🇦🇪 UAE
UAE Visa Photo
43 × 55 mm · 43 × 55 mm · 1015 × 1299 px
Last verified: Mar 20, 2026Official source: icp.gov.ae
Official requirements
- Size
- 43 × 55 mm · 43 × 55 mm
- Digital
- 1015 × 1299 px
- Background
- Plain white.
- Head size
- Face 70 – 80% of photo.
- Face position
- Frontal, centered.
- Expression
- Neutral expression, mouth closed, both eyes open.
- Glasses
- Not allowed.
- Head covering
- Not permitted unless worn daily for religious or medical reasons; face must be fully visible.
- Image quality
- Sharp focus, no blur, pixelation, filters or red-eye. Even lighting.
- Digital
- JPEG, colour.
- 43 × 55 mm.
Example photos
Common mistakes
Wrong size or head ratio
The head must be face 70 – 80% of photo.
Shadows on the background
Stand away from the wall and face a window.
Glasses or glare
Not allowed.
Smiling or open mouth
Neutral expression, mouth closed, both eyes open.
Low resolution
Minimum 600 × 768 px.
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