🇶🇦 Qatar Visa Photo Maker
Free Qatar visa photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 38 × 48 mm visa size photo with a plain white background, checked against the Qatar rules and ready to print. Runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
1Choose the document
- Photo size
- 38 × 48 mm
- Head height
- 34–38 mm
- Background
- Plain white
- Output
- 898 × 1134 px · 600 dpi
Official requirements
- Colour photo, 38 × 48 mm (1.5 × 1.89 in)
- Head from top of hair to chin: 34–38 mm
- Plain white background
- Full face, front view, looking straight at the camera
- Eyes open, level and clearly visible — no hair across the eyes
- Natural expression with the mouth closed
- Even lighting — no shadows on the face or the background
- Colour photo, sharp, printed on photo paper with no retouching
- Glasses: avoid — biometric capture at Qatar Visa Centres requires no glasses
- Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- Taken within the last 6 months
2Upload your photo
3Compliance check & download
Upload a photo and it will be cropped to the exact size, then checked against every measurable rule for the document you chose.
Qatar visa photo requirements
The tool measures the first four rules for you and checks lighting, pose, expression, sharpness and background automatically. The rest are listed so you can check them by eye.
- ✓Colour photo, 38 × 48 mm (1.5 × 1.89 in)
- ✓Head from top of hair to chin: 34–38 mm
- ✓Plain white background
- ✓Full face, front view, looking straight at the camera
- ✓Eyes open, level and clearly visible — no hair across the eyes
- ✓Natural expression with the mouth closed
- ✓Even lighting — no shadows on the face or the background
- ✓Colour photo, sharp, printed on photo paper with no retouching
- ✓Glasses: avoid — biometric capture at Qatar Visa Centres requires no glasses
- ✓Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- ✓Taken within the last 6 months
Specific to Qatar
- Online / digital submission: Hayya portal: 3:4 proportion (30 × 40 mm), at least 720 px on the short side, JPEG up to 2 MB, face 70–80 % of the frame.
- Printed copies: Typically 2 × 38 × 48 mm prints for MOI / QID paper processes; work-visa applicants bring 2–4 photos to the Qatar Visa Centre
- Work-visa applicants have their biometric photo and fingerprints captured at Qatar Visa Centres in the origin country.
- The 38 × 48 mm figure is the consistent size across many sources; the MOI specification page itself could not be verified directly.
Source: Hayya media FAQ / consular consensus. Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make a Qatar visa photo at home
- 1
Take the photo
Stand 0.5–1 m in front of a plain light wall, face a window, camera at eye level 1.5–2 m away. Neutral expression, mouth closed.
- 2
Upload it here
The face is detected, the head is levelled and the crop is set so the head measures 36 mm — inside the 34–38 mm range.
- 3
Fix anything flagged
Each check tells you what is wrong in millimetres — zoom, move, or retake. The background is replaced with the required colour.
- 4
Download & print
Save the single photo or the 4 × 6 sheet (8 photos) and print at 100% on photo paper.
Full details in the photo-taking guide and the accepted vs rejected examples.
Qatar visa photo — questions
What size is a Qatar visa photo?＋
38 × 48 mm (1.5 × 1.89 in). The head, measured from the top of the hair to the chin, must be 34–38 mm.
What is the Qatar visa photo size in pixels?＋
At 300 dpi a 38 × 48 mm photo is 449 × 567 px; at 600 dpi it is 898 × 1134 px. This tool exports at 600 dpi. For online submission: Hayya portal: 3:4 proportion (30 × 40 mm), at least 720 px on the short side, JPEG up to 2 MB, face 70–80 % of the frame.
What background colour is required?＋
Plain white. The tool replaces your background with the required colour automatically, or you can switch that off and it will check your real background instead.
Can I wear glasses in a Qatar visa photo?＋
Avoid — biometric capture at Qatar Visa Centres requires no glasses.
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead.
How do I print Qatar visa photos at home?＋
Download the 4 × 6 inch sheet — it holds 8 photos with cut lines — and print it at 100% / actual size on photo paper, then cut along the grey lines. The file carries 600 dpi so it prints at the true size.
Ready? Make your Qatar visa photo now — free, in your browser.
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