Russian e-Visa Photo (evisa.kdmid.ru upload, JPEG, 35x45 ratio, face 70-80%): size and requirements
The Russian e-Visa Photo size is 413 x 531 pixels for online upload. The photo must be taken with a plain light-colored background with no shadows.; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-09 against Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (КДМИД), unified e-visa portal evisa.kdmid.ru, 'Instruction' page.
For the digital face photo uploaded with a unified electronic visa application on the Russian MFA portal evisa.kdmid.ru (tourist, business, humanitarian and guest e-visas for eligible nationalities). Not for a consular sticker visa lodged at an embassy or visa centre, and not for a Russian passport.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 413 x 531 pixels for online upload
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (The photo must show the top of your head and the top of your shoulders. Your head must be in the center of the photo and be fully shown from the top of the hairline or the crown of the head to the tip of the chin. The nose must be on the symmetry line. The face must take up 70-80 percent of the photo.)
- Background
- The photo must be taken with a plain light-colored background with no shadows.
- 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 portal wants a JPEG with the 35x45 proportions, not a square: 'The photo must be rectangular (with the 35x45 aspect ratio).' and 'The photo must have no frames.' No pixel or kilobyte limit is published; 413 x 531 px is our rendering of 35 x 45 mm at 300 dpi.
- CheckThe face, not the head, is sized: 'The face must take up 70-80 percent of the photo.' The head must be centred and fully shown 'from the top of the hairline or the crown of the head to the tip of the chin', with the nose on the symmetry line.
- CheckBackground is 'plain light-colored' with no shadows; white is fine but not required. Uniform lighting, no flash reflections, no red eyes, natural skin tone.
- CheckSix months maximum: 'The photo must be no more than six months old as of the date of the application and reflect your current appearance.' You must be alone, with no chair back, pictures or other people visible.
- CheckGlasses may stay on if the eyes are clearly visible: no flash reflection on the lenses, no tinted lenses, frames must not cover the eyes even partly; lighter frames are recommended.
- CheckHead covering only on religious grounds and only if it 'does not conceal facial features'; the face must be visible 'from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead'.
- CheckChildren under six pay no consular fee but still need their own application and photo: 'Children under the age of six by the date of the submission of the application are exempt from the consular fee.'
Known quirks of the official upload
- NoteBoth uploads are JPEG only: 'Digital photo of your passport data in JPEG format.' and 'Digital photo of your face in JPEG format that meets the requirements .'
- NoteIf the consular officer finds a problem the status becomes 'Correction required' and you re-upload and resubmit; only paid applications are processed.
Good to know before you pay
If you already have a JPEG passport photo in 35x45 proportions, taken within six months on a plain light background with your face filling 70 to 80 per cent of the frame, upload that; the portal checks the photo, not its origin.
Source and verification
Read from the official page. Last checked 2026-10-09 at Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (КДМИД), unified e-visa portal evisa.kdmid.ru, 'Instruction' page.
Digital photo of your face in JPEG format that meets the requirements .
The photo must be no more than six months old as of the date of the application and reflect your current appearance. The photo must show you alone.
The photo must be taken in full-face view. The head must not be tilted or turned. You must look directly at the camera with a neutral expression, your mouth closed, eyes open and clearly visible. No hair across your eyes.
The photo must be taken with a plain light-colored background with no shadows.
Applicants whose religious beliefs prohibit them to be seen with their heads uncovered are allowed to wear a head covering that does not conceal facial features in the photo.
If you wear glasses, your eyes must be clearly visible in the photo. Flash reflection off the lenses, as well as tinted lenses are not allowed (if possible, avoid heavy frames – wear lighter framed glasses, if you have them).
The face must take up 70-80 percent of the photo.
The photo must have no frames.
The photo must be rectangular (with the 35x45 aspect ratio).
Children under the age of six by the date of the submission of the application are exempt from the consular fee.
Digital photo of your passport data in JPEG format.
All quotes are from the English 'Instruction' page of evisa.kdmid.ru at source.url (sources/ru/kdmid-evisa-instruction.txt, read directly on 2026-10-09; the same text appears on the portal home page, sources/ru/kdmid-evisa-home.txt). Quote 1 keeps the page's stray space before the full stop. head 0.7-0.8 is the page's 'face must take up 70-80 percent of the photo', read as crown-to-chin against image height; the page does not define 'face' more precisely. background 'light' from 'plain light-colored background'. digital 413 x 531 px is our 300 dpi rendering of the stated 35x45 aspect ratio; the portal publishes no pixel or kilobyte limit, and format 'jpeg' is the page's own JPEG rule. headCovering 'religious-medical-only' is the nearest type value to the religious-only exception. child left undefined: the page relaxes nothing for children (only the fee). glasses 'allowed-no-glare' from quote 6.
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