Customer reviews and ratings

Trying to squeeze my DS-160 file under 240 KB kept wrecking the quality. The download here came in at 210 KB and looked clean.

Fast and reliable service for Egypt visa photo. Approved in 3 days.

A small glare on one lens was caught by the report. I turned sideways to the window and the row came back clean.

Years of arm's-length selfies getting rejected. Propped the phone on a shelf with the timer and my nose finally looked normal.

I had a wide holiday shot; the crop landed perfectly with a thin margin above the head.

I only needed the digital file for the visa portal, so I did not pay for prints I would never use.

VFS Istanbul took a digital photo, but my print matched the photomatrix band exactly anyway.

The consulate returned my photo without saying why. The report flagged the smile row, so I reshot with a neutral face and it passed.

My frame was nine months old and I nearly submitted it. Reshot the same evening and it passed.

Italy Schengen via the iDATA centre in Istanbul. White background, 35×45 mm — accepted at the first check.

Spain Schengen via BLS Istanbul. Plain white background, no glasses — accepted at the first check.

I had a French ID photo on a light blue background and assumed it would work for the visa file. This page explained why the visa follows the EU/ICAO norm instead. Reshot on light grey, accepted.

Shot against a beige hallway wall and the output came out pure white. No halo around the hair.

My chamber list said "biometric (5x6)", so I printed exactly that size. Nothing was questioned in the licence file.

I finally understood how far back the scarf has to sit. Forehead clear, report clean.

Great comparison table and helpful guidelines on lighting and neutral expression.

The agency asked for 43×55 prints and my Schengen photo was too small. Printed the right size here and it was accepted.

The form just said "small photo" with no millimetres. This page gave me the actual size so I could order the right print.

I needed 2.5×3.2 cm for a card renewal and could not find it anywhere. Came out at exactly the right size here.

Schengen application for Vienna at the VFS Global centre — not a single comment on the 35×45 mm photo.

Germany Schengen via iDATA Istanbul. Light grey background, no glare on my lenses — accepted at first check.

My Schengen 35×45 photo did not work for the China application. The 33×48 file from here uploaded to COVA first try.

Handed the 40×40 square prints at the Istanbul appointment. The clerk checked the size and filed them right away.

The consulate asked for 4×4 cm photos. The 472×472 px square output was accepted without a single comment.