "USCIS “will not use or reuse self-submitted photographs” (Policy Alert PA-2025-29, December 12, 2025); USCIS takes the card photo at appointments (checked September 28, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Form I-485 Instructions (edition 09/18/26), USCIS",
          "url": "https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-485instr.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Form I-765 Instructions (edition 08/21/25), USCIS",
          "url": "https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-765instr.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Form I-131 Instructions (edition 01/20/25), USCIS",
          "url": "https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-131instr.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Form N-400 Instructions (edition 01/20/25), USCIS",
          "url": "https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/n-400instr.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "USCIS Policy Alert PA-2025-29: Photograph Reuse for Identity Documents",
          "url": "https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20251212-PhotographReuse.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "USCIS alert: New Photo Policy",
          "url": "https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/new-photo-policy-helps-prevent-immigration-fraud-through-enhanced-identity-verification",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "us-dv-lottery",
      "document": "DV lottery",
      "country": "United States",
      "countryCode": "US",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/us-dv-lottery",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": null,
      "printMm": null,
      "head": {
        "rule": "percent",
        "text": "50–69% of the photo height",
        "minMm": null,
        "maxMm": null,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": "56–69% of the height, from the bottom",
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "electronic DV entry form",
        "size": "600 × 600 px",
        "fileSize": "240 KB or less",
        "format": "JPEG",
        "text": "600 × 600 px JPEG, 240 KB or less"
      },
      "background": "White or off-white",
      "glasses": "Not allowed",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Digitally altered photos are not accepted, and scanned or copied photos from other documents are rejected.",
      "answer": "A DV lottery photo is a 600 × 600 px JPEG, 240 KB or less, with a white or off-white background. The head, chin to top of hair, fills 50–69% of the photo’s height. The eyes sit 56–69% of the height above the bottom edge. Source: U.S. Department of State, checked September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "The U.S. Department of State requires the head, chin to top of hair, to fill 50–69% of a DV lottery photo’s height (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The U.S. Department of State requires DV lottery photo eyes to sit 56–69% of the image height above the bottom edge (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A DV lottery photo needs a white or off-white background, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The U.S. Department of State’s electronic DV entry form takes a 600 × 600 px JPEG photo, 240 KB or less (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Glasses are not allowed in a DV lottery photo, according to the U.S. Department of State (checked September 28, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Federal Register: Diversity Visa Instructions for DV-2026 (Oct 1, 2024), latest published DV instructions; the 2024-10-31 correction (2024-25240) changes only the entry-period dates",
          "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/01/2024-22482/diversity-visa-instructions-for-dv-2026",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "22 CFR 42.33 Diversity immigrants, (b)(2) photo and (b)(3) passport-scan requirements",
          "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-42/subpart-D/section-42.33",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Federal Register final rule 2026-04737, effective Apr 10, 2026",
          "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Photo Requirements, DV Program section, U.S. Department of State",
          "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": true
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-passport",
      "document": "Korean passport",
      "country": "South Korea",
      "countryCode": "KR",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/kr-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "35 × 45 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 35,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "32–36 mm, chin to top of skull, hair excluded",
        "minMm": 32,
        "maxMm": 36,
        "measuredTo": "top of skull, hair excluded"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "Korea’s online passport reissue (재외동포365)",
        "size": "413 × 531 px",
        "fileSize": "500 KB or less",
        "format": "JPG",
        "text": "413 × 531 px JPG recommended (395–431 × 507–550 px accepted), 500 KB or less"
      },
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": "Babies: the adult rules apply, and no toys, other objects or guardian may show in the photo. A newborn or child up to 36 months who can’t keep their mouth closed may have it slightly open.",
      "editing": "Photos edited with apps, filters or AI (including background removal or compositing onto white) are not accepted.",
      "answer": "A Korean passport photo is 35 × 45 mm with a white background. The head measures 32–36 mm from chin to top of skull, excluding hair. Korea’s online passport reissue (재외동포365) takes a JPG of 395–431 × 507–550 px, 500 KB or less, with 413 × 531 px recommended. Source: Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets the printed Korean passport photo at 35 × 45 mm (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets Korean passport photo head height at 32–36 mm, from chin to the top of the skull, excluding hair (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A Korean passport photo needs a white background, according to Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepts online passport-reissue JPG photos, 395–431 × 507–550 px and 500 KB or less, recommending 413 × 531 px (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a Korean passport photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not accept Korean passport photos edited with apps, filters or AI (checked September 28, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "외교부 여권안내, 여권사진 규격 안내",
          "url": "https://www.passport.go.kr/home/kor/contents.do?menuPos=32",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "외교부 여권안내, 온라인용 사진파일 안내",
          "url": "https://www.passport.go.kr/home/kor/contents.do?menuPos=12",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "외교부 여권안내, 온라인 재발급 기본사항",
          "url": "https://www.passport.go.kr/home/kor/contents.do?menuPos=11",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "주미국 대한민국 대사관, 여권 사진 안내",
          "url": "https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-ko/brd/m_4477/view.do?seq=1284291&page=1",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kr-visa",
      "document": "Korean visa",
      "country": "South Korea",
      "countryCode": "KR",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/kr-visa",
      "status": "pending re-check",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "35 × 45 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 35,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "25–35 mm, chin to top of head, hair included",
        "minMm": 25,
        "maxMm": 35,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": null,
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Photos must not be digitally altered.",
      "answer": "This Korean visa 35 × 45 mm reference setting is not for every consulate or visa category. Atlanta’s F-4 checklist asks for a 2 × 2 in photo taken within six months; this setting does not match it. Rules differ between consulates; check yours. Source: Atlanta F-4 checklist, read September 30, 2026. Rules read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "Studioless’s Korean visa reference print setting is 35 × 45 mm; the receiving Korean consulate determines the applicable requirement (read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked).",
        "Studioless’s Korean visa reference head target is 25–35 mm, chin to crown including hair; confirm the receiving Korean consulate’s checklist (read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked).",
        "Studioless’s Korean visa reference setting uses a white background; applicants must confirm the receiving Korean consulate’s requirements (read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a Korean visa photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to Korea’s consulates in the U.S. (read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "주샌프란시스코 총영사관, 사증(VISA) 신청시 제출 사진 관련 기준 안내",
          "url": "https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-sanfrancisco-ko/brd/m_4673/view.do?seq=1168212&multi_itm_seq=0&itm_seq_1=0&itm_seq_2=0",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "법무부 출입국, 외국인등록용 사진규격 안내",
          "url": "https://www.immigration.go.kr/sites/immigration/file/photo-size.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "주시카고 총영사관, 한국사증(VISA) 신청시 제출 사진 관련 기준 안내",
          "url": "https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-chicago-ko/brd/m_4760/view.do?seq=1214129",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "주애틀랜타 총영사관, F-4 visa checklist",
          "url": "https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-atlanta-ko/brd/m_4921/view.do?seq=1251226",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "jp-passport",
      "document": "Japanese passport",
      "country": "Japan",
      "countryCode": "JP",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/jp-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "35 × 45 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 35,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "32–36 mm, chin to crown; for voluminous hair, estimate the crown one eye-to-chin distance above the eyes",
        "minMm": 32,
        "maxMm": 36,
        "measuredTo": "crown (voluminous hair: one eye-to-chin distance above the eyes)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": "2–6 mm",
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "Japan’s online passport application (Mynaportal)",
        "size": "600 × 730 px",
        "fileSize": "600 KB or less",
        "format": "JPG",
        "text": "600 × 730 px JPG, 600 KB or less"
      },
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Edited or processed photos are not accepted.",
      "answer": "A Japanese passport photo is 35 × 45 mm with a white background. Head height is 32–36 mm, chin-to-crown; for voluminous hair, estimate the crown one eye-to-chin distance above the eyes. Japan’s online passport application (Mynaportal) takes a 600 × 730 px JPG, 600 KB or less. Source: Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets the printed Japanese passport photo at 35 × 45 mm (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets passport head height at 32–36 mm, chin-to-crown; for voluminous hair, estimate the crown one eye-to-chin distance above the eyes (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A Japanese passport photo must leave 2–6 mm between the top of the head and the top edge, according to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A Japanese passport photo needs a white background, according to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepts a 600 × 730 px JPG photo, 600 KB or less, for online passport applications through Mynaportal (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a Japanese passport photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked September 28, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "外務省, パスポート申請用写真の規格（令和7年3月3日更新）",
          "url": "https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/passport/ic_photo.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "外務省, 旅券（パスポート）用写真についてのお知らせ",
          "url": "https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/100171389.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "外務省, オンライン申請における顔写真および自署画像の注意点",
          "url": "https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/toko/passport/page24_002222.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "外務省, オンライン申請用顔写真 寸法図",
          "url": "https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/100587303.jpg",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-visa",
      "document": "Chinese visa",
      "country": "China",
      "countryCode": "CN",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/cn-visa",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "33 × 48 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 33,
        "height": 48
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "28–33 mm, chin to crown; hair inclusion is not specified",
        "minMm": 28,
        "maxMm": 33,
        "measuredTo": "crown (hair inclusion not specified)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": "3–5 mm",
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "China’s online visa application (COVA)",
        "size": "354 × 472 to 420 × 560 px",
        "fileSize": "40–120 KB",
        "format": "JPEG",
        "text": "354 × 472 to 420 × 560 px JPEG, 40–120 KB"
      },
      "background": "White or near-white",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Edited photos are not accepted, and the online system checks photos automatically.",
      "answer": "A Chinese visa photo is 33 × 48 mm, smaller than a U.S. 2 × 2 in photo, with a white or near-white background. The head measures 28–33 mm from chin to crown. COVA accepts JPEG photos between 354 × 472 and 420 × 560 px, 40–120 KB. Source: Chinese Embassy in the U.S., checked September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. sets the printed Chinese visa photo at 33 × 48 mm (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. sets Chinese visa photo head height at 28–33 mm, from chin to crown (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A Chinese visa photo must leave 3–5 mm between the top of the head and the top edge, according to the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A Chinese visa photo needs a white or near-white background, according to the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. requires COVA visa photos as JPEG files, 354–420 × 472–560 px and 40–120 KB (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a Chinese visa photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. (checked September 28, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Embassy of the PRC in the USA, Chinese Visa Photo Requirements",
          "url": "https://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/lsfw/zj/qz2021/201612/t20161206_4410998.htm",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Embassy of the PRC in the USA, Photo Requirements for Chinese Visa Application",
          "url": "https://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/lsfw/zj/qz2021/201612/W020210801080249838040.jpg",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Embassy of the PRC in the USA, Guidelines for China Online VISA Application",
          "url": "https://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/lsfw/zj/qz2021/202509/t20250920_11712388.htm",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "uk-passport",
      "document": "UK passport",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "countryCode": "GB",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/uk-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "35 × 45 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 35,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "29–34 mm, chin to crown; hair inclusion is not specified",
        "minMm": 29,
        "maxMm": 34,
        "measuredTo": "crown (hair inclusion not specified)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "UK online passport application",
        "size": "at least 600 × 750 px",
        "fileSize": "50 KB to 10 MB",
        "format": null,
        "text": "Uncropped, at least 600 × 750 px, 50 KB to 10 MB"
      },
      "background": "Light gray or cream",
      "glasses": "Only if you have to wear them; no tinted lenses, glare or frames over the eyes",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Photos must not be altered by software. Never add borders or bars.",
      "answer": "A UK passport photo is 35 × 45 mm with a light gray or cream background. The head measures 29–34 mm from chin to crown. The UK online passport application takes the uncropped photo, at least 600 × 750 px and 50 KB to 10 MB; HM Passport Office crops it. Source: HM Passport Office, checked September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "HM Passport Office sets the printed UK passport photo at 35 × 45 mm (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "HM Passport Office sets UK passport photo head height at 29–34 mm, from chin to crown (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "A UK passport photo needs a light gray or cream background, according to HM Passport Office (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "HM Passport Office crops UK online passport photos itself, requiring uncropped uploads of at least 600 × 750 px and 50 KB to 10 MB (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "Glasses may appear in a UK passport photo only if you have to wear them, with no tinted lenses and no glare or frames over the eyes, according to HM Passport Office (checked September 28, 2026).",
        "HM Passport Office asks for two identical printed 35 × 45 mm photos for UK passport paper applications (checked September 28, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Get a passport photo: Digital photos, GOV.UK",
          "url": "https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Get a passport photo: Printed photos, GOV.UK",
          "url": "https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports/photo-requirements",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Photo standards (accessible), HMPO examiner guidance v51.0, published 19 Jan 2026, updated 4 Mar 2026",
          "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/photographic-standards/photo-standards-accessible",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Rules for digital passport photos, Apply for a passport, GOV.UK",
          "url": "https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/help/photo-rules",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "schengen-visa",
      "document": "Schengen visa",
      "country": "Schengen Area",
      "countryCode": "EU",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/schengen-visa",
      "status": "pending re-check",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "printSize": "35 × 45 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 35,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "German adult guidance target: 32–36 mm, chin to top of skull, hair excluded",
        "minMm": 32,
        "maxMm": 36,
        "measuredTo": "top of skull, hair excluded"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": null,
      "background": "German missions: bright, contrasting color; see the note for other consulates",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "The German visa checklist and Italy’s New York visa page don’t give a written editing rule. The German BMI photo examples for identification documents mark retouching and filters as unacceptable; check your consulate’s own requirements.",
      "answer": "A Schengen visa photo is 35 × 45 mm; background rules depend on the consulate. German adult guidance targets 32–36 mm from chin to top of skull, excluding hair. Glasses are allowed only with no glare. Rules differ between consulates, so check yours. Source: Schengen consulates in the U.S., read September 28, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "German missions’ Schengen visa checklist asks for a 35 × 45 mm photo; check the receiving consulate’s own requirements (read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked).",
        "German missions’ adult Schengen photo guidance recommends a head target of 32–36 mm from chin to top of skull, excluding hair (read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked).",
        "German missions’ Schengen photo guidance asks for one bright background color that contrasts with the face and hair (read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a Schengen visa photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to the Schengen consulates in the U.S. (read September 28, 2026; not yet re-checked)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "German Missions in the US, Schengen visa General Information / checklist",
          "url": "https://www.germany.info/resource/blob/2632242/723806b2c445c1d3623f5e6ed3ae7ece/2023-schengen-data.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "German Missions in the US, Sample photos",
          "url": "https://www.germany.info/resource/blob/929404/6e3eee9fd4d86e16aaefe0e92d809332/visa-photo-examples-data.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "BMI/Bundesdruckerei Photo examples: biometric photo requirements for identification documents (printed update October 2024; PDF created March 2025), hosted by German Missions in the US",
          "url": "https://www.germany.info/resource/blob/906790/6e3eee9fd4d86e16aaefe0e92d809332/dd-sample-photos-data.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York, Tourism and transit visa",
          "url": "https://consnewyork.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/visti/visas-to-enter-italy/tourism-and-transit/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sa-evisa",
      "document": "Saudi eVisa",
      "country": "Saudi Arabia",
      "countryCode": "SA",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/sa-evisa",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "printSize": null,
      "printMm": null,
      "head": {
        "rule": "percent",
        "text": "70–80% of the photo height",
        "minMm": null,
        "maxMm": null,
        "measuredTo": "face (authority’s term)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "Saudi eVisa application",
        "size": "200 × 200 px",
        "fileSize": "5–100 KB",
        "format": null,
        "text": "200 × 200 px, 5–100 KB"
      },
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": null,
      "expression": null,
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Saudi Arabia’s eVisa photo specifications don’t mention editing.",
      "answer": "A Saudi eVisa photo is a 200 × 200 px photo file, 5–100 KB, with a white background. The face, measured from chin to crown, fills 70–80% of the photo’s height. Source: Saudi Arabia’s eVisa service, checked September 29, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "Saudi Arabia’s eVisa service requires the face, chin to crown, to fill 70–80% of a Saudi eVisa photo’s height (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "A Saudi eVisa photo needs a white background, according to Saudi Arabia’s eVisa service (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "Saudi Arabia’s eVisa service requires 200 × 200 px application photos, with files of 5–100 KB (checked September 29, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Visit Saudi, eVisa photo specifications",
          "url": "https://visa.visitsaudi.com/Home/PhotoSpecifications",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Hajj and Umrah travelers",
          "url": "https://sa.usembassy.gov/hajj-and-umrah-pilgrimage-travelers/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "eg-passport",
      "document": "Egyptian passport",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "countryCode": "EG",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/eg-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "printSize": "2 × 2 in",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 50.8,
        "height": 50.8
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "unpublished",
        "text": "Not published; we use 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in)",
        "minMm": 25.4,
        "maxMm": 34.93,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": null,
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": null,
      "expression": null,
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "The Embassy of Egypt in Washington’s passport page doesn’t mention editing.",
      "answer": "An Egyptian passport photo is 2 × 2 in with a white background. The Embassy of Egypt in Washington publishes no head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range of 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in). Source: Embassy of Egypt in Washington, checked September 29, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "The Embassy of Egypt in Washington sets the printed Egyptian passport photo at 2 × 2 in, or 50.8 × 50.8 mm (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "The Embassy of Egypt in Washington publishes no Egyptian passport photo head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range, 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in) (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "An Egyptian passport photo needs a white background, according to the Embassy of Egypt in Washington (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "The Embassy of Egypt in Washington asks for three 2 × 2 in photos for Egyptian passport applications (checked September 29, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Embassy of Egypt, Issuing an Egyptian passport",
          "url": "https://egyptembassy.net/consular-services/passports-travel/issuing-egyptian-passport/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "jo-passport",
      "document": "Jordanian passport renewal",
      "country": "Jordan",
      "countryCode": "JO",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/jo-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "printSize": "2 × 2 in",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 50.8,
        "height": 50.8
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "unpublished",
        "text": "Not published; we use 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in)",
        "minMm": 25.4,
        "maxMm": 34.93,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": null,
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": null,
      "expression": null,
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Jordan’s 2026 passport renewal application doesn’t mention editing.",
      "answer": "A Jordanian passport renewal photo is 2 × 2 in with a white background. Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes no head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range of 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in). Source: Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked September 29, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets the printed Jordanian passport renewal photo at 2 × 2 in, or 50.8 × 50.8 mm (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes no Jordanian passport renewal photo head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range, 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in) (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "A Jordanian passport renewal photo needs a white background, according to Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks for two 2 × 2 in color photos for Jordanian passport renewal paper applications (checked September 29, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Jordan MFA, Passport renewal application 2026",
          "url": "https://www.mfa.gov.jo/documents/240726Renewal%20Passport%20Application%202026.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ph-dual-citizenship",
      "document": "Philippine dual citizenship",
      "country": "Philippines",
      "countryCode": "PH",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/ph-dual-citizenship",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "printSize": "2 × 2 in",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 50.8,
        "height": 50.8
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "unpublished",
        "text": "Not published; we use 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in)",
        "minMm": 25.4,
        "maxMm": 34.93,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": null,
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Not allowed",
      "expression": null,
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Photos must be digitally unaltered (Los Angeles consulate).",
      "answer": "A Philippine dual citizenship photo is 2 × 2 in with a white background. The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles publishes no head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range of 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in). Glasses are not allowed. Source: Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, checked September 29, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles sets the printed Philippine dual citizenship photo at 2 × 2 in, or 50.8 × 50.8 mm (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles publishes no Philippine dual citizenship photo head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range, 25.4–34.9 mm (1–1 3/8 in) (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "A Philippine dual citizenship photo needs a white background, according to the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "Glasses are not allowed in a Philippine dual citizenship photo, according to the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles asks for two 2 × 2 in color photos for Philippine dual citizenship applications (checked September 29, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles, Dual citizenship",
          "url": "https://losangelespcg.org/consular-services-2/dual-citizensh1p-ra-9225/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Philippine Consulate General New York, Dual citizenship",
          "url": "https://newyorkpcg.org/pcgny/consular-services/dual-citizenship/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Philippine Consulate General San Francisco, Dual citizenship",
          "url": "https://pcgsanfrancisco.org/dual-citizenship/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Philippine Embassy Washington DC, Dual citizenship",
          "url": "https://philippineembassy-dc.org/dual-citizenship-application/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-passport-extension",
      "document": "Lebanese passport extension",
      "country": "Lebanon",
      "countryCode": "LB",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/lb-passport-extension",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "printSize": "1.37 × 1.77 in",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 34.8,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "percent",
        "text": "70–80% of the photo height (31.5–36 mm)",
        "minMm": 31.5,
        "maxMm": 36,
        "measuredTo": "face (authority’s term)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": null,
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Relaxed and natural, without a frown",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Photos must be new, not taken from a previous photo.",
      "answer": "A Lebanese passport extension photo is 1.37 × 1.77 in with a white background. The face fills 70–80% of the photo’s height (31.5–36 mm). Glasses are allowed only with no glare. Source: Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit, checked September 29, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "The Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit sets the printed Lebanese passport extension photo at 1.37 × 1.77 in, or 34.8 × 45 mm (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "The Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit requires the face to fill 70–80% of a Lebanese passport extension photo’s height (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "A Lebanese passport extension photo needs a white background, according to the Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a Lebanese passport extension photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to the Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "The Lebanese Consulate General in Detroit asks for three 1.37 × 1.77 in color photos for Lebanese passport extension applications (checked September 29, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Consulate General of Lebanon in Detroit, Passport",
          "url": "https://www.lebanonconsulategdetroit.org/passport.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Embassy of Lebanon, Passports",
          "url": "https://www.lebanonembassyus.org/consular-services/passports/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ae-passport",
      "document": "UAE passport",
      "country": "United Arab Emirates",
      "countryCode": "AE",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/ae-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-29",
      "printSize": "35 × 45 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 35,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "percent",
        "text": "70–80% of the photo height (31.5–36 mm)",
        "minMm": 31.5,
        "maxMm": 36,
        "measuredTo": "face (authority’s term)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "passport renewal on the ICP website or app",
        "size": null,
        "fileSize": null,
        "format": null,
        "text": "No pixel size or file-size limit published"
      },
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Natural skin tones. ICP’s own pages don’t mention editing; a Khaleej Times report of ICP’s photo criteria (December 2022) says digitally edited photos are not accepted.",
      "answer": "A UAE passport photo is 35 × 45 mm with a white background. The face fills 70–80% of the photo’s height (31.5–36 mm). No pixel size or file-size limit is published for passport renewal on the ICP website or app. Source: ICP, the UAE’s identity and citizenship authority, checked September 29, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "ICP, the UAE’s identity and citizenship authority, sets the printed UAE passport photo at 35 × 45 mm (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "ICP, the UAE’s identity and citizenship authority, requires the face to fill 70–80% of a UAE passport photo’s height (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "A UAE passport photo needs a white background, according to ICP, the UAE’s identity and citizenship authority (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "ICP, the UAE’s identity and citizenship authority, publishes no pixel size or file-size limit for passport renewal photos uploaded through its website or app (checked September 29, 2026).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a UAE passport photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to ICP, the UAE’s identity and citizenship authority (checked September 29, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "ICP, Frequently asked questions",
          "url": "https://icp.gov.ae/en/faq/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "ICP, Personal Photo Specifications",
          "url": "https://icp.gov.ae/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/icao_english.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "ICP, Renewal Passport service",
          "url": "https://icp.gov.ae/en/services-details/?serviceid=64afe3c1035448005bd52e7a",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Khaleej Times, UAE updates personal photo criteria",
          "url": "https://www.khaleejtimes.com/life-and-living/visa-and-immigration-in-uae/uae-updates-personal-photo-criteria-for-issuing-renewing-passports-emirates-ids",
          "official": false,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "in-passport",
      "document": "Indian passport",
      "country": "India",
      "countryCode": "IN",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/in-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-09",
      "printSize": "35 × 45 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 35,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "percent",
        "text": "80–85% of the photo height (36–38.3 mm, chin to top of hair): our reading of the guideline’s “the face takes up 80–85% of the photograph”",
        "minMm": 36,
        "maxMm": 38.25,
        "measuredTo": "face (authority’s term)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "India’s Passport Seva portal (GPSP 2.0)",
        "size": "630 × 810 px",
        "fileSize": "250 KB or less",
        "format": null,
        "text": "630 × 810 px, 250 KB or less"
      },
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Not allowed",
      "expression": "Natural, with the mouth closed",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Photos must not be altered by computer software.",
      "answer": "An Indian passport photo is 35 × 45 mm, per VFS Global’s checklist for India’s missions in the U.S., with a white background. The face fills 80–85% of the photo’s height (36–38.3 mm). India’s Passport Seva portal (GPSP 2.0) takes a 630 × 810 px photo file. Source: India’s Ministry of External Affairs, checked October 9, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "VFS Global’s checklist for India’s missions in the U.S. asks for Indian passport photos printed at 35 × 45 mm (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "India’s Ministry of External Affairs says the face takes up 80–85% of the photograph; Studioless reads that as 80–85% of the height, 36–38.3 mm (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "An Indian passport photo needs a white background, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "India’s Passport Seva portal (GPSP 2.0) takes a 630 × 810 px photo file, 250 KB or less (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Glasses are not allowed in an Indian passport photo, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "VFS Global’s checklist for India’s missions in the U.S. asks for two identical 35 × 45 mm photos for Indian passport applications (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "On its Guidelines for ICAO Compliant Photographs for Passport Applications page, India’s Ministry of External Affairs says: “Photos should be unaltered by computer software” (checked October 9, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Passport Seva, MEA, Guidelines for ICAO Compliant Photographs for Passport Applications",
          "url": "https://mportal.passportindia.gov.in/pdf/Guidelines_for_ICAO_Compliant_Photographs_for_Passport_Applications.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "VFS Global USA for India, Adult checklist, re-issue of passport, May 2026",
          "url": "https://services.vfsglobal.com/one-pager/india/united-states-of-america/passport-services/pdf/new_adult_reissue_of_passport---MAY-2026-.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": true
        },
        {
          "title": "Consulate General of India, San Francisco, Migration to GPSP 2.0: photo upload mandatory",
          "url": "https://www.cgisf.gov.in/section/news/migration-to-a-new-version-of-passport-seva-portal-gpsp-2-0-for-passport-indian-passport-surrender-certificate-pcc-and-gep-services/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Embassy of India, Kuwait, Advisory on ICAO compliant photograph for Indian passport applicants: 630x810 px, 250 KB maximum",
          "url": "https://www.indembkwt.gov.in/guidelines-of-photograph.php",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Consulate General of India, Chicago, Passport services: only ICAO compliant photographs from September 1, 2025",
          "url": "https://www.cgichicago.gov.in/page/passport-services/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "in-evisa",
      "document": "India e-Visa",
      "country": "India",
      "countryCode": "IN",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/in-evisa",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-09",
      "printSize": null,
      "printMm": null,
      "head": {
        "rule": "unpublished",
        "text": "Not published; we use 50–69% of the photo’s height",
        "minMm": null,
        "maxMm": null,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "India’s e-Visa application",
        "size": null,
        "fileSize": "10 KB to 1 MB",
        "format": "JPEG",
        "text": "No pixel size published; 10 KB to 1 MB"
      },
      "background": "Plain light-colored or white; we check for white, the safer choice",
      "glasses": "Not allowed",
      "expression": null,
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "India’s e-Visa photo instructions don’t mention editing.",
      "answer": "An India e-Visa photo is a square JPEG, 10 KB to 1 MB, with a white background. No pixel size is published; Studioless makes 600 × 600 px. India’s e-Visa service publishes no head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range of 50–69% of the photo’s height. Source: India’s e-Visa service, checked October 9, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "India’s e-Visa service publishes no India e-Visa photo head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range, 50–69% of the photo’s height (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "India’s e-Visa page asks for a plain light-colored or white background, and its document list for white, so white is the safer choice (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "India’s e-Visa service asks for a square JPEG of 10 KB to 1 MB for e-Visa applications and publishes no pixel size (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Glasses are not allowed in an India e-Visa photo, according to India’s e-Visa service (checked October 9, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Indian Visa Online, e-Visa: photo and document requirements",
          "url": "https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "cn-passport",
      "document": "Chinese passport",
      "country": "China",
      "countryCode": "CN",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/cn-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-09",
      "printSize": "33 × 48 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 33,
        "height": 48
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "28–33 mm, chin to crown; hair inclusion is not specified",
        "minMm": 28,
        "maxMm": 33,
        "measuredTo": "crown (hair inclusion not specified)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": "3–5 mm",
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "China’s consular app",
        "size": null,
        "fileSize": "30–80 KB",
        "format": "JPEG",
        "text": "No pixel size published; 30–80 KB"
      },
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Natural, eyes open, lips closed",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "The photo must not be modified, and composite photos are not accepted.",
      "answer": "A Chinese passport photo is 33 × 48 mm with a white background. The head measures 28–33 mm from chin to crown. No pixel size is published; the file for China’s consular app must be 30–80 KB. Source: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked October 9, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets the printed Chinese passport photo at 33 × 48 mm (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sets Chinese passport photo head height at 28–33 mm, from chin to crown (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "A Chinese passport photo must leave 3–5 mm between the top of the head and the top edge, according to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "A Chinese passport photo needs a white background, according to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks for a JPEG of 30–80 KB for passport photos uploaded in China’s consular app and publishes no pixel size (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a Chinese passport photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked October 9, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "中国领事服务网, 电子护照人像照片规格要求",
          "url": "https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zlbg/bgzl/hzlxz/202204/t20220408_10665772.shtml",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "中国驻美国大使馆, “中国领事”APP护照旅行证业务常见问题与解答",
          "url": "https://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/chn/lsfw/zj/hzlxz/202106/t20210624_9035361.htm",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "中国驻美国大使馆, 办理护照、旅行证必读：申办所需材料",
          "url": "https://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/chn/lsfw/zj/hzlxz/202204/t20220416_10668741.htm",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "中国驻美国大使馆, 关于护照人像照片规格要求",
          "url": "https://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/chn/lsfw/zj/hzlxz/201903/t20190309_5098803.htm",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "vn-evisa",
      "document": "Vietnam e-visa",
      "country": "Vietnam",
      "countryCode": "VN",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/vn-evisa",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-09",
      "printSize": null,
      "printMm": null,
      "head": {
        "rule": "unpublished",
        "text": "Not published; we use 50–69% of the photo’s height",
        "minMm": null,
        "maxMm": null,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "Vietnam’s e-visa application",
        "size": null,
        "fileSize": "less than 2 MB",
        "format": "JPG",
        "text": "No pixel size published; less than 2 MB"
      },
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Not allowed",
      "expression": null,
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Vietnam’s e-visa instructions don’t mention editing; the portal checks each portrait automatically.",
      "answer": "A Vietnam e-visa photo is a 4 × 6 cm JPG, less than 2 MB, with a white background. No pixel size is published; Studioless makes 472 × 709 px. Vietnam’s Immigration Department publishes no head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range of 50–69% of the photo’s height. Source: Vietnam’s Immigration Department, checked October 9, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "Vietnam’s Immigration Department publishes no Vietnam e-visa photo head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range, 50–69% of the photo’s height (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "A Vietnam e-visa photo needs a white background, according to Vietnam’s Immigration Department (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Vietnam’s Immigration Department asks for a recent 4 × 6 cm JPG or JPEG of less than 2 MB for e-visa applications and publishes no pixel size (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Glasses are not allowed in a Vietnam e-visa photo, according to Vietnam’s Immigration Department (checked October 9, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Viet Nam e-Visa portal, Guide to entering e-visa declaration information",
          "url": "https://evisa.gov.vn/instruction",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "br-evisa",
      "document": "Brazil eVisa",
      "country": "Brazil",
      "countryCode": "BR",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/br-evisa",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-09",
      "printSize": null,
      "printMm": null,
      "head": {
        "rule": "unpublished",
        "text": "Not published; we use 50–69% of the photo’s height",
        "minMm": null,
        "maxMm": null,
        "measuredTo": "top of head, hair included"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "Brazil’s eVisa application",
        "size": "413 × 531 px",
        "fileSize": "2 MB or less",
        "format": "JPEG",
        "text": "413 × 531 px JPEG, 2 MB or less"
      },
      "background": "White",
      "glasses": "Not allowed",
      "expression": "No smiling or showing teeth",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "Brazil’s eVisa photo guide doesn’t mention editing; it says not to use or crop your photo from your passport bio page.",
      "answer": "A Brazil eVisa photo is a 413 × 531 px JPEG, 2 MB or less, with a white background. Brazil’s eVisa service publishes no head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range of 50–69% of the photo’s height. Source: Brazil’s eVisa service, checked October 9, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "Brazil’s eVisa service publishes no Brazil eVisa photo head size; Studioless uses the U.S. range, 50–69% of the photo’s height (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "A Brazil eVisa photo needs a white background, according to Brazil’s eVisa service (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Brazil’s eVisa application takes a 413 × 531 px JPEG, 2 MB or less (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Glasses are not allowed in a Brazil eVisa photo, according to Brazil’s eVisa service (checked October 9, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Brazil eVisa, VFS Global, Sample photo and photo specifications",
          "url": "https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/assets/docs/Sample-Photo-Brazil-eVisa.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": true
        },
        {
          "title": "Brazil eVisa, VFS Global, Tourist visa: required documents",
          "url": "https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/tourist-visa.html",
          "official": true,
          "archived": true
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "de-passport",
      "document": "German passport",
      "country": "Germany",
      "countryCode": "DE",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/de-passport",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-09",
      "printSize": "35 × 45 mm",
      "printMm": {
        "width": 35,
        "height": 45
      },
      "head": {
        "rule": "mm",
        "text": "70–80% of the photo height (BMI photo examples); 32–36 mm, chin to top of skull, hair excluded (the missions’ 2007 sample board)",
        "minMm": 32,
        "maxMm": 36,
        "measuredTo": "top of skull, hair excluded"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": null,
      "background": "One plain color, no shadows, contrasting with your face and hair",
      "glasses": "Allowed with no glare",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": "Eyes don’t have to be fully open",
      "editing": "Retouched or filtered photos are not accepted.",
      "answer": "A German passport photo is 35 × 45 mm with a plain contrasting background. The face fills 70–80% of the photo’s height; the missions’ 2007 sample board puts that at 32–36 mm, chin to top of skull, excluding hair. Glasses are allowed only with no glare. Source: German Embassy and consulates in the U.S., checked October 9, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "The German Embassy and consulates in the U.S. set the printed German passport photo at 35 × 45 mm (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "The BMI photo examples on German missions’ passport page ask for a face 70–80% of the photo’s height; the missions’ 2007 sample board puts that at 32–36 mm, hair excluded (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "German passport photo guidance from the German missions asks for one plain background color, free of shadows, that contrasts with the face and hair (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Glasses are allowed in a German passport photo only with no glare on the lenses, according to the German Embassy and consulates in the U.S. (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "When a German passport photo shows a baby, the baby’s eyes do not have to be fully open, according to the German Embassy and consulates in the U.S. (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "The German Embassy and consulates in the U.S. ask for two identical 35 × 45 mm photos for German passport applications (checked October 9, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "German Missions in the U.S., Passport for Adults",
          "url": "https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/02-passportsandidcards/passport-adult-951294",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "BMI/Bundesdruckerei, Photo examples: biometric photo requirements for identification documents (last updated October 2024), linked from the missions’ passport page",
          "url": "https://www.germany.info/resource/blob/906790/14df05ff86fdff0eb52d82aee23713e4/dd-sample-photos-data.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "German Missions in the U.S., Sample photos",
          "url": "https://www.germany.info/resource/blob/929404/6e3eee9fd4d86e16aaefe0e92d809332/visa-photo-examples-data.pdf",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "German Missions in the U.S., German Passport and ID Card",
          "url": "https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/02-passportsandidcards",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nz-eta",
      "document": "New Zealand NZeTA",
      "country": "New Zealand",
      "countryCode": "NZ",
      "pageUrl": "https://getstudioless.com/photo/nz-eta",
      "status": "checked",
      "checkedOn": "2026-10-09",
      "printSize": null,
      "printMm": null,
      "head": {
        "rule": "percent",
        "text": "70–80% of the photo height",
        "minMm": null,
        "maxMm": null,
        "measuredTo": "face (authority’s term)"
      },
      "eyeLine": null,
      "spaceAboveHead": null,
      "digitalFile": {
        "form": "NZeTA website",
        "size": null,
        "fileSize": "512 KB to 3.14 MB",
        "format": "JPG",
        "text": "No pixel size published; 512 KB to 3.14 MB"
      },
      "background": "Neutral",
      "glasses": "Prescription glasses only: clear lenses, no heavy frames over the face, no glare",
      "expression": "Neutral",
      "babies": null,
      "editing": "No AI or other digital editing: no filters, beautification, changes to color, brightness, contrast or sharpness, cropping your head and shoulders onto a plain background, changes to facial features, or removing objects.",
      "answer": "A New Zealand NZeTA photo is a 3:4 portrait JPG, 512 KB to 3.14 MB, with a neutral background. No pixel size is published; Studioless makes 1800 × 2400 px. The face fills 70–80% of the photo’s height. Source: Immigration New Zealand, checked October 9, 2026.",
      "keyFacts": [
        "Immigration New Zealand requires the face to fill 70–80% of a New Zealand NZeTA photo’s height (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "A New Zealand NZeTA photo needs a neutral background, according to Immigration New Zealand (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Immigration New Zealand requires a portrait JPG or JPEG in a 3:4 aspect ratio, 512 KB to 3.14 MB, for the NZeTA website and publishes no pixel size (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "Prescription glasses may appear in a New Zealand NZeTA photo only with clear, untinted lenses, no heavy frames covering the face and no glare, according to Immigration New Zealand (checked October 9, 2026).",
        "On its Acceptable photos for a visa or NZeTA page, Immigration New Zealand says: “You cannot manipulate or digitally alter your photo using Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other digital editing tools” (checked October 9, 2026)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Immigration New Zealand, Acceptable photos for a visa or NZeTA",
          "url": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/process-to-apply/applying-for-a-visa/applying-online/uploading-documents-and-photos/visa-and-nzeta-photos/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        },
        {
          "title": "Immigration New Zealand, New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA)",
          "url": "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/visas/new-zealand-electronic-travel-authority-nzeta/",
          "official": true,
          "archived": false
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}