33×48 mm photo: which documents use it and how to make one

33×48 mm photo

33×48 mm is the Chinese passport and printed visa size. The head is 28 to 33 mm tall and 15 to 22 mm wide, on a white background. Also written as 3.3×4.8 cm.

DocumentPixelsFile sizeBackgroundSource
China Visa (print) photo390×567AnyWhitevisaforchina.cn
China Passport (print) photo390×567AnyWhitenia.gov.cn (National Immigration Administration)

Sources marked "not official" are the best we found where the government publishes no values; each document's page says which values sources disagree on. Rules last checked October 2026.

Or make it at home. Picproved costs £5.99 (free while we launch) for one person's photo in every size you need, and it checks the size, background, head size and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision. Make your China Visa (print) photo

Questions

Which documents use a 33×48 mm photo?
China Visa (print) photo, China Passport (print) photo.
How do I make a 33×48 mm photo?
Pick your document in Picproved, take the photo against a plain wall and it crops it to the size and head height that document needs. It can save the file for an online form or a print sheet for 6×4 inch or A4 paper.

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