Korean visa photo requirements
Not yet re-checked
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.
Sources: overseas.mofa.go.kr and immigration.go.kr, read September 28, 2026.
These rules have not been re-checked in full against current consulate requirements. Consulates and visa categories differ; check your own checklist before using this setting.
The rule
| Rule | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Reference print setting | 35 × 45 mm reference setting; confirm your consulate and visa category |
| Head height | 25–35 mm, chin to top of head, hair included |
| Background | White |
| Glasses | Allowed with no glare |
| Expression | Neutral |
| Head coverings | No hats or items covering the face. Religious dress only if nothing between chin and forehead is covered. |
| Editing | Photos must not be digitally altered. |
| Other rules |
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Source: 주샌프란시스코 총영사관, 사증(VISA) 신청시 제출 사진 관련 기준 안내 (opens in a new tab) (overseas.mofa.go.kr). Read ; not yet re-checked.
Notes
Why this rule isn’t marked as checked
Korean visa photo requirements depend on the consulate and visa category. Atlanta’s F-4 notice asks for a 2 × 2 in passport-style photo taken within the last six months. This page’s 35 × 45 mm reference setting does not match that checklist.
The Atlanta notice was posted December 16, 2021 and its header shows modified July 14, 2026; the body separately says updated November 8, 2024. These dates do not establish when the photo requirement changed. We read this notice on September 30, 2026.
The older San Francisco and Chicago notices and the immigration service’s alien-registration guide cover different applications. The Atlanta notice does not establish a nationwide visa photo rule, so this page stays marked as not yet re-checked. Check your consulate’s current photo checklist and the form for your visa category before using this setting.
Sources: 주샌프란시스코 총영사관, 사증(VISA) 신청시 제출 사진 관련 기준 안내, checked September 28, 2026; 법무부 출입국, 외국인등록용 사진규격 안내, checked September 28, 2026; 주시카고 총영사관, 한국사증(VISA) 신청시 제출 사진 관련 기준 안내, checked September 28, 2026; 주애틀랜타 총영사관, F-4 visa checklist, checked September 30, 2026.
What we check, and what we can’t
On your device, we measure the head size and where it sits, the eye line, the wall behind you, the light on your face, the pose and the sharpness against this rule, and we crop the photo to its size. We level, resize and crop it, and nothing else.
We can’t tell how recent the photo is, whether it still looks like you, or what the office’s own reviewer will see on the day. Your consulate decides whether to accept it.
Why a real photo matters
The Korean visa rule on editing, in short
Photos must not be digitally altered.
Our summary of 주샌프란시스코 총영사관, 사증(VISA) 신청시 제출 사진 관련 기준 안내.
Start with your original camera photo. Check the document’s rules, including whether your head is 25–35 mm from chin to top of hair.
We don’t generate your photo. We level, scale and crop your original pixels to 35 × 45 mm, then show you the head height and the margins before you pay.
Our guides cover AI and passport photos and changing a photo’s background.
The files
studioless-kr-visa-digital
.jpg Consulate applications use a printed photo. No official e-visa file size is published.
413 × 531 px JPEG
studioless-kr-visa-print-4x6
.jpg Print it as a regular 4 × 6 in photo at any drugstore kiosk, then cut on the lines.
1800 × 1200 px at 300 dpi, 6 photos at 35 × 45 mm
studioless-kr-visa-print-5x7
.jpg The same photos on a 5 × 7 in sheet, printed and cut the same way.
1500 × 2100 px at 300 dpi, 9 photos at 35 × 45 mm
The application asks for one photo. Paper: photo paper. Your check results come with the files, and everything is deleted 7 days after your order.
Sources
Changes to this page’s rule
- Shortened the Korean and Chinese visa summaries and clarified the Saudi eVisa face measurement, keeping every document’s answer summary within 40–60 words.
- Document pages now show a short list of key facts, each naming its source authority and record date, before the complete rule table.
- Korean visa photos: added Atlanta’s F-4 checklist and explained that this page’s 35 × 45 mm reference setting differs from its 2 × 2 in requirement.
- Checked 10 documents against official pages. U.S. State Department pages were read from Wayback snapshots because the live site blocked automated access.
Every document’s rules in one table: passport and visa photo sizesEvery change to the rules we check
Questions
Can I use ChatGPT or an AI app for my Korean visa photo?
For a generated or retouched photo, follow the document’s editing rule. Photos must not be digitally altered. That is our summary of the rule, from Korea’s consulates in the U.S. Reading or checking rules with a chatbot is a separate use; verify its answer against the authority’s source. We only level, scale and crop your photo.
Can I wear glasses in a Korean visa photo?
Only with no glare, no tint and your eyes fully visible. Taking them off is the safest choice.
What do I get for $9.95?
You get a digital file sized for the online form (413 × 531 px JPEG), plus printable 4 × 6 in and 5 × 7 in sheets you can print at any drugstore. The application asks for one photo.
Where do I get my files?
On your order page after you pay, with no account to make.
