Korean Visa Photo (비자, 3.5 x 4.5 cm colour passport photo): size and requirements
The Korean Visa Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not stated by the Visa Portal; white is our rendering choice, matching the Korean passport standard ('균일하고 잉크 자국이 없는 흰색'); head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-07 against 법무부 대한민국 비자포털 (Ministry of Justice, Korea Visa Portal), '신청절차'.
For the one colour 3.5 x 4.5 cm passport-type photo attached to a Korean visa application at a Korean embassy or consulate, or uploaded as a file of the same size for an e-visa or visa issuance confirmation on the Korea Visa Portal. Not for a Korean passport (Ministry of Foreign Affairs rules, separate page) and not for the alien registration card issued in Korea.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches)
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (여권 사진 (총천연색, 3.5cm x 4.5cm) (no head size is published; ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent applied))
- Background
- not stated by the Visa Portal; white is our rendering choice, matching the Korean passport standard ('균일하고 잉크 자국이 없는 흰색')
- 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
- Prints needed
- 1
- We deliver
- 413 x 531 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckThe Ministry of Justice publishes only the size and colour: '여권 사진 (총천연색, 3.5cm x 4.5cm)' for a consular application and '사진 파일 (총천연색, 3.5cm x 4.5cm)' for an e-visa or a visa issuance confirmation filed on the portal. Head size, background and photo age are not stated; we apply the ICAO 70 to 80 per cent head band and a white background.
- CheckThe document list on the Visa Portal is a minimum common standard; the head of the mission may add or waive documents for local conditions ('제출서류를 추가하거나, 제출서류를 면제할 수 있습니다'), so check the mission's own consular notice for any extra or waived items before you apply.
- CheckE-visa and issuance-confirmation applications need the photo as a file together with a passport copy file; the portal states no pixel or kilobyte limits on its procedure page, so keep a 3.5 x 4.5 ratio and a modest file size.
- CheckVisa fees at missions are paid in US dollars unless the head of the mission allows local currency; the photo requirement is the same for both routes.
Source and verification
Read from the official page and translated by us. Last checked 2026-10-07 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at 법무부 대한민국 비자포털 (Ministry of Justice, Korea Visa Portal), '신청절차'.
여권 사진 (총천연색, 3.5cm x 4.5cm)
사진 파일 (총천연색, 3.5cm x 4.5cm)
비자내비게이터에 안내된 제출서류는 각국에서 적용할 수 있는 최소 범위의 공통 기준을 제시한 것입니다.
재외공관의 장은 보다 정확한 비자심사를 위해 주재국(관할지역)의 실정을 고려하여 제출서류를 추가하거나, 제출서류를 면제할 수 있습니다.
수수료 (원칙적으로 미화로 지불) - 재외공관장이 허용한 경우, 주재국 화폐로 지불 가능합니다.
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.
A submitted portrait shall have been captured within the last six months before application, as outlined in [ISO/IEC 39794-5].
Quotes 1-5 are Korean, from the Visa Portal page '신청절차' at source.url, read directly (sources/kr/visa-go-kr-sincheongjeolcha.txt); quote 1 is from the consular-application list, quote 2 from the e-visa and issuance-confirmation lists. Quotes 6-7 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/, Wayback 2024-09-12) and supply the head fraction and the six-month age, neither of which the portal states (flagged in statedAs; maxPhotoAgeMonths 6 is the ICAO default). background 'white', glasses, head-covering, neutral-expression and mouth-closed values are ICAO-style defaults aligned with the Korean passport standard (sources/kr/passport-go-kr-yeogwon-sajin.txt), not Visa Portal rules. No digital size is authored because the portal publishes no pixel or file-size limit for the e-visa upload. dpi 300 matches the passport standard's recommendation. editing 'background-replacement-ok': the portal publishes no retouching rule. eligibility.officialWording is the portal's document list for a consular application, as it appears on the page.
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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