Moldova e-Visa Photo (upload 'Recent photograph', no published rule; ICAO 35 x 45 reference frame): size and requirements
The Moldova e-Visa Photo size is 413 x 531 pixels for online upload. Not stated; white is our rendering choice for the reference frame; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Ministerul Afacerilor Externe și Integrării Europene al Republicii Moldova, e-Visa portal, 'Visa Application Guide', with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
For the 'Recent photograph' uploaded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration's e-Visa portal (evisa.gov.md) by a foreign national applying for a Moldovan visa online. The portal's application guide lists the upload but no size, format or framing rule, so the frame here is the ICAO reference. Not for a paper visa filed at a Moldovan mission nor for any document of a Moldovan citizen.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 413 x 531 pixels for online upload
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (Recent photograph (no size, format or framing rule is published; ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of a 35 x 45 frame applied as a reference))
- Background
- not stated; white is our rendering choice for the reference frame
- 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
- 413 x 531 px , plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckThe whole rule is two words in a list: step 2 says 'Upload the required supporting documents, which may include:' a 'Passport copy;', a 'Recent photograph;', itinerary, accommodation, invitation letter and 'Other documents requested for the selected visa category.' No pixel, file or framing rule is printed anywhere we could read.
- CheckTwo-step registration: you first register with name, nationality and e-mail, receive a Visa Reference Number, then 'Return to the e-Visa portal and select "Continue Application".' The guide warns to keep the number safe.
- CheckDeadline: 'The application must be completed within the timeframe specified in the confirmation e-mail.' Incomplete applications are deleted and cannot be restored, so have the photo ready before you start.
- CheckResult: 'The e-Visa will be issued electronically and sent to your e-mail address.' and you 'Print or save the electronic visa and present it together with your passport when entering the Republic of Moldova.'
- CheckThe portal's landing page (Romanian by default, English via ?c=en-US) only links the MFA's visa-regime pages for who needs a visa and the fees; it carries no photo text.
- CheckEverything geometric here (35 x 45 proportions, 70-80 % head, white background, six months) is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference, flagged as such.
Good to know before you pay
Any clear, recent, front-facing photo of your face uploads; use our file if you want a tidy passport-style crop on a plain background.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Ministerul Afacerilor Externe și Integrării Europene al Republicii Moldova, e-Visa portal, 'Visa Application Guide', with the ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 reference frame.
Upload the required supporting documents, which may include:
Recent photograph;
Return to the e-Visa portal and select "Continue Application".
The e-Visa will be issued electronically and sent to your e-mail address.
Print or save the electronic visa and present it together with your passport when entering the Republic of Moldova.
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 1-5 are from source.url (sources/md/evisa-application-guide-en.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10; list numbers and bullets dropped). The eligibility wording joins the step-2 heading with its first two list items. The landing page https://evisa.gov.md/ is saved as sources/md/evisa-home-en.txt and not quoted. Quotes 6-7 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12). The portal publishes no geometry or file rule; digital 413 x 531 px JPEG, head 0.7-0.8, background 'white' and maxPhotoAgeMonths 6 are ICAO-style defaults for the reference frame.
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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