What size is a Malaysia eVisa photo?

35 x 50 mm - 413 x 591 pixels at 300 DPI - with the head at 60-70% of the frame, JPEG up to 2 MB.

Why is Malaysia's ratio different from Schengen?

It uses 35 x 50 mm instead of 35 x 45 mm. Cropping a Schengen photo down cuts off the chin, so re-crop from your original here.

Blur, heads below 60% of the frame, shadows on the white background, and files over 2 MB.

Malaysia's official eVisa portal (malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my, run by the Immigration

Department) checks the uploaded photograph against its own checklist: a colour

passport-style photo on a plain white background, with the head measuring 30-35 mm

from chin to crown - about 60-70 percent of the frame, taller in proportion than

most specs, which is what the guide lines here draw. The print size for the

Malaysian visa photo is 35 x 50 mm, giving 413 x 591 pixels at 300 DPI on this

tool's canvas; the eVisa upload accepts JPEG up to 2 MB, while the paper VDR

(Visa With Reference) route asks for prints of the same size. Note the ratio is

7:10 rather than the 35 x 45 mm used by Schengen countries - cropping a 45 mm

photo to 50 mm cuts off the chin or shoulders, so always start this preset from

the original photo, not from another country's export. Shoot face-on in even

daylight, neutral expression, both eyes open, no glasses glare, head coverings

only for religious or medical reasons with the full face visible. The portal's

photo check step is automated, so files that are blurry, below the minimum head

height, or carrying background shadows bounce immediately; compress here first

and open the 200-pixel preview to confirm the head sits between the lines before

paying the visa fee.