Saudi passport and e-visa photos use different shapes
Absher passport and national ID photos are often 40×60 mm portraits, while many Saudi e-visa uploads insist on a 2×2 inch square JPEG. Mixing the two shapes is the main rejection reason online.
Passport, ID, and work-permit photos in Saudi systems commonly share a 40×60 mm tall rectangle with a plain light background and neutral expression.
Tourist and visit e-visas frequently switch to a 51×51 mm square upload with kilobyte caps—cropping a 40×60 Absher photo without re-framing distorts the face.
MOFA visa channels outside Absher may restate square inches even when your passport renewal used 40×60—read the active portal, not an old print stack.
Gulf lighting in home photos often casts warm tones; e-visa auto-checks reject yellow backgrounds that human eyes forgive.
| Specification | Official requirement |
|---|---|
| Passport / ID / work permit | 40 × 60 mm |
| E-visa upload | 51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in) |
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.
- Absher profile vs e-visa portal—two crops.
- Cool white balance before upload.
- Men: ghutra shadow on cheeks—reposition light.
- Keep uncropped original for Hajj/Umrah seasons.
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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
- • Square e-visa JPEG from 40×60 Absher crop
- • Warm yellow wall on auto-check
- • Smile on e-visa neutral rule
- • Expired photo after new iqama
- • Compressed WhatsApp re-upload
Passport size?
40 × 60 mm in Absher.
E-visa size?
Often 2 × 2 in square.
Same file?
Re-crop separately.
Ghutra?
Face fully visible.
Women's hijab?
No shadow on face.
Recent?
Six months.
Glasses?
Prefer without.
Official?
Absher + MOFA visa portal.