China passport & visa (online, eyes on guide lines) photo requirements

A China passport & visa (online, eyes on guide lines) photo is 354 × 472 px on a white or off-white background, saved as a JPEG 40 KB – 120 KB. No chin-to-crown figure is published, so the ICAO proportion of 283–330 px (60–70% of the height) is used, which is the part most photo tools ignore — a photo can be exactly the right size and still be rejected for a head that fills too much or too little of the frame.

472 px 354 px head 60–70% eyes 56%
Head height and position are drawn to the published figure. The shaded band is the tolerance the photo is checked within.
China passport & visa (online, eyes on guide lines) photo specification
Photo size354 × 472 px
Head height (chin to crown)283–330 px (60–70% of the height) — ICAO guidance, no figure is published
Eye line, up from the bottom262 px (56% of the height)
BackgroundWhite or off-white
File size40 KB – 120 KB, JPEG
UseOnline upload only
ExpressionNeutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and visible
NotesFor online passport and visa applications; the eyes line up with the form's guide marks.

How to make one

  1. Choose a well-lit, front-facing photo of yourself — a phone photo is fine.
  2. The head is measured and framed to the China passport & visa (online, eyes on guide lines) rule automatically.
  3. The background is replaced with white or off-white by a matting model.
  4. Download a JPEG at exactly 354 × 472 px, compressed to 40 KB – 120 KB, ready to upload.

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?

No. There is no server to upload it to — the cropping, face detection and background removal all run inside this browser tab, and nothing is stored. Turn off your Wi-Fi once the page has loaded and it still works.

Other China documents

Passport

Visa

Residence & immigration

ID card

Driving licence

Licences & permits

Education & exams

Cards & passes

Other Asia & Pacific requirements

Requirements change, and the issuing authority's own guidance is always the authority. These figures are transcriptions of published requirements, offered as a convenience and not as legal advice.