Indonesian e-Visa Photo (evisa.imigrasi.go.id upload, 400 x 600 px minimum): size and requirements
The Indonesian e-Visa Photo size is 800 x 1200 pixels for online upload (minimum 400 x 600), file under 2 MB. Not stated. The sheet publishes no background colour; its only recorded accepted example is on a plain red background. White is our rendering choice.; head 50 to 60 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 12 months. Last verified 2026-10-08 against Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi, 'Syarat Foto' photo-format sheet linked from the visa pages ('detail format file'), and the C1 Visa Wisata page (Pengajuan visa).
For the colour photograph file uploaded with an Indonesian visa application on evisa.imigrasi.go.id (tourist visa C1, business, work, family and other visa codes that list 'pasfoto berwarna terbaru'). Not for an Indonesian passport (the office photographs you), not for visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry, and not for the KTP-el.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 800 x 1200 pixels for online upload (minimum 400 x 600), file under 2 MB
- Head height
- Head 50 to 60 percent of the photo height (The top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin must be between 50% and 60% of the image's total height. The eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of the eyes) should be between 50% and 60% of the image's height.)
- Eye line
- 50 to 60 percent from the bottom of the photo
- Background
- Not stated. The sheet publishes no background colour; its only recorded accepted example is on a plain red background. White is our rendering choice.
- 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 12 months
- We deliver
- 800 x 1200 px , under 2048 KB, plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckThe portrait is a 2:3 file, not a 35 x 45 print: 'Min. 400×600px.' and 'Max. size 2Mb', in 'File format using *.JPEG/ .JPG/ .PNG in color.'
- CheckThe head is small by passport standards: 50 to 60 per cent of the image height, with the eyes 50 to 60 per cent up from the bottom. The sheet rejects a tight head-only crop as 'Too close'.
- CheckA photo up to a year old is accepted: the visa pages ask for 'pasfoto berwarna terbaru (setahun terakhir)' (a recent colour photo from the last year).
- CheckIndonesia's sheet shows its accepted example on a RED background (the Indonesian pas foto convention) and publishes no background colour rule at all; we deliver white, which is our rendering choice, not a stated requirement.
- CheckRejected examples are 'Blurry photo', 'Others than face photo' and 'Expression face photo' (smiling or frowning): keep a neutral face.
- CheckThe whole application is online: 'Orang asing harus memiliki akun di evisa.imigrasi.go.id sebelum mengajukan visa.' Tourists (C1) usually need no sponsor; the file is uploaded by the applicant or the sponsor.
Known portal issues
- Note
Portal refuses access without an account (HTTP 403)
Create the account first, then read the 'Syarat Foto' sheet on imigrasi.go.id for the photo rule. Read the fix
Good to know before you pay
If you already have a colour JPG/PNG of at least 400 x 600 px, under 2 MB, taken within the last year with your head at about half the frame height, upload that.
Source and verification
Read from the official page. Last checked 2026-10-08 at Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi, 'Syarat Foto' photo-format sheet linked from the visa pages ('detail format file'), and the C1 Visa Wisata page (Pengajuan visa).
File format using *.JPEG/ .JPG/ .PNG in color.
Min. 400×600px.
Max. size 2Mb
The layout and position of the photo must be proper (Too close and too far are not recommended).
The top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin must be between 50% and 60% of the image's total height.
The eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of the eyes) should be between 50% and 60% of the image's height.
Expression face photo.
pasfoto berwarna terbaru (setahun terakhir).
Orang asing harus memiliki akun di evisa.imigrasi.go.id sebelum mengajukan visa.
Quotes 1-7 are from the 'Syarat Foto' PDF at source.url, a one-page image-only PDF (English text) whose embedded JPEG was extracted and TRANSCRIBED BY HAND on 2026-10-08 (sources/id/imigrasi-syarat-foto-pdf-transcription.txt); the sheet is linked as 'detail format file' from every visa detail page. Quotes 8-9 are Indonesian, from the C1 Visa Wisata page https://www.imigrasi.go.id/wna/permohonan-visa-republik-indonesia/c1-visa-wisata (sources/id/imigrasi-c1-visa-wisata.txt; its content is embedded in the page as a JS variable). maxPhotoAgeMonths 12 from 'setahun terakhir'. No maximum pixel size is published, so the 800 x 1200 target is our 2:3 rendering choice above the 400 x 600 minimum. The 50-60 % head and eye-line values are taken from the sheet's legible body text, not from its diagram labels, which the transcription records as tiny and partly illegible. Background: the sheet states no colour; the transcription records only one accepted example (plain red background) and no white example; 'white' is our rendering choice (flagged in backgroundStatedAs). glasses, headCovering, neutralExpression and mouthClosed: the sheet rejects only 'Expression face photo' and shows no glasses or head-covering rule; those fields are ICAO-style defaults. The E23 work visa page was fetched but returned the site shell and was not saved. child left undefined.
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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