Russia ESTR driver card photo requirements

A Russia ESTR driver card photo is 394 × 506 px on a white or off-white background, saved as a JPEG under 200 KB. The head must measure 394 px (78% of the height) from chin to crown, 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.

506 px 394 px head 78% eyes 51%
Head height and position are drawn to the published figure. The shaded band is the tolerance the photo is checked within.
Russia ESTR driver card photo specification
Photo size394 × 506 px
Head height (chin to crown)394 px (78% of the height)
Eye line, up from the bottom260 px (51% of the height)
BackgroundWhite or off-white
File sizeunder 200 KB, JPEG
UseOnline upload only
ExpressionNeutral, mouth closed, both eyes open and visible
Official sourcerustahonet.com

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 Russia ESTR driver card rule automatically.
  3. The background is replaced with white or off-white by a matting model.
  4. Download a JPEG at exactly 394 × 506 px, compressed to under 200 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.

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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.