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Libya e-Visa Photo (JPG up to 1 MB, white background; ICAO 35 x 45 frame): size and requirements

The Libya e-Visa Photo size is 413 x 531 pixels for online upload, file under 1 MB. The background should be white.; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Last verified 2026-10-10 against State of Libya, electronic visa portal (evisa.gov.ly, VISA Section), application message strings, with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.

For the personal photo uploaded with a Libyan electronic visa application on the national portal evisa.gov.ly, by visitors whose nationality the portal admits. The portal's own messages require a JPG under 1 MB, a white background, a visible face and portrait orientation but state no pixel size or head rule, so the frame here is the ICAO reference. Not for a visa obtained at a Libyan embassy and not for a Libyan passport.

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VerifiedNo national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard appliesLast checked 2026-10-10State of Libya, electronic visa portal (evisa.gov.ly, VISA Section), application message strings, with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame

Requirements at a glance

Size
413 x 531 pixels for online upload, file under 1 MB
Head height
Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (The face must be present in the image. (no size or head rule is published; ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent applied to a 35 x 45 frame))
Background
The background should be white.
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 , under 1024 KB, plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet

What trips people up

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    File rule: 'Upload a replacement supplied by the applicant. JPG for the personal photo (max 1MB); JPG or PNG for the others (max 2MB).' So the personal photo must be a JPG of at most 1 MB; PNG is allowed only for the passport copy and other documents.
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    The portal checks the picture: its validation messages are 'The background should be white.', 'The face must be present in the image.' and 'يجب أن تكون الصورة الشخصية عمودية' (the personal photo must be portrait orientation). A landscape crop or a grey background fails before you submit.
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    No pixel size, head size or photo age is published anywhere in the portal's strings, so we render the ICAO 35 x 45 mm frame (413 x 531 px) with a 70 to 80 per cent head, flagged as such.
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    Automated check with a fallback: 'We couldn't check your photos right now. You can still continue — they will be checked when you submit.' A photo that slips past the live check is still reviewed later.
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    Both pictures travel together: 'Photos were not copied — please re-upload your passport and personal photo.' and, when editing, 'to change them, re-upload both the personal and passport photo.'
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    Nationalities the portal does not serve are told 'Head to the your nearest libyan embassy to apply for a visa.' (sic); embassy photo rules were not read.

Good to know before you pay

If you already have a portrait-orientation JPG under 1 MB on a plain white background, upload that; the portal states no other photo rule.

Source and verification

VerifiedLast checked 2026-10-10State of Libya, electronic visa portal (evisa.gov.ly, VISA Section), application message strings, with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame

No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 at State of Libya, electronic visa portal (evisa.gov.ly, VISA Section), application message strings, with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.

  • Upload a replacement supplied by the applicant. JPG for the personal photo (max 1MB); JPG or PNG for the others (max 2MB).
  • The background should be white.
  • The face must be present in the image.
  • يجب أن تكون الصورة الشخصية عمودية
  • We couldn't check your photos right now. You can still continue — they will be checked when you submit.
  • Photos were not copied — please re-upload your passport and personal photo.
  • Head to the your nearest libyan embassy to apply for a visa.
  • Submitted portraits should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm (1.77 in x 1.38 in) in dimension.
  • 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 1-7 are the portal's own i18n message strings (sources/ly/evisa-bundle-photo-messages.txt), extracted on 2026-10-10 from https://evisa.gov.ly/assets/index-qTnkJv1F.js because the page renders nothing without JavaScript (sources/ly/evisa-home.txt); keys replaceDocumentHint, backgroundMustBeWhite, faceMustBePresentInImage, a literal, photoCheckUnavailable, photosNotCopiedNotice, goToEmbassyForApplication. Quotes 8-9 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12). digital.maxKb 1024 and format 'jpeg' are from quote 1; background 'white' from quote 2; 413 x 531 px is our 300 dpi rendering of the ICAO 35 x 45 frame (the portal publishes no pixel rule); glasses and headCovering are rendering defaults; maxPhotoAgeMonths undefined.

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Frequently asked questions

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