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Korean visa picture size and requirements

Print size
35 × 45 mm
Online upload
413 × 531 px
Background
White
Format
JPEG

A South Korea visa photo is 3.5 × 4.5 cm (35 × 45 mm) in colour on a white background, taken in the last 6 months, with the face taking up about 80% of the photo.

Print size35 × 45 mm (3.5 × 4.5 cm)
Online upload413 × 531 px · JPEGMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea publishes no value; VisaSize uses 413 × 531 px
File sizenot specified by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea
BackgroundWhite
Head size75–80% (chin to top of hair)Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea does not say where to measure from, so VisaSize measures from the chin to the top of the hair. This keeps your whole head in the photo.

Checked 13 October 2026Source: Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Mumbai: visa checklist (w.e.f. 24.08.2026)

Make your South Korea visa photoStep 1 of 4 · Your photo
Drop a photo hereor

Best result: stand against a plain light wall, face a window, look straight at the camera.

Processed on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

Accepted and rejected

Correct
Grey background
Head too small
Shadow

How to take it at home

  1. 01Stand half a metre from a plain light wall, facing a window.
  2. 02Hold the phone at eye level, or ask someone to take it.
  3. 03Upload it above. We crop it to the spec and whiten the background.
  4. 04Download the online file, or the print sheet for a photo shop or typing centre.

The rules

  • Recent colour photo, 3.5 × 4.5 cm, taken in the last 6 months.
  • White background.
  • Face takes up about 80% of the photo.
  • Full face to the camera, neutral expression, both eyes open. No tinted glasses, hats or accessories.

Good to know

  • No digital upload size is published for the visa form; VisaSize makes the print at 300 dpi.
  • From 1 October 2026 the Consulate General in Mumbai accepts applications only through designated travel agencies.

Sources

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Mumbai: visa checklist (w.e.f. 24.08.2026)One recent photograph (3.5 × 4.5 cm) with white background, face occupying approximately 80% of the photo

Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Thailand: visa photo (Thai)

Checked: 13 October 2026

VisaSize is not affiliated with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea or any government. Made to the published specification of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. The authority makes the final decision.