Laos eVisa Photo (laoevisa.gov.la: 4 x 6 cm, white background, 6 months): size and requirements
The Laos eVisa Photo size is 40 x 60 mm (1.57 x 2.36 inches), or 472 x 709 pixels for online upload. With a plain white background.; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR - Lao eVisa portal FAQ 2.2 'What are the photo requirements for eVisa?' and the Information page.
For the photograph uploaded with a Lao tourist eVisa application on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs portal laoevisa.gov.la, used at the nine designated eVisa ports (Wattay, Luang Prabang and Pakse airports, Friendship Bridges I, II and IV, Boten checkpoint and the Boten and Khamsavath railway stations). The portal publishes the size, colour, age and background but no head measurement, so the head band here is the ICAO reference. Not for a Lao passport, a visa on arrival or a sticker visa from a Lao embassy.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 40 x 60 mm (1.57 x 2.36 inches), or 472 x 709 pixels for online upload
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (Sized 4 x 6 cm 'as per ICAO Standard photograph'; no head figure is published, so ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 60 mm height is applied (the sheet rejects 'Face too small'))
- Background
- With a plain 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
- Photo age
- Taken within the last 6 months
- We deliver
- 472 x 709 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckThe whole rule from FAQ 2.2 - 'Your photo must be:' 'Sized 4 x 6 cm.', 'In color.', 'Taken within the last 6 months.', 'With no shadows.', 'With a plain white background.', 'You must face the camera in the photo.', 'Have a neutral expression.', 'Have both eyes open.' The Information page repeats 'The size of the photograph must be 4x6 cm, as per ICAO Standard photograph:'.
- Check4 x 6 cm is taller than the usual 35 x 45 mm: a 3:4 passport crop will be rejected as the wrong ratio, so export the 2:3 frame we render. No pixel count, file type or file size is published for the upload, so 472 x 709 px JPEG at 300 dpi is our rendering choice.
- CheckThe 'Photospecs eVisa' sheet (photo_spec.jpg) shows twelve rejects with captions only: 'Blurred Photograph', 'Non-neutral expression', 'Face too small', 'Hair covering part of face', 'White background color' (a busy background), 'Reflection on glasses', 'Face covered' (the reject shows a face veil, the pass beside it a head scarf with the whole face visible), 'Overlit', 'No upside down photograph', 'Washed out', 'Tintes glasses', 'Glasses frame covering eyes'. It carries no numbers.
- CheckDocuments: 'scan-colored copies' of the 'Passport bio page' and the 'Photograph size 4x6 cm'; the passport must be valid 'for more than 180 days from the date of arrival' and only an 'Ordinary Passport' qualifies. 'Currently, you can only apply for Tourist Visa with eVisa.' and 'all applicants including children and infants must have a visa'.
- CheckTiming: processed 'within 03 working days'; apply no more than 60 days and at least 5 days before arrival; the approval letter is valid 60 days, the stay 30 days, single entry; print the approval letter (black and white is fine if the QR code is legible). Fees are non-refundable; groups of up to 20 per invoice.
- CheckIf the photo is wrong the portal e-mails a link to replace it: 'If your photo does not meet the requirements, you will have to provide new photographs before your application can be processed.'
Good to know before you pay
A studio 4 x 6 cm white-background JPEG uploads as is; use our file to get the unusual 2:3 frame right from a phone photo.
Source and verification
Read from the official page. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR - Lao eVisa portal FAQ 2.2 'What are the photo requirements for eVisa?' and the Information page.
Sized 4 x 6 cm.
In color.
Taken within the last 6 months.
With no shadows.
With a plain white background.
Have a neutral expression.
Have both eyes open.
The size of the photograph must be 4x6 cm, as per ICAO Standard photograph:
Photograph size 4x6 cm (have been taken no longer than 6 months).
If your photo does not meet the requirements, you will have to provide new photographs before your application can be processed.
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.
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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