Photo Guidelines

Should you have any problem with the photo upload, please send us your picture at photo@mfaic.gov.kh. Our team will touch up the picture for you.

Requirement for a Passport Photo

A recent passport size photo in JPEG or PNG format.
File size of not more than 1MB.
Photo taken by digital camera or scan is acceptable.
Include a front view full face with eyes open and mouth closed.
Photo should present full head from top of hair to shoulders
Take the photo with plain white or off-white background.
Avoid shadows on the face and background.
Face in photo should have a natural expression.
Do not wear hats or sunglasses while taking photo.
The contrast and lighting in the photo should be normal.

Sample of Acceptable Photos

Sample of Not Acceptable Photos
(a) Too small	(b) Too dark/bright	(c) Face not seen clearly
(d) Contrast/lighting	(e) Background	(f) Neutral expression

Editing a Photo

1. You can either use your software in your PC or use an online photo editor at
www.pixenate.com.

2. Click on “Choose your image to edit” on the left side of the page.

3. Click “Browse” to find your photo directory.

4. Then click “Upload this image“. You will see your photo appear in the middle of the page.

5. If your photo is in horizontal position, click “Rotate”

to make your photo head up vertically.

6. Click “Crop”

to cut the part you want from your photo.

7. Set the width same with the height to make a square outline at the photo.

8. Use your mouse to move the square box to the part you want (from head to shoulder).

9. If the size is not correct, keep adjusting the number at the width and height input box.

10. When everything is set, click “Apply“.

11. Then, click on “Resize“.

12. There will be a square shape on your photo. Use your mouse to drag the square to cover your entire photo.

13. Set width = 144 and height = 144 and click “Apply“.

14. Click “Save to Disk” and click at “Save“. Save the photo to the directory that you prefer.

15. You will now have a correct size of passport photo.

Scanning a Photo

Place your photograph face down on the scanner.
Please preview to view the image of your photograph.
Use your mouse to specify the scanned area of your photo. this will avoid you scanning the whole page and make the photo appear too small for e-Visa application.
When done, make sure you can view your photo clearly and that you have scanned and saved only your photo and not the entire scanner background.
Please use photo software to:
1. Save a clear image.
2. Save image size of 400 by 514 pixels.
3. Save maximum file sizee of 60KB, ideal is approx. 5KB.

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16 Responses to “Photo Guidelines”

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April 23rd, 2007
2

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April 23rd, 2007
3

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June 12th, 2007
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June 28th, 2007
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August 19th, 2007
6

When I scan my passport photo, it will be in the PDF format, is that acceptable?

Paul
September 15th, 2007
7

Hi Paul, PDF is not accepted. You need to save the picture to JPG or PNG
format. Well, if you are not sure how to do it, just send it to
photo@mfaic.gov.kh. Our photo editing team will convert the picture to the
correct format for you.

Once the photo problem solved, you can proceed to the e-Visa application by
going to http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh

pin
September 15th, 2007
8

[...] Occasionally, we have travelers who submit their picture in an incorrect format. In most case, the picture contains a large white background (Refer to picture on left). This is simply because the picture is not selected in the Preview panel before they press the Scan button. To learn more about how to get the picture right, please visit Photo Guidelines [...]

Picture with Scanning Problem - Cambodia e-Visa Blog
September 27th, 2007
9

Why isn’t there a place to click on upload following browsing and locating our photo?

Susan
October 4th, 2007
10

The picture will be uploaded after pressing Next button at the bottom of application form.

pin
October 5th, 2007
11

[...] guidelines can be found in our previous post. Of course, if you are not sure or have any problem with photo, you can always send to [...]

e-Visa photo team - Cambodia e-Visa Blog
November 14th, 2007
12

You didn’t write if black & white photos are accepted.

Lukasz
November 15th, 2007
13

Hi, I’m having trouble uploading the photos. After I hit next I get an error message saying the photos couldn’t be uploaded and “review file permissions”

Anand Balasubrahmanyan
November 30th, 2007
14

Are black & white photo’s accepted?

Stan
January 19th, 2008
15

How many month or year visa do you used to issue for a person?

Smart
April 23rd, 2008
16

Hi – can you advise as to the size of a Cambodian visa? I’m running out of space on my passport and don’t have time to get a new one. Is it a full page visa or just a stamp?

Brian Hood
January 19th, 2010

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