🇻🇳 Vietnam Visa Photo Maker
Free Vietnam visa photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 40 × 60 mm visa size photo with a plain white background, checked against the Vietnam rules and ready to print. Runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
1Choose the document
- Photo size
- 40 × 60 mm
- Head height
- 42–48 mm
- Background
- Plain white
- Output
- 945 × 1417 px · 600 dpi
Official requirements
- Colour photo, 40 × 60 mm (1.57 × 2.36 in)
- Head from top of hair to chin: 42–48 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: not allowed ('without 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.
Vietnam 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, 40 × 60 mm (1.57 × 2.36 in)
- ✓Head from top of hair to chin: 42–48 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: not allowed ('without 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 Vietnam
- Online / digital submission: Portrait photo in 4 × 6 cm ratio, JPG, under 2 MB, looking straight, without glasses, white background — plus a separate image of the passport data page.
- Printed copies: None for the e-Visa; 2 × 4 × 6 cm prints for visa on arrival or embassy applications
- Colour only; no filters or heavy editing.
- The authority publishes no head height in millimetres; the 70–80 % ICAO framing used here is what its capture stations enforce.
Source: Vietnam National Electronic Visa portal – Instructions. Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make a Vietnam 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 45 mm — inside the 42–48 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, the file for online forms or the 4 × 6 sheet (4 photos) and print at 100% on photo paper.
Full details in the photo-taking guide and the accepted vs rejected examples.
Vietnam visa photo — questions
What size is a Vietnam visa photo?＋
40 × 60 mm (1.57 × 2.36 in). The head, measured from the top of the hair to the chin, must be 42–48 mm.
What is the Vietnam visa photo size in pixels?＋
At 300 dpi a 40 × 60 mm photo is 472 × 709 px; at 600 dpi it is 945 × 1417 px. This tool exports at 600 dpi. For online submission: Portrait photo in 4 × 6 cm ratio, JPG, under 2 MB, looking straight, without glasses, white background — plus a separate image of the passport data page.
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 Vietnam visa photo?＋
Not allowed ('without glasses').
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead.
How do I print Vietnam visa photos at home?＋
Download the 4 × 6 inch sheet — it holds 4 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.
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