China Visa Photo (33x48mm) — Free Maker

China's visa photo is an unusual shape. Most countries use 35 by 45 mm; China asks for 33 by 48 mm, and the online visa form (COVA) and the visa application centres both check it. A standard passport photo trimmed down does not fit the proportions, which is why photos brought from elsewhere are often refused at the counter. This page is preset to the China visa document: the background behind you is removed by an AI model and replaced with plain white, and the picture is sized to the 33 by 48 mm frame.

The rest of the requirements are about you, not the file, and no tool can fix them afterwards. The photo must be recent, in colour, with the full face visible from hairline to chin, ears uncovered, eyes open and mouth closed, a neutral expression and no hat or head covering except for religious reasons. Dark or heavy-rimmed glasses are a frequent reason for rejection, so take the picture without them. Even, front-on lighting matters: the Chinese checks are strict about shadows on the face and on the background. For the online form, the file usually has to meet a specific pixel size and a tight kilobyte limit that change from time to time, so compare the downloaded photo against the figures in the application before uploading.