UAE Visa Photo Necessities

Outsiders, who appeal for a visa to enter the UAE require to have various documents supporting their visa request. The documents differ dependent on the determination of your visit. Still, for each appeal, you should have a minimum of one visa photograph, though you generally have to submit at least two. Yet, there are specific necessities for the UAE visa photographs which you submit, and if you disobey the requirements, your application may be rejected. The UAE visa photograph must be taken in a proficient studio, and it has to be new (no older than six months) as it must show your present appearance.

The dimension of a UAE visa photograph must be 43 mm x 55 mm. But, in some places, it says that you must submit a 2-inch x 2-inch photo, which is about 50 mm x 50 mm. As there appears to be contradictory info online as to the UAE visa photograph size necessities, you must ask your guarantor to provide you with the exact conditions. If you are submitting a softcopy of the photo, it must be 300 pixels in width and 369 pixels in height.

In adding to the dimension, the visa photographs you submit for the UAE visa appeal must follow to the following conditions:

Background, placing, and quality:

• The background has to be white, deprived of any designs
• The photo must be coloured
• The face must be in the centre
• Your head, hair, ears, and shoulders have to be visible in the photo
• The face must cover up 70% to 80% of the photo
• The photo must be of good quality
• The photo should show your real skin colour
• It must be in good quality photograph paper, and there cannot be any crinkles or staple marks

Facial appearance:

• You should have an unbiassed facial look (mouth closed)
• You should be looking straight ahead
• Your head must not be tilted
• Your eyes must be open and noticeable

Clothing:

• You must attire darker clothing
• Spectacles are not suggested
• Headgear such as caps, hairbands, and accessories are not permitted. The only headgear for religious determinations is allowed.

Young children, such as newborns and babies, have to submit a visa photograph. The stipulations for a UAE visa photograph for children are as follows:

• The child must also be looking straight at the camera with an unbiassed facial appearance
• The child must be alone in the photo
• Toys are not permitted
• If the child cannot support himself or herself, then the photo must be taken from above as they are lying down