Treeet
Quick steps
- 01Ears showing, lips closedPlain white wall, even light, neutral face.
- 02Size the head28 to 33 mm from chin to crown in the 33 × 48 mm frame.
- 03Print nineOne 4 × 6 in print at actual size, or 32 on A4.
Narrower and taller than most.
The 33 × 48 mm frame is slimmer than the common 35 × 45 mm passport size, so a photo cut for another country won’t fit. You get a single JPG and a 4 × 6 inch sheet with nine copies in three rows of three.
The photo for a Chinese visa has its own shape: 48 mm tall and 33 mm wide, with a head between 28 and 33 mm from chin to crown. That is neither the 35 × 45 mm size used by many passports nor the 2 × 2 inch US square, so photos made for other forms don’t fit. This page crops to the Chinese size and lays out a print sheet. Treeet is unofficial and not part of any Chinese embassy, consulate or visa application service center.
The requirements
The Consulate General of China in Los Angeles lists the requirements below on its “Photo Requirements for Visa” page. Visa centers and embassies elsewhere publish similar notices; follow the one for the place you apply.
- Size: 48 mm high by 33 mm wide.
- Head: 28 to 33 mm high and 15 to 22 mm wide.
- Colour photo, taken within the last six months.
- Plain white background with no border or frame.
- Facing the camera, full head visible, neutral expression, eyes open, lips closed, ears showing.
- Glasses allowed unless they are thick-rimmed or tinted, or show glare.
- Head coverings only for religious reasons, and they must not hide any part of the face.
- No shadows, marks or damage; natural colour, not over- or under-exposed, no red eye.
Reading the numbers
Chinese notices often write the size as 48 mm × 33 mm, height first. It is the same photo as 33 × 48 mm written width first: a tall, narrow portrait. At 300 DPI the frame is 390 × 567 pixels, and that is the JPG this page downloads.
A head of 28 to 33 mm fills roughly 58 to 69% of the 48 mm height. Aim for the middle of that range, so there is a little white above the hair and the chin sits well clear of the bottom edge.
How to make it
- Stand in front of a plain white wall in soft, even light, with your hair pushed back so both ears show.
- Have someone take the photo at eye level. Keep a neutral face with your lips closed.
- Add the picture above. The frame is already 33 × 48 mm.
- Zoom until your head runs from just below the top of the frame to a little above the bottom, then confirm the crop.
- Download the 4 × 6 inch sheet and print it at actual size, with any “fit to page” option switched off.
Printing
The 4 × 6 inch sheet holds nine copies, each exactly 33 × 48 mm, with thin grey lines to cut along. If you prefer to print at home, switch Print sheet to A4 paper; an A4 page holds 32 copies. Print on photo paper rather than plain paper, and check one copy with a ruler before you cut the rest.
Online forms
If you fill in the visa application online, the form may ask for a digital photo and check it against its own pixel and file-size rules. This page’s single JPG has the right shape, but follow the photo specification shown by the form itself, and if it rejects the file, read its message before trying again.
Common reasons photos fail
- An off-white or grey wall, or a shadow behind the shoulders.
- Hair covering the ears or falling across the face.
- A head that is too small because the original was taken from far away.
- A smile with the teeth showing.
- A photo cut from an older picture, or one more than six months old.
Guides
At a glance
- Price
- Free. No sign-up, no watermark.
- Privacy
- Files are processed in your browser and never uploaded.
- Accepts
- JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF, AVIF, BMP
- You get
- JPG
- Batch
- Convert many files at once and download them as a ZIP
- Works in
- Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, on phones and computers
- Offline
- After the first conversion, it keeps working without internet
Questions
Does my photo get uploaded?
No. The crop and the print sheet are made by your browser on your own device.
Is this run by a Chinese embassy or visa center?
No. Treeet is unofficial. The office handling your application decides whether the photo is accepted.
Can I edit out the background?
Background can be set to White here, but a real white wall gives cleaner edges around hair and ears. Check the result closely if you use it.
What is the China visa photo size in inches?
About 1.3 inches wide by 1.89 inches tall. The official size is set in millimetres, 33 × 48 mm.
What is the China visa photo size in pixels?
At 300 DPI, 33 × 48 mm is 390 × 567 pixels. That is the size of the JPG you download here.
Can I wear glasses in a Chinese visa photo?
Yes, according to the consulate’s page, unless they are thick-rimmed or tinted, or reflect light. Taking them off avoids glare.
Is a 35 × 45 mm photo accepted?
The published size is 48 × 33 mm. Use that size rather than a photo made for another country.