Russia visa — photo requirements

Russia's unified e-visa portal (evisa.kdmid.ru, run by the consular department of

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) asks for a digital photograph in JPEG format with

the 35 x 45 mm portrait ratio, a plain light-coloured background, and the face

occupying 70-80 percent of the frame. The official instruction page gives the

ratio rather than fixed pixels; at 300 DPI the 35 x 45 mm standard works out to

413 x 531 pixels, which is the canvas this tool exports and which Russian

consulates accept for print submissions as well. No file-size cap is published,

so the preset leaves the size limit off. The light background may be pale grey,

beige, or cream - pure white is typical for prints but the portal only requires

it be plain and light with no shadows or gradients. Shoot face-on in soft daylight,

both eyes open, mouth closed, and keep head coverings off unless worn for

religious or medical reasons. Photos with red-eye, heavy shadows across one side

of the face, or a busy background are the usual rejection triggers on the e-visa

form. Because the application session saves each section as you go, prepare and

compress the photo here first so the upload step completes on the first try.