Iraq e-Visa Photo (evisa.iq upload, white background): size and requirements
The Iraq e-Visa Photo size is 413 x 531 pixels for online upload. A digital photo with a white background; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Last verified 2026-10-09 against Republic of Iraq, Iraqi Electronic Visa portal (evisa.iq), 'What is an e-Visa?' instructions page, with ICAO Doc 9303.
For the digital photo uploaded with an Iraqi electronic visa application on the national e-Visa portal (evisa.iq / eservice.evisa.iq) for single or multiple entry stays of up to 30 days. Not for a visa obtained at an embassy or on arrival, and not for an Iraqi passport.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 413 x 531 pixels for online upload
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (To apply, you need a valid passport and a digital photo with a white background. (no size or head rule is published; ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent applied))
- Background
- a digital photo with a white background
- 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
- We deliver
- 413 x 531 px , plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckWhite background is the only published rule: 'To apply, you need a valid passport and a digital photo with a white background.' No pixel size, file size, format, head size or photo age is stated, so we render the ICAO 35 x 45 mm frame (413 x 531 px) with a 70 to 80 per cent head.
- CheckThe e-Visa is for short stays: 'Valid for 30 days and available for single or multiple entry.' It 'lets you enter Iraq without visiting an embassy or consulate'.
- CheckThe visa arrives by email: 'Your e-Visa will arrive by email; print it and show it at border control.' Keep the uploaded photo file in case the portal asks you to re-upload.
- CheckVisa requirements differ by nationality and passport type; the portal's 'Visa Types' search by country was not readable as text, so check it before applying.
Known quirks of the official upload
- NoteApply on eservice.evisa.iq ('Apply Now' from the instructions page); payment is online and the approved e-Visa is emailed as a document to print.
Good to know before you pay
If you already have a digital passport photo on a white background, upload that; the portal states no other photo rule.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-09 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at Republic of Iraq, Iraqi Electronic Visa portal (evisa.iq), 'What is an e-Visa?' instructions page, with ICAO Doc 9303.
To apply, you need a valid passport and a digital photo with a white background.
The electronic visa lets you enter Iraq without visiting an embassy or consulate.
Valid for 30 days and available for single or multiple entry.
Your e‑Visa will arrive by email; print it and show it at border control.
The crown-to-chin portion of the facial image shall be 70 to 80 per cent of the longest dimension defined for Zone V, maintaining the aspect ratio between the crown-to-chin and ear-to-ear details of the face of the holder.
Quotes 1-4 are from the English instructions page at source.url (sources/iq/evisa-iq-instructions-en.txt, read on 2026-10-09 through the r.jina.ai text proxy with x-no-cache; the site is a Next.js app whose plain HTML carries no text). Quote 4 keeps the page's non-breaking hyphen in 'e‑Visa'. Quote 5 is ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/, Wayback 2024-09-12) and supplies the reference head band; archiveSnapshot is that excerpt's date, not source.url's, which was read live. digital 413 x 531 px JPEG is our 300 dpi rendering of the ICAO 35 x 45 frame; the portal publishes no pixel, kilobyte or format rule. background 'white' is the portal's rule; glasses and headCovering are rendering defaults; maxPhotoAgeMonths undefined. The portal names the issuing authority only as the visa service of the Republic of Iraq; the footer reads '© 2026 Visa Services'.
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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