UAE visa photo maker

UAE visa and residency applications through ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) or GDRFA Dubai ask for a recent colour photo, and photos are one of the most common reasons an application is returned. We could not find the photo size on an official UAE government page, and guides disagree: most give 43 × 55 mm, some 35 × 45 mm. This page makes the 43 × 55 mm version and marks every number as a guideline; when you upload, the service shows the size it accepts, and that is the one to follow.

What all guides agree on is simpler: a photo taken in the last six months, in colour, on a plain white background with no shadows on your face or behind you, a neutral expression with your mouth closed, both eyes open and looking straight at the camera, and no filters or retouching. Glasses are best removed. This tool finds your face, crops it so your head fills about three quarters of the height, can replace an off-white wall with plain white, and checks sharpness, lighting, tilt and the background.

To take the photo, stand in front of a plain light wall facing a window, with someone photographing you at eye level from about a metre away. You get a 508 × 650 px JPEG at 300 DPI, which prints at 43 × 55 mm, and a 4 × 6 inch print sheet if you need prints. If your form asks for another size, resize the result with our Resize Image tool. Everything runs on your device; nothing is uploaded.