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The Chinese Embassy enforces some of the strictest visa photo rules in the world. Photos rejected at submission delay your visa by 1–2 weeks. The People's Republic of China (PRC) requires a 33×48 mm color photo on a plain white background, with both ears fully visible, no glasses, no retouching, and a digital file between 40 KB and 120 KB (354×472 px JPEG). Photo-Visa.Online validates every China visa upload against the PRC Embassy's published checklist before payment, including the file-size constraint that trips up most home submissions.
China rejects more visa photos for technical reasons than any other country. Mandatory rules: both ears must be fully visible (cover any earrings or hair behind the ears); no glasses at all, even thin frames; no smile — neutral expression with mouth closed; no jewelry above the neck; no shadows on the face, ears or background; no patterned clothing (solid colors only). Beauty filters and skin smoothing — common in selfie apps — are detected by COVA and result in immediate rejection.
Top reasons the Chinese Embassy rejects visa photos: hair covering one or both ears (~30% of rejections), file size outside 40–120 KB range (~20%), non-white or shaded background (~15%), glasses (~10%), retouched skin (~10%), wrong dimensions (~10%), smile or open mouth (~5%). Photo-Visa.Online auto-detects each of these before payment — including ear visibility, which most online services skip.
The 33×48 mm format applies to all Chinese visa categories: L (tourist), M (business), F (cultural exchange), Q1/Q2 (family visit), X1/X2 (student), Z (work), S1/S2 (private affairs), D (permanent residence), R (talent), G (transit), C (crew). The same photo also works for the Chinese Green Card (33×48 mm) and Macau / Hong Kong endorsements through CIDG.
Chinese Visa Application Service Centers (CVASC) charge $13–17 for compliant 33×48 mm photos at the visa center counter. Drugstores in the U.S. don't stock the 33×48 mm format — only 2×2 in. Photo-Visa.Online produces a COVA-ready digital file and a print-ready layout from $5. Money-back guarantee: if the embassy rejects your visa because of the photo, we refund you.
China visa photo size is 33×48 mm (1.3×1.9 in) for print and 354×472 pixels for online uploads. The digital file must be between 40 KB and 120 KB, on a strictly plain white background, with both ears fully visible and no glasses.
No. Glasses are strictly prohibited in China visa photos — even thin frames or rimless designs. There is no medical exception. Remove glasses entirely before taking the photo. The Chinese Embassy will reject the application if any eyewear is visible.
Ear visibility is part of the PRC's biometric identification protocol. Cover all earrings and pull hair behind both ears. About 30% of China visa photo rejections are due to hair partly covering one ear — even a small overlap is a rejection reason.
The COVA (China Online Visa Application) portal requires a JPEG between 40 KB and 120 KB. Files smaller than 40 KB lack the resolution to verify biometric features; files over 120 KB are rejected at upload. Photo-Visa.Online auto-compresses to fit this range while preserving quality.
No. China visa photos require a strictly neutral expression with the mouth closed. Even a slight smile or parted lips is grounds for rejection. Both eyes must be open and looking directly at the camera.
Photo-Visa.Online charges $5 for a COVA-compliant digital JPEG or $6 with a printable 4×6 in layout. Chinese Visa Application Service Centers charge $13–17 at the counter. CVS and Walgreens do not offer the 33×48 mm format.