Your visa photo, accepted the first time.
A photo two millimetres off, or a background the wrong shade of grey, can bounce an application you already paid for. We hold every embassy spec for the right visa photo size, shoot to it exactly, and print in-house in minutes. No second trip, no rejected upload.
USA 51 × 51 mm
- Right visa photo size for your country
- Correct background colour
- Head height to spec
- Printed copies and a digital file
A few millimetres is the difference between go and no.
Embassies and visa centres run automated checks now. A machine measures the head, reads the background, and refuses anything outside the published range. The reasons are simple, and every one of them is avoidable.
Every country, the size that actually passes.
A quick reference for the countries we are asked for most, from the US visa photo to the Schengen visa photo. We hold the full list, and we confirm the live requirement for your application before we shoot.
| Country | Size | Head height | Background | Digital | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm) | 25 to 35 mm | Plain white or off-white | 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px | Square, colour only. No glasses since 2016. Same spec for the DV lottery. |
| Schengen | 35 to 40 mm wide | Face 70 to 80% | Plain light coloured | Often two printed copies | Shared European guidance. Glasses allowed if untinted and clear of the eyes. |
| UK | 35 × 45 mm | 29 to 34 mm | Light grey or cream | From 600 × 750 px, JPEG | No glasses since 2018, mouth closed. |
| Canada | 35 × 45 mm | 31 to 36 mm | Plain white or light coloured | Printed for most paper applications | Two identical prints, taken within six months. Non tinted prescription glasses allowed. |
| India | 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm) | 25 to 35 mm | Plain light coloured or white | JPEG, square | Portal takes a square JPEG, 10 to 300 KB, head 25 to 35 mm. |
| Australia | 35 to 40 mm wide | 32 to 36 mm | Neutral or light grey, contrasting | JPEG for ImmiAccount | Glasses off unless medical. Unedited image, shoulders visible. |
| Saudi & GCC | 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm) | Full face, shoulders shown | Plain white | 200 × 200 px, 5 to 100 KB | Dark plain clothing helps, no head covering except on religious grounds. |
| China | 33 × 48 mm | 28 to 33 mm | White or close to white | 354 × 472 px, 40 to 120 KB | Ears visible, lips closed, glossy print. Head 15 to 22 mm wide. |
| Pakistan | 35 × 45 mm | Face 70 to 80% | Plain white | From 350 × 467 px, up to 350 KB | NADRA online system. Glasses are not worn. |
| Philippines | 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm) | Centred, full face | Plain white | Colour, no eyewear | Copies and photo age vary by post. We confirm yours first. |
Requirements change. We confirm the current spec for your exact application before you pay, so nothing is left to chance.
Jump to your country.
Pick where you are applying. Each one carries the key spec and a WhatsApp button that already names the country, so all you do is press send.
United States visa and DV lottery
The US visa photo is one of the strictest, and it is square. We shoot a 2 × 2 inch image, head between 25 and 35 mm, on a plain white or off-white background. The digital file is square as well, from 600 × 600 up to 1200 × 1200 pixels, in colour, because black and white is refused. Glasses have not been allowed since November 2016 except when they cannot be removed for medical reasons, and that alone accounts for a great many rejections. The same frame covers the Diversity Visa lottery. You leave with prints and the file by email.
Schengen visa, all member states
Every Schengen country shares the same European guidance, so one photo covers France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the rest. It is 35 to 40 mm wide, a close up of your head and the top of your shoulders so the face fills 70 to 80% of the frame, on a plain light coloured background with even lighting and no shadow behind the head. No more than six months old. Glasses are allowed here, as long as the lenses are untinted, nothing reflects off them and the frames do not cover your eyes. Most centres want two identical prints, and we add a digital copy for the upload.
United Kingdom visa and passport
The UK visa photo is 35 × 45 mm with the head between 29 and 34 mm, on a plain light grey or cream background. Glasses have not been allowed since 2018, even clear ones. For online applications we export from 600 × 750 pixels as a JPEG, sized to pass the automated checker on the first try.
Canada visa and study permit
The Canada visa photo frame is at least 35 × 45 mm with the head, chin to crown, between 31 and 36 mm, on a plain white or light coloured background. IRCC asks for two identical photographs taken within the last six months, printed on quality photographic paper, showing the top of the shoulders. Non tinted prescription glasses are allowed as long as the frame covers no part of your eyes. We check every one of those before you leave.
India visa, OCI and passport
The India photo is square, the same height as its width, commonly printed at 2 × 2 inches. The online portal takes a JPEG between 10 and 300 KB on a plain light coloured or white background, with the full head from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin measuring 25 to 35 mm. Front view, eyes open, no shadow on the face or behind it. We shoot the right version for what you are actually applying for.
Australia visa and ImmiAccount
The Australia photo runs 35 to 40 mm wide and 45 to 50 mm high, with the face from chin to crown between 32 and 36 mm. Home Affairs asks for a neutral or light grey background that contrasts with your face, not a white one, and the image must stay unedited. Glasses come off unless you cannot remove them for medical reasons. For ImmiAccount we give you a correctly sized JPEG alongside the prints.
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
For Saudi visas and Hajj or Umrah, the photo is full frontal on a plain white background with no pattern, the shoulders showing and a neutral expression, and it must be no more than six months old. The Saudi e-visa wants a digital image of 200 × 200 pixels between 5 and 100 KB, with the face filling 70 to 80% of the frame. Dark plain clothing reads best, and head coverings are fine on religious grounds. We also hold the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman specs.
China visa
China is 33 × 48 mm with the head 28 to 33 mm tall and 15 to 22 mm wide, on a white or near white background with no border, ears visible and lips closed. Prints go on glossy paper, never matte. The online form takes a JPEG up to 354 × 472 pixels and between 40 and 120 KB. We export exactly to that so the upload does not bounce.
Pakistan visa and passport
Pakistan is 35 mm wide by 45 mm high with the face filling 70 to 80% of the frame, on a plain white background, no more than six months old. The NADRA online system wants a digital image of at least 350 × 467 pixels and up to 350 KB. Glasses are not worn at all for it. We capture both the print and the upload version in one sitting.
Philippines visa
The Philippines uses a 2 × 2 inch colour photo on a plain white background, face centred and looking straight at the camera, commonly taken within the last three months. No eyewear and no headwear, and a photocopied or computer generated picture is refused. The number of copies and the age of the photo change with the visa type and the post, so before we shoot we confirm what your specific embassy is asking for.
We carry the rules, so you carry nothing.
A booth cannot read the embassy spec or care if you are turned away. We are a real studio in Business Bay, and your visa photo gets the same steady attention as everything else we shoot.
We confirm the spec
Before we shoot, we check the live requirement for your exact country and application, so a quiet rule change never costs you a rejection.
Printed in-house
Our own studio printer means the right paper and the right colour, in your hand minutes later, plus a digital file emailed for any online upload.
Rated 4.9 on Google
With 5,000+ sessions delivered, people across Business Bay trust us with the small things and the big ones. The visa photo is how many of them first met us.
Common questions.
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Get your visa photo accepted the first time.
- Where
- Office 905, Magnum Opus Bay, Business Bay, Dubai
- Hours
- Saturday to Thursday, 10am to 9pm
- +971 50 140 8298
What people say after a visa photo.
I came to Sukon for my visa photo taken. The studio has some great photos hanging on the wall so I want to try out portrait photo. The photo came out great with editing. I look 15 years younger on the photo. Im very happy with the service they provided and highly recommend others on Sukon photography.
Thank you very much for the great pictures for my visa application! The staff is very professional, super nice and interesting to talk to (especially Khalil) which makes the whole experience such a bless
Very fast service, got photographs taken for dubai visa both printed and emailed. Very convenient and easy to find the place! Took 10mins max
About these figures. We take them from each authority’s own published guidance and check them before we publish. They are general information, not advice on your application. Requirements change, and an embassy, consulate or visa centre can apply a rule differently on the day, so please confirm what yours asks for before you submit. Sukoon Studio is not liable for a decision made on your application. Last reviewed 6 September 2026.