China Visa · COVA

Your China visa photo — sized, compressed, and COVA-ready in about a minute.

Upload any selfie, against any background. We remove it, crop your head to 58–69% of frame, and squeeze the file into the 40–120 KB window the COVA upload rejects photos for missing. See your photo free before you pay.

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  • See your finished photo free, before you pay.
  • Rejected anyway? One tap refunds you — no screenshots, no forms.
  • Every measurement comes from the published spec, linked below.
A woman in a cream knit sweater sitting on a dark green sofa in front of bright net curtains, facing the camera — an ordinary photo taken at home, of an AI-generated model rather than a real customer.
The same photo finished as a China visa photo: the room removed, background pure white, her head cropped to the portrait frame COVA accepts.
The person is an AI-generated model, not a customer — but the finished photos are real: they are the files our live pipeline returned when that photo was run against the spec below.

What you get, before you upload anything

This is the photo you download — and the report that comes with it, pass or fail.

Your selfieThe starting selfie: a woman in a cream knit sweater sitting on a dark green sofa in front of a bright curtained window, with the room filling most of the frame.
What you downloadThe finished China visa photo: the same woman, head and shoulders on a pure white background, cropped to the tall portrait shape the COVA upload takes.
The model is AI-generated — not a customer. The photo on the right is the file our pipeline returned when that exact selfie was run against the spec on this page, not a mock-up and not retouched afterwards.
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China Visa · COVA

Your finished photo
Ready to submit — passed all 6 official checks:
  • 600 × 600 px — exactly to spec
  • The exact tone the rules ask for.
What we changedAuto
  • Background replaced with pure white
    The exact tone the rules ask for.
  • Cropped to the official frame
    Head sized to 61% of the frame, eyes on the required line.
  • Saved as a compliant JPEG
    92 KB — under the size limit.

Worth a look

  • Face evenly lit
    A little bright, but still inside the allowed range — fine to submit.
All 6 checks passed on your new photo
  • One person, facing the camera
  • No glasses
  • Eyes open, neutral expression
  • Head straight
  • Sharp and in focus
  • Clear space behind you

Rejected? One tap refunds you — no screenshots · no subscription · photo deleted after 7 days

China Visa · COVA

Your new photo
2 things need a retake — you weren't charged. Fix these and re-upload — we remake it free every time.

Needs a retake

  • Glasses detected
    These photos can't include glasses — take them off and retake. Reflections and frames are a top rejection reason.
  • Something dark behind your shoulder
    A dark object survives the background cleanup. Retake with clear space behind you.
What we changedAuto
  • Cropped to the official frame
    Head sized to 59% of the frame, eyes on the required line.
  • Saved as a compliant JPEG
    87 KB — under the size limit.
All 5 checks passed on your new photo
  • One person, facing the camera
  • Eyes open, neutral expression
  • Head straight
  • Sharp and in focus
  • Face evenly lit

About 4 in 10 first uploads fail a check — the portal would have rejected those too. Retakes are free — up to 20 tries an hour. We only get paid when it passes.

Requirements

China visa photo requirements & size

Every photo we produce is measured against the official Official China visa photo requirements (visaforchina.cn) — the same numbers, verifiable at the source:

Photo size354×472 to 420×560 pixels
File size40–120 KB
FormatJPEG
Head height58–69% of the photo's height
Eye heightat least 54% up from the bottom of the photo
Head tilt20° or less
BackgroundPlain white

Wondering about glasses, head coverings, or how much you can smile? See the full China visa photo requirements — every rule, in plain English.

Portal rejected your upload? COVA photo check failed: the causes and the fix →

Official China visa photo requirements (visaforchina.cn)

Pass here, rejected there? Instant refund.

Tap the refund link in your receipt, tell us it was rejected — refunded on the spot. No screenshots, no forms, no waiting.

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Need a different photo? We make these too

🇺🇸 US Visa — DS-160600×600 PX · ≤240 KB · HEAD 50–69%🇪🇺 Schengen Visa35×45 MM · HEAD 70–80%🇨🇳 China VisaYOU'RE HERE · 354×472 PX · 40–120 KB · TILT ≤20°🇮🇳 OCI Card900×900 PX · 20 KB–1 MB

Questions

Fair questions, straight answers.

Is this an official Chinese government service?

No. We're an independent service that makes and checks visa photos — not affiliated with the Chinese government or any visa center. The official visaforchina.cn photo requirements are linked below if you'd rather do it yourself.

What happens if my photo fails a check?

You won't be charged. We show you exactly which check failed and how to fix it, so you can retake the photo and try again for free.

What if my photo is rejected after I pay?

Instant refund: open the refund link in your receipt, tell us it was rejected, and the money goes back to your card on the spot — no screenshots, no forms. Covers 30 days from purchase.

How long do I have to download my photo?

Your download link stays active for 7 days after purchase.

What happens to my photo?

It’s used only to run the checks, downloadable by you for 7 days, then deleted automatically. No account, no photo library, no reuse.

What exactly do you check?

Every rule in the official photo spec, measured with numbers you can verify against the official source:

Photo size354×472 to 420×560 pixels
File size40–120 KB
FormatJPEG
Head height58–69% of the photo's height
Eye heightat least 54% up from the bottom of the photo
Head tilt20° or less
BackgroundPlain white

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