ICP service-guide size
40 × 60 mm
The federal 2024 services guide uses a recent 4 × 6 cm white-background photo for tourist entry permits and multiple other visa routes.
Reviewed against UAE ICP, GDRFA, and government sources on 17 July 2026
UAE visa photo requirementsofficial ICP 40 × 60 mm route
The federal ICP services guide uses a recent 4 × 6 cm white-background photo for tourist entry permits. Dubai GDRFA and airline-sponsored routes can use their own intake instructions, so confirm the channel before exporting.
Free and private. Background and crop only; facial features and identity stay unchanged.
Federal ICP guide
40 × 60 mm
Recent colour photo with a white background.
Dubai GDRFA
One personal photo
Public tourist pages do not state one size or pixel limit.
Sponsor example
43 × 55 mm
A flydubai form uses this channel-specific format.
Bounded background replacement for the ICP route
The reviewed ICP, GDRFA, and UAE government visa sources require a white background but do not publish a ban on background replacement. PassPhoto may replace only the background and crop for the ICP 40 × 60 mm route. Skin, hair, facial geometry, expression, clothing, and identity are never changed. A sponsor's different format must be prepared through that route instead.
Verify the official white-background rulesOfficial federal answer
ICP tourist visa photo size is 4 × 6 cm
The federal 2024 services guide lists a recent white-background photo measuring 4/6 for tourist entry permits. The same format appears across multiple visitor, transit, work-entry, and residence services in that guide. In standard orientation, this is 40 mm wide by 60 mm high.
Colour and background
Colour, pure white
ICP and GDRFA visa pages consistently require a personal photo with a white background.
Pose
Straight and neutral
Face the camera directly with a neutral expression and clearly visible facial features.
Eyes and lighting
Open, no distortion
Avoid shadows, reflections, blur, low resolution, and anything covering the eyes.
Glasses
Medical only
ICP allows medical glasses when they do not obscure the eyes; hats and sunglasses are not allowed.
Submission channel
Route-specific
The visitor, sponsor, airline, hotel, tourism company, or authorised office may control the live upload field.
Application-channel differences
ICP, Dubai GDRFA, and airline routes are not identical
The UAE government explains that airlines, hotels, tourism establishments, and travel agents can apply for tourist visas. The organisation submitting the application may therefore control the actual upload field.
Federal ICP
40 × 60 mm
The 2024 services guide publishes this size for tourism and many entry routes.
Official ICP guideDubai GDRFA
One personal photo
Current single-entry tourist and GCC-resident pages require a photo; the GCC page specifies white background, but neither publishes pixels.
flydubai form example
43 × 55 mm
Its family-visa form asks for a recent colour photo on white measuring 4.3 × 5.5 cm. Follow this only when that form handles the application.
Official airline formFace, eyes, and glasses
Follow ICP's ICAO composition guidance
ICP requires a recent, high-quality photo with a straight face, neutral expression, clear facial features, and open visible eyes. Shadows, reflections, hats, and sunglasses are not acceptable. Medical glasses may remain only if they do not obscure the eyes.
Eyes fully visible
No glare, shadows, hair, or frames covering the eyes.
Neutral expression
Keep the head straight and look directly at the camera.
Sharp colour image
Use even lighting and retain natural skin and facial detail.
No face enhancement
Background replacement must never alter the person.
UAE visa photo FAQ
Direct answers for UAE and Dubai applications
What size is a UAE visa photo?
The UAE ICP 2024 services guide specifies a recent white-background photo measuring 4 x 6 cm for tourist entry permits and many other visitor and residence routes. However, some sponsor or airline forms publish 43 x 55 mm, while current GDRFA service pages simply ask for one personal photo without publishing dimensions. Use the exact route handling your application.
Is a Dubai visa photo 35 x 45 mm or 4 x 6 cm?
Do not assume a universal 35 x 45 mm format. The official federal ICP services guide uses 40 x 60 mm for tourist entry permits. Dubai GDRFA tourist-visa pages require one personal photo but do not give a size on the public service page. Ask the sponsor or authorised channel which upload format it uses.
Why do some UAE visa forms use 43 x 55 mm?
Some application channels publish their own intake format. A flydubai visa form, for example, asks for a recent white-background colour photo measuring 4.3 x 5.5 cm. That does not replace the ICP 4 x 6 cm specification for every other route; it shows why the sponsor or airline instruction controls its own submission.
Can PassPhoto replace the background of a UAE visa photo?
For the ICP 40 x 60 mm route, yes, within strict limits. The reviewed ICP, GDRFA, and UAE government visa sources require a white background but do not publish a prohibition on background replacement. PassPhoto may replace only the background and crop to the selected route. It never changes skin, hair, facial geometry, expression, clothing, or identity.
What is the UAE visa photo size in pixels?
The official sources reviewed here do not publish one nationwide pixel dimension. The live ICP, GDRFA, sponsor, airline, or authorised-service upload field controls your file.
What is the UAE visa photo file-size limit?
The current public ICP FAQ, federal service guide, and GDRFA tourist-visa page do not publish one universal JPEG file-size limit. Use a file-size limit only when the official filing portal publishes it.
Can I wear glasses in a UAE visa photo?
ICP says hats and sunglasses are not allowed. Medical glasses are permitted only when they do not cover the eyes, and the image must have no reflections or visual distortion. Removing clear glasses can reduce glare risk when practical.
Does PassPhoto print or submit UAE visa photos?
No. PassPhoto prepares a digital file for the selected supported route. You arrange any required printing and submit the image yourself or through the sponsor, airline, hotel, tourism establishment, authorised office, ICP, or GDRFA channel handling the application.
Primary sources
Official UAE guidance used
Check the current instruction from the organisation actually submitting the visa. Sponsor, airline, hotel, tourism company, ICP, and GDRFA workflows can differ.
ICP 40 × 60 mm route only
Printing and submission are your responsibility
PassPhoto does not print or submit photos. Download the prepared digital file, arrange any required print, and use it only when the sponsor or application channel accepts the federal ICP 4 × 6 cm format.