Thailand visa applications use a 35x45mm colour photo on a plain background. Most applications now go through the Thai e-Visa portal as a digital upload.
Fit your head inside the guide
Your face should fill about 70% of the frame.
Center your face on the vertical line
Look straight at the camera, head upright.
Leave a small gap above your head
A little space between hair and the top edge.
The 35x45mm colour photo used for Thai visa and e-Visa applications.
Colour photo only
Black and white photos are rejected outright.
Taken within the last 6 months
Required for new visas and extensions alike.
No uniforms or patterns
Everyday clothing — no camouflage or uniform.
Neutral expression
Mouth closed, both eyes open.
350 x 450px
35x45mm in colour, on a plain background — and the same photo rules apply to visa extensions inside Thailand.
Thai visa photos must be in colour.
Avoid uniforms, camouflage and busy patterns.
Uniform, no shadows, no one else in frame.
Centered, looking straight at the camera.
Most applications are now filed online as a digital upload.
Thailand moved visa applications onto an official e-Visa portal, so for most applicants the photo is a file you upload rather than a print you hand over at an embassy counter.
Save the image this tool produces and upload it directly. Avoid photographing a printed photo with your phone — the reflections and colour shifts that introduces are a common cause of rejection.
Colour photo, everyday clothes, plain background.
The photo must be in colour. Black and white photos are not accepted for either a new visa or an extension of stay.
Wear simple, everyday clothing. Thai guidance specifically rules out uniforms, camouflage and strong patterns. The background needs to be plain and uniform, with no shadows, no patterns and nobody else visible in the frame.
The same photo rules apply at Immigration inside Thailand.
If you extend your stay at a Thai Immigration office, you will need photos again, and the same specification applies — 35x45mm, colour, plain background, recent.
It is worth keeping the digital file rather than only the prints. Extensions come around faster than most people expect, and reprinting from the original file is quicker than starting over.
Neutral face, centered, eyes open.
Your face should be centered and looking straight at the camera, filling roughly 70% of the frame. Keep a neutral expression with your mouth closed and both eyes open.
The photo must have been taken within the last six months and should be sharp, well-lit and high-resolution — soft or dim photos are frequently sent back.
Printed at 35 x 45mm, 827 x 1063px, JPG/PNG. Computed from this photo's own specification, not typed by hand.
Requirements verified
Watch out — At least 350 x 450px
Create the 35x45mm colour photo a Thai visa or e-Visa application needs — cropped, sized and backgrounded correctly, free and 100% private.
Choose a clear, recent colour photo from your phone or computer.
We crop to 35x45mm and check your face fills about 70% of the frame.
Save the file and attach it to your Thai e-Visa application.
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