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PRC ID picture size and requirements

Print size
2 × 2 in
Online upload
600 × 600 px
Background
White
Format
JPEG

For PRC online (LERIS), the picture is a 2 × 2 inch colour photo on a plain white background, taken no more than 6 months before upload, in decent attire with a collar, as a .jpg file.

Print size2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)
Online upload600 × 600 px · JPEGProfessional Regulation Commission publishes no value; VisaSize uses 600 × 600 px
File sizenot specified by Professional Regulation Commission
BackgroundWhite
Head sizenot specified by Professional Regulation CommissionProfessional Regulation Commission publishes no value; VisaSize uses 60%

Checked 13 October 2026Source: PRC: FAQs on online services

Make your PRC ID pictureStep 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.

Paper filings ask for "passport size" pictures with a complete name tag; VisaSize makes the photo, the name tag is added at the photo shop or with your own label.

PRC ID picture sample: see the accepted and rejected examples on this page.

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

  • Online (LERIS): 2 × 2 inch photo on a plain white background, .jpg file.
  • Taken no more than 6 months before you upload it.
  • Decent attire with a collar.
  • Paper filings: "passport size" pictures with a complete name tag on a white background.

Good to know

  • PRC does not define "passport size" in millimetres, and publishes no pixel size or file-size limit for LERIS.
  • PRC's online FAQ dates from 2020.

Sources

PRC: FAQs on online servicesThe photo must be 2x2 in size in plain white background. … taken no more than 6 months prior to uploading. … decent attire with collar.

PRC Frequently Asked Questions4 pcs. Passport size picture with complete name-tag in white background.

PRC LERIS step-by-step procedure v8

Checked: 13 October 2026

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