Prepare a digital photo for your UK visa application: at least 600 x 750 pixels, JPG format, 50KB-6MB. This is a digital-only requirement per GOV.UK's visa photo guidance — no physical print size is specified.
Official requirements
Verified — last checked 2026-08-11
These figures were directly confirmed against the official source below.
Digital photo requirements
Minimum pixel size
600 × 750 px
File size
50KB to 6MB
Format
jpg
Printed photo requirements
No official physical print size was found for this document — it appears to be a digital-only submission.
Other requirements
Background
Plain light-coloured background, in clear contrast to the face
Expression
Facing towards and looking straight at the camera, plain expression, mouth closed, eyes open and visible, no hair in front of the eyes, shoulders and torso clothed, head/shoulders/upper body shown.
Glasses
Do not wear glasses unless you have to. If required, they cannot be sunglasses or tinted, and eyes must be clearly visible without glare, reflection, or shadow.
Head coverings
No head covering unless it's for religious or medical reasons.
Source: GOV.UK — How to take a photo for a visa application or permission, last verified 2026-08-11.
Common mistakes
✕Background with shadows, other objects, or another person visible
✕File under 50KB or over 6MB
✕Wrong file dimensions when uploading (must be at least 600x750px)
✕Photo not vertically orientated
How to take a good photo
✓Use a digital JPG at least 600 x 750 pixels, vertically orientated, 50KB-6MB
✓Photograph against a plain light-coloured background with no other objects or people
✓Keep a plain expression, both eyes open, facing the camera directly
✓Avoid glasses and head coverings unless worn for religious or medical reasons
How Vekyo works for a United Kingdom visa
Upload a recent photo, and Vekyo detects your face, then checks it against the United Kingdom visa specification above — including its plain light-coloured background, in clear contrast to the face background requirement — before letting you crop and position it to match. Face detection, quality checks, cropping, and resizing run in your browser by default. Vekyo never changes your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face. If your background doesn't look plain and evenly lit enough for this document, you'll see a warning rather than a silent pass, and you can choose the optional background tool to replace it with a plain color — nothing is replaced unless you ask. The optional high-quality background removal option sends the cropped photo to our server for that one step.
Frequently asked questions
Vekyo prepares your United Kingdom visa photo at 600×750px, based on the published specification linked on this page — you don't need to measure or crop it yourself.
Plain light-coloured background, in clear contrast to the face 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 United Kingdom visa 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 crops, resizes, and repositions your existing photo to match the required dimensions, and can optionally replace the background or adjust lighting when you choose. It never alters your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face.
Not by default. Face detection, cropping, resizing, and file generation happen locally in your browser. If you choose the optional high-quality background removal service, the cropped image is securely sent to our server for that processing step only; the standard option stays entirely on your device. 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 United Kingdom visa: background with shadows, other objects, or another person visible.
The official guidance we could find for a United Kingdom visa describes a digital-only upload (600×750px), 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 United Kingdom visa 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.