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Saudi visa photo: size and requirements for the eVisa, checked in your browser
A Saudi visa photo for the online eVisa is a digital file of exactly 200 × 200 pixels and 5 to 100 KB, with the face filling 70–80% of the photo on a white background with no pattern and no shadows. Those are the rules on the photo specifications page of the official eVisa portal, visa.visitsaudi.com. OpenPhotoId is a free passport photo maker that makes the Saudi visa photo on your own device, at that size and inside that file-size window, and checks it before you upload it. No sign-up, no watermark, and nothing is uploaded.
Saudi visa photo size and requirements
These are the rules on the eVisa portal's Photo Specifications page [1], checked on 27 October 2026. The numbers in the last column point to the sources at the end of the page.
| Rule | What the eVisa portal asks for | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 200 × 200 in width and height (pixels) | [1] |
| File | 5 to 100 KB | [1] |
| Photos | one identical photograph | [1] |
| Face | a close-up of the face and the top of the shoulders; the face takes up 70–80%, chin to crown, centred | [1] |
| Taken | no more than six months old | [1] |
| Background | white, with no pattern and no shadows; only the person, no other people or objects | [1] |
| Pose | head square to the camera, not at an angle or turned; face and eyes straight towards the camera, both ears and cheeks visible | [1] |
| Head wear | generally not permitted; exceptions, especially for religious reasons, if the face shows from chin to forehead with no shadows | [1] |
The page also asks that voluminous hair be shown in full without making the face smaller, if possible. Every entry the app supports, with its official page, is on the supported documents list.
Which Saudi visa this photo is for
The rules above are the eVisa portal's, visa.visitsaudi.com, the official site for the Saudi tourist visa. That is the Saudi visa photo the app makes. Other Saudi visas are applied for in other ways, and their photo rules can differ; OpenPhotoId has not checked them. If you are not applying on visa.visitsaudi.com, read the photo rules of the portal or office you apply through before you use this file.
What the app makes for a Saudi visa photo
- A 200 × 200 px JPEG between 5 and 100 KB. The file size is found by search inside the portal's window, not guessed, and the File size check shows the result.
- A white background. The app replaces the background with white (#FFFFFF) for this document; you can choose another option under Background.
- The face at 70–80% of the photo height, the portal's figure, in the head-height check.
- Glasses. The portal page does not mention them. The app treats this document as one that advises against glasses, so the Glasses check asks you to take them off if you can; tinted glasses and sunglasses are never accepted.
- No print sheet. The Saudi visa photo is a file for the portal only, so there is nothing to print.
- Twelve checks run on the finished file: face count, head height, eye line, centring, head tilt, glasses, distance between the eyes, sharpness, even lighting, background, size in pixels and file size.
Before you upload a Saudi visa photo
- Face the camera straight on, with your head neither tilted nor turned, so both ears and cheeks show.
- Keep your face clear of shadows, and stand a little away from a plain wall so none falls behind you.
- Use a photo taken in the last six months.
- Take off any head wear unless you wear it for religious reasons, and then keep your face visible from chin to forehead.
- A pass from the app is not an acceptance. The visa authority still checks every photo.
Taking the Saudi visa photo yourself? See how to take a passport photo at home, and which documents need a white background. Other visa photos the app makes: the Schengen visa photo, the Indian visa photo and the China online visa photo.
Questions
What size is a Saudi visa photo?
For the online eVisa, exactly 200 × 200 pixels, with a file size of 5 to 100 KB. The face takes up 70–80% of the photo, from the chin to the crown of the head.
What background does a Saudi visa photo need?
White, with no pattern and no shadows, and nobody and nothing else in the photo. OpenPhotoId sets a white background for this document.
Can I wear a head covering in a Saudi visa photo?
The eVisa page says head wear is generally not permitted, with exceptions, especially for religious reasons. In that case the face must be visible from the tip of the chin to the forehead, with no shadows on it.
Does OpenPhotoId upload my photo?
No. The face detector and the matting model run in your browser, so the photo never leaves your device until you upload it to the visa portal yourself, and after the first visit the app works offline.
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Every feature is free, with no account and no watermark. It runs in any modern browser, on desktop or phone, and there are apps for macOS, Windows and Android; the iPhone and iPad download is coming back soon. The source is on GitLab under MIT or Apache-2.0.
Sources, checked 27 October 2026
- Saudi eVisa (visa.visitsaudi.com): Photo Specifications: Format (Size), Background, Expression, Head Wear.