Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Photo (往来港澳通行证, 33 x 48 mm): size and requirements
The Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Photo size is 33 x 48 mm (1.3 x 1.89 inches). 相片背景色为均匀白色，浅灰色或淡蓝色 (uniform white, light grey or light blue); head 63 to 71 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-07 against National Immigration Administration (国家移民管理局).
For the printed photo handed in with a 往来港澳通行证 application or endorsement at an exit-entry administration office in mainland China. Not for a Hong Kong SAR identity card or Macao document, which are issued by those regions with their own rules.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 33 x 48 mm (1.3 x 1.89 inches)
- Head height
- Head 63 to 71 percent of the photo height (头部高度 30-34 (mm), 脸部宽度 16-24 (mm); 相片尺寸 33X48, 相片有效区域 30X40)
- Background
- 相片背景色为均匀白色，浅灰色或淡蓝色 (uniform white, light grey or light blue)
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera
- Glasses
- Allowed without glare or tint
- Head covering
- Only for religious or medical reasons; full face visible
- Photo age
- Taken within the last 6 months
- We deliver
- 390 x 567 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckSame photo rules as the mainland passport: 33 x 48 mm with the head 30 to 34 mm tall, both taken from the NIA's 《出入境证件相片照相指引》.
- CheckA photo is listed only for the permit itself. If you already hold a valid 往来港澳通行证 and apply for an endorsement (签注) alone, the NIA guide asks for the form and the valid permit, not a new photo; applying for permit and endorsement together needs no duplicate documents.
- CheckChildren under 16 may apply with the household register; the child rules of the NIA guide apply (no neutral expression needed under 4).
Source and verification
Read from the official page and translated by us. Last checked 2026-10-07 at National Immigration Administration (国家移民管理局).
2.提交符合《出入境证件相片照相指引》标准的申请人照片；
2.有效往来港澳通行证（同时申请往来港澳通行证的除外）；
内地居民同时申请往来港澳通行证和签注的，无须重复提交相关材料。
相片尺寸:33X48
相片有效区域:30X40
头部高度30-34
相片背景色为均匀白色，浅灰色或淡蓝色
Quotes are in Chinese and translated on the page. Quotes 1-3 are from the NIA service guide for 往来港澳通行证 at source.url (photo listed under the permit application; endorsement-only applications list the form and the valid permit); the measurements are from the 2011 infographic linked from https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741445/n741619/n894511/c896346/content.html (transcribed in sources/cn/nia-photo-guide-transcription.txt). printsRequired is left undefined because the guide gives no count. Head coverings: the guide allows religious, medical and cultural reasons (our type has no cultural value).
We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.
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