The published rule for this document’s photograph — from National Immigration Administration, as it was read on 2026-08-20 — and a way to make one that meets it without sending your face to anybody.
# Photo requirements: Passport and visa, China
The published rule for this document’s photograph — from National Immigration Administration, as it was read on 2026-08-20 — and a way to make one that meets it without sending your face to anybody.
Last updated 2026-08-20
## The figures
| What is measured | What this rule publishes |
| --- | --- |
| Print size | 33 x 48 mm at 300 dpi |
| Head, chin to crown | 58.3% to 68.8% (28–33 mm) |
| Eye line, from the bottom | 50.0% to 62.0% (24–29.8 mm) (guidance) |
| Background | Plain white |
| Online visa application upload | exactly 354 x 472 px, JPEG, 40.0 KB to 120.0 KB |
[Make this photo](https://abox.tools/id-photo/#cn-passport) Opens the photo tool with this rule already chosen. It runs in your browser: the photograph is never uploaded, and there is no account and no watermark.
## What else this rule says
- A 33 x 48 mm frame, which is narrower than the 35 x 45 used almost everywhere else, with the head 28 to 33 mm from chin to crown.
- The upload has a floor as well as a ceiling - 40 KB to 120 KB at exactly 354 x 472 pixels, which is that same frame at 272 dpi.
## Where these figures come from
Transcribed from National Immigration Administration — Published photograph standard for exit and entry documents. Checked 2026-08-20. Rules change; the figures above are what to check against the form in front of you.
## What the tool does with them
- Locks the crop to this document’s shape, and draws the head and eye bands inside it, so you can see the rule on your own photograph instead of reading about it.
- Finds the crown, the chin and both pupils by measuring the picture — no face model is downloaded — and says in millimetres whether the head is too large or too small for this rule.
- Reads the background colour and how evenly it is lit, and says which of the two is the problem when there is one.
- Writes the print at the exact millimetres with the resolution in the file, a sheet of them with cut marks, and the upload file at the pixel and file size this rule states.
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The figures
What is measured
What this rule publishes
Print size
33 x 48 mm at 300 dpi
Head, chin to crown
58.3% to 68.8% (28–33 mm)
Eye line, from the bottom
50.0% to 62.0% (24–29.8 mm) (guidance)
Background
Plain white
Online visa application upload
exactly 354 x 472 px, JPEG, 40.0 KB to 120.0 KB
Make this photoOpens the photo tool with this rule already chosen. It runs in your browser: the photograph is never uploaded, and there is no account and no watermark.
What else this rule says
A 33 x 48 mm frame, which is narrower than the 35 x 45 used almost everywhere else, with the head 28 to 33 mm from chin to crown.
The upload has a floor as well as a ceiling - 40 KB to 120 KB at exactly 354 x 472 pixels, which is that same frame at 272 dpi.
Where these figures come from
Transcribed from National Immigration Administration — Published photograph standard for exit and entry documents. Checked 2026-08-20. Rules change; the figures above are what to check against the form in front of you.
What the tool does with them
Locks the crop to this document’s shape, and draws the head and eye bands inside it, so you can see the rule on your own photograph instead of reading about it.
Finds the crown, the chin and both pupils by measuring the picture — no face model is downloaded — and says in millimetres whether the head is too large or too small for this rule.
Reads the background colour and how evenly it is lit, and says which of the two is the problem when there is one.
Writes the print at the exact millimetres with the resolution in the file, a sheet of them with cut marks, and the upload file at the pixel and file size this rule states.