Crop a Philippine visa photo
Philippine visa photos may be a 2×2 inch square or 35×45 mm depending on the embassy channel. Confirm before you compress for upload.
US-linked forms often want a true 51×51 mm square—do not stretch a rectangular ID photo.
When 35×45 mm is listed, head height differs from a 2×2 crop; re-frame from the original.
Embassy portals may reject PNG or oversized files even after a correct crop.
| Specification | Official requirement |
|---|---|
| Photo size | 2 × 2 in or 35 × 45 mm |
| Background | Plain light colour |
| Expression | Neutral, mouth closed |
| Pose | Facing the camera |
| Recency | Usually within 6 months |
Always confirm the latest rules on the official government site before you submit.
Cream or textured walls, wrong head size after a selfie, and beauty filters cause most delays.
- Read embassy PDF, not social posts.
- JPEG unless told otherwise.
- Square vs rectangle is not interchangeable.
- Keep uncropped backup.
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Can I print my own passport photo at home?
Will a home-printed photo be accepted?
What size should I print?
- • Exact millimetres on your form
- • Plain white or light background
- • Neutral expression, mouth closed
- • Eyes open and clearly visible
- • Recent likeness (about six months)
- • No beauty filters or face reshaping
- • Correct JPEG or print format
- • Only one person in the frame
- • Passport 35×45 reused without square re-crop
- • Tilted selfie
- • Busy background
- • Over-compressed JPEG
- • Wrong visa class size
2×2 or 35×45?
Check your embassy checklist.
Same as DFA passport?
Not always—re-crop.
Colour?
Yes.
Smile?
Neutral.
Recent?
Six months.
File limit?
Crop first, then compress.
Group photo?
No.
Official?
Embassy visa page.