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Chinese visa and passport photo maker, 33 × 48 mm

China uses a taller 33 × 48 mm photo with both ears visible and a plain white background. The maker checks these points and saves the online visa file or a print sheet.

1. Choose the document

2. Add your photo

No photo yet? Take one now with your phone or computer camera.

A selfie is fine. The photo is taken by itself only when position, shoulders, facing, expression and light are all right; size and framing are set automatically.

Add one photo of your face looking straight at the camera (JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC).

or drop a file here

How to take a photo that passes
  • Stand about 1 m in front of a plain light wall, facing a window or soft light.
  • A selfie is fine: hold the phone at arm’s length at eye level (both hands keep the shoulders level), face and shoulders square to it. A phone right in front of the face makes the nose and forehead look bigger.
  • Look straight at the camera, mouth closed, both eyes open, hair off the eyes and ears.
  • No hat, no tinted glasses; keep your shoulders in the picture.
  • Use a photo taken in the last 6 months.

Your photo stays on this device. Only the AI model files (about 41 MB, once) are downloaded from this site.

Your photo never leaves this device. Everything runs in your browser.

How to use it

  1. ‘1. Choose the document’ already shows Chinese visa or passport (33 × 48 mm). Switch with ‘Country’ or ‘Document and size’. ‘Show size and rules’ lists what the Chinese visa or passport photo asks for.
  2. For the Chinese visa or passport photo, press ‘Open the camera’ under ‘2. Add your photo’, or add a file. Sit square to the lens, shoulders level.
  3. Read the ‘Checks’. For Chinese visa or passport the head has to measure 28–33 mm, measured from the chin to the top of the hair, on a plain white background. For Chinese visa or passport, anything under ‘Some things need a new photo’ comes with the reason and a retake tip.
  4. Open ‘Fine-tune’ to move the picture or set the Chinese visa or passport head size inside 28–33 mm. Keep ‘Face, hair and clothes’ on ‘No touch-ups’.
  5. For Chinese visa or passport: ‘Save file’ gives the online file (420 × 560 px, 40–120 KB for the visa application); ‘Save print sheet’ puts copies on 4 × 6 in, 10 × 15 cm or 89 × 127 mm paper.

What it does

  • The rules for Chinese visa or passport

    For Chinese visa or passport, ‘Show size and rules’ lists 33 × 48 mm, a head of 28–33 mm, a plain white background, and the rule on glasses: glasses are allowed only if the frames do not cover the eyes and the lenses do not reflect light.

  • The head measured the way this office measures it

    For the Chinese visa or passport photo the head is measured from the chin to the top of the hair. The maker applies that measure to the Chinese visa or passport frame, so hair does not skew the face size.

  • The file or the sheet you need

    The Chinese visa or passport file follows the limits of the form: 420 × 560 px, 40–120 KB for the visa application. A print sheet puts several copies on one page.

Good to know

The shape is narrower than the 35 × 45 mm photo most countries use, so cropping a European photo cuts into the head. The maker builds the 33 × 48 mm frame from your selfie and leaves 3–5 mm above the head.

The figures for Chinese visa or passport come from the maker’s rule card, checked in October 2026 against the issuing office’s published guidance, and rules change, so read the current Chinese visa or passport instructions before you submit.

Questions and answers

Do both ears have to show for a Chinese visa photo?

Yes, the rule card lists both ears visible, so hair behind the ears or tucked back is the safe choice. The visa upload file is 420 × 560 px and between 40 and 120 KB, which the maker sets when you save the file.

What size is the photo for Chinese visa or passport?

For Chinese visa or passport: 33 × 48 mm, with a head of 28–33 mm, measured from the chin to the top of the hair. The background is plain white.

Is my Chinese visa or passport photo uploaded anywhere?

No. Your Chinese visa or passport photo is processed in your browser on your own device. Only the program and its picture models are downloaded.

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