Saudi visa photo size — 2×2 inch (51×51 mm) Visit Saudi MOFA dimensions

Exact dimensions and pixel size

Saudi Arabia uses the 2×2 inch square format at 51×51 millimeters, 300 DPI, for a 600×600 pixel digital file. The Visit Saudi eVisa portal accepts JPEG up to 2 MB — generous compared to the K-ETA's 100 KB cap or the DV Lottery's 240 KB cap.

This is the same dimensions as the US passport, the India eVisa, the DV Lottery, and the Caribbean passport cluster. A single 51×51 mm white-background photo from complypic simultaneously satisfies the Visit Saudi portal, the indianvisaonline.gov.in eVisa portal, and the US Department of State DS-160 — useful for travellers planning Hajj or Umrah alongside other destinations.

Head height and framing

Head height chin to crown should be 25-35 mm — 50-70% of the photo height. Eyes between 56% and 69% from the bottom edge. The face is centered, no head tilt; shoulders visible at the bottom of the frame.

The Visit Saudi portal's automated checker is more permissive on framing than the K-ETA or German BVA systems but still rejects heads framed below 25 mm. Selfies at arm's length usually need re-cropping to bring the head into the acceptable range.

Background and colour

Plain white background, uniform, no shadows or textures. The Saudi MOFA is strict on the white-background requirement — coloured, grey, or patterned backgrounds are rejected outright. The Visit Saudi portal's checker measures background luminance variance and rejects gradients above a low threshold.

Photo must be in colour with natural skin tone. Heavy filtering, beauty modes, and AI smoothing are flagged. The MOFA's screening system increasingly classifies AI-altered photos as 'manipulated' and grounds for refusal — particularly relevant for Umrah applicants whose visa is time-bound to a specific Hajj/Umrah season.

Recency, glasses and head coverings

Photo must be taken within the last 6 months. The MOFA compares against your passport biographic photo and against any prior Saudi visa on file. Significant divergence triggers manual review.

Glasses are not permitted, including clear prescription lenses. Religious head coverings — hijab, niqab where the face is visible, ghutra, taqiyah — are explicitly accepted by the Saudi spec, more so than in most jurisdictions. The face from chin to forehead must remain fully visible and not shadowed. Expression must be neutral with mouth closed.

Visit Saudi portal upload requirements

The Visit Saudi eVisa portal at visa.visitsaudi.com accepts JPEG up to 2 MB. Pixel dimensions should be 600×600 minimum for the digital photo. The portal runs an automated check at upload that validates aspect ratio, face detection, and background uniformity.

For Umrah and Hajj visas issued through accredited travel agents, the same 51×51 mm spec applies. complypic delivers a JPG sized to ~200 KB at 600×600 — well below the 2 MB cap and large enough for portal printing if needed. The 4×6 inch print sheet covers any in-person requirements at Saudi consulates.

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