Sri Lanka's Department of Immigration & Emigration states that eyes must be clearly visible without spectacles, plus specific headwear/scarf visibility rules. Applicants reportedly need to use an authorized photo studio that uploads the photo digitally rather than submitting one themselves. No specific physical or digital photo size is published here.
Official requirements
Official requirements
Prepared using the published specification below.
Digital photo requirements
Format
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Printed photo requirements
Applicants are reported to be required to use an "authorized photo studio" that captures and uploads the photo digitally — self-submission of a printed photo is reportedly not accepted, which affects the product fit of a self-serve tool for this document. No exact digital pixel size was found on the fetched page.
Other requirements
Head / face position
Full face, centered, looking directly at the camera
Background
Background color was not stated on the fetched page.
Expression
Eyes must be clearly visible without spectacles.
Glasses
Confirmed by direct quote from the official source: eyes must be clearly visible without spectacles.
Head coverings
The official source states specific rules for headwear/scarf visibility, confirmed by direct quote, though the exact wording is not reproduced here — see the official source.
Source: Department of Immigration & Emigration, Sri Lanka.
Common mistakes
✕Wearing glasses — eyes must be clearly visible without spectacles
✕Attempting to self-submit a photo rather than going through an authorized photo studio
How to take a good photo
✓Remove glasses — eyes must be clearly visible
✓Use an authorized photo studio that can upload your photo digitally, as reportedly required
How Vekyo works for a Sri Lanka passport
Upload a recent photo, and Vekyo detects your face, then checks it against the Sri Lanka passport specification above — including its background color was not stated on the fetched page. background requirement — before letting you crop and position it to match, entirely in your browser. Vekyo only crops, rotates for straightening, and resizes your photo; it never changes your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face. Backgrounds are never automatically replaced — if yours doesn't look plain and evenly lit enough for this document, you'll see a warning instead of a silent pass.
Frequently asked questions
Vekyo prepares your Sri Lanka passport photo at See requirements, based on the published specification linked on this page — you don't need to measure or crop it yourself.
Background color was not stated on the fetched page. Vekyo's compliance check flags a background that looks patterned, shadowed, or uneven before you pay, so you can retake the photo if needed.
Yes. A recent phone photo works well as long as it is a clear, front-facing shot in good, even lighting against a plain background. Vekyo crops and resizes it to the required dimensions in your browser.
Yes. Vekyo lets you prepare a photo that matches the Sri Lanka passport photo specification from an existing picture, without visiting a photo studio. You still need to check your final photo, and print it, according to your application's instructions.
No. Vekyo only crops, resizes, and repositions your existing photo to match the required dimensions. It never alters your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face.
No. Face detection, cropping, resizing, and file generation all happen locally in your browser. Your photo is not uploaded to our servers for image processing. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
No. You get a free preview of your finished photo — including its compliance score and checklist — before paying anything. Payment only unlocks the full-resolution, watermark-free download and the printable sheet.
Your compliance checklist shows exactly which checks passed, which need attention, and which failed, with a plain-language explanation for each. From there you can use Auto-Fix to automatically correct issues like cropping, brightness, or sharpness, adjust the crop yourself, or upload or retake a different photo — you can keep adjusting until it looks right, all before you pay. A mistake we see often for a Sri Lanka passport: wearing glasses — eyes must be clearly visible without spectacles.
The official guidance we could find for a Sri Lanka passport describes a digital-only upload (See requirements), with no physical print size specified. Vekyo focuses on producing the correctly sized digital file for this document rather than a printable sheet — check the official source on this page to confirm whether a printed photo is ever required.
Vekyo prepares your photo according to the published Sri Lanka passport photo specification linked on this page. You are responsible for confirming your final photo meets your specific application's requirements before submitting it.
We cannot guarantee acceptance. Vekyo prepares your photo according to the published photo specifications, but final acceptance is always decided by the receiving government authority. Always verify the latest requirements on the official source before submitting your application.
Prepared according to the published requirements — not a guarantee of acceptance and not government approved. Always verify the latest requirements with the official authority before submitting your photo.