What Egypt actually requires
Egypt's eVisa portal accepts only specific photo and passport formats. We auto-reformat your photo to spec and OCR-read your passport, so you do not have to memorize this list. Reference for the curious.
4 x 6 cm
Photo size
6 months
Passport validity
Under 2 MB
File size limit
In one minute
Two things you need to apply
A digital photo and a clear scan of your passport biographic page. Both auto-handled by our system.
Photo
Recent color photo, plain background
- 4 x 6 cm (40 x 60 mm)
- White or light gray background
- JPEG, under 2 MB
- Face centered, neutral expression
Passport
Clear scan of the biographic page
- Valid 6 months beyond arrival
- At least 1 blank visa page
- Biographic page fully readable
- MRZ (bottom 2 lines) not cut off
Photo specs in detail
Egypt eVisa photo requirements
The official Egyptian portal validates photos against these specs. If your photo does not meet them, the application is rejected at intake. We reformat for you.
4 x 6 cm
The full specification
Egypt follows ICAO 9303 photo standards with a few country-specific tweaks. The most important rule is the aspect ratio: 4 wide by 6 tall.
- Size: 4 x 6 cm (40 x 60 mm)
- Format: JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg)
- File size: under 2 MB
- Resolution: minimum 600 x 600 px, 300 DPI recommended
- Background: plain white or very light gray
- Face position: centered, looking straight at camera
- Face coverage: face fills 70 to 80 percent of frame
- Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open
- Lighting: even, no harsh shadows or glare
- Taken within: the last 6 months
Our auto-reformatting: Upload any phone selfie or studio shot. We crop to 4 x 6 cm, replace the background with white if needed, and validate before submission. Free with every package.
Passport specs in detail
Egypt eVisa passport requirements
The portal reads details from your passport biographic page automatically. Clear scan in, clean application out.
JPEG or PNG
The biographic page scan
| Format | JPEG or PNG |
| File size | Under 5 MB |
| Resolution | 300 DPI minimum |
| Page captured | Full bio page, edge to edge |
| MRZ visibility | Bottom 2 lines fully visible |
| Photo clarity | Sharp, in focus, no glare |
Our auto-fill: Upload any clear photo or scan of your passport. Our OCR system reads name, passport number, DOB, expiry, and nationality automatically. No retyping required.
Do's and Don'ts
Quick visual rules
Avoid the four most common photo and passport mistakes that trigger application rejection.
Do's
- Plain white or light gray background on the photo
- Even, natural daylight on your face
- Look straight at the camera, neutral expression
- Whole head from forehead to chin visible
- Photo taken within the last 6 months
- Scan the whole passport bio page edge to edge
- MRZ (bottom 2 lines) fully visible
- Passport valid 6 months beyond arrival
- Spelling of your name matches passport exactly
Don'ts
- Sunglasses, hats, headphones, or face filters
- Smiling broadly or showing teeth
- Cropped tightly or face cut off
- Patterned, colored, or busy backgrounds
- Photos older than 6 months
- Passport scan at an angle (text becomes warped)
- Reflective glare on the passport bio page
- Cropped or missing portions of the bio page
- Damaged or torn passport pages
Quick answers
Photo and passport FAQs
The most common edge cases, answered directly. See the full 63-question FAQ for more.k
Egypt requires a 4 x 6 cm (40 x 60 mm) color photo with a plain white or light background. The face must be centered and occupy roughly 70 to 80 percent of the frame. This is the same size used for Egyptian passport applications and slightly larger than the Schengen visa photo (35 x 45 mm).
Yes, a clear phone selfie works fine. Use natural daylight, stand against a plain white wall, hold the phone at arm's length and look directly at the lens. Avoid front-camera distortion by leaning back slightly. Our system reformats and crops the image to Egyptian specs after upload.
Yes, you are within the minimum. Egypt requires your passport to be valid for at least 6 months beyond your planned arrival date. With 7 months you can apply, but some airlines may push back at boarding if validity is too close to the edge. We recommend at least 7 to 8 months of headroom.
Yes, you need at least 1 blank visa page in your passport for the Egyptian entry stamp. Two is safer if you plan onward travel. The eVisa itself is electronic and tied to your passport number, but Egyptian immigration applies a physical entry stamp on arrival.
A clean light gray or off-white background usually passes. If the background is patterned, colored, or busy, our team replaces it with white during reformatting at no extra charge. The goal is uniformity so the face is the only subject.
Glasses are not recommended; remove them if possible to avoid glare and frame reflections. Head coverings worn for religious reasons are accepted as long as your full face from forehead to chin is clearly visible. Decorative hats and sunglasses are never accepted.
Yes, please. We need a clear, in-focus scan of the biographic (photo) page where all text including the MRZ (machine-readable zone) is fully legible. Blurry scans cause OCR errors and delay processing. Re-uploading takes 30 seconds.
JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg) is preferred. File size should be under 2 MB. Minimum resolution: 600 x 600 px. We auto-validate the file on upload and prompt you to re-shoot only if it's below the threshold.
Ready when you are
Bring any phone selfie and a clear passport scan. We handle the rest. Approval in 3 to 8 business days.