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SourceDepartment of Immigration and Passports of Bangladesh — Online MRV Portal and Bangladesh missions abroad
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Quick answer: A Bangladesh visa photo must be 35 × 45 mm. Plain white background. Neutral expression, clear lenses only, no glare. Last verified .
Requirements
| Format | 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Background | Plain white background. Make photo background white — Bangladesh visa → |
| Pose | Full face, head centred, no tilt or rotation. |
| Expression | Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open. |
| Glasses | Eyes must be fully visible; no tinted lenses or strong reflections. See full rules → |
| Lighting | Even lighting without shadows on face and background, no red eyes. |
| Head covering | Religious reasons only; must not cover the facial oval. |
| Attire | Clothing must not blend into the background; face and shoulder line must be clearly defined. |
| File format | JPEG |
| File size | max 300 KB Compress photo to 300 KB — Bangladesh visa → |
| Millimetres | 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 3.5 × 4.5 cm |
| Inches | 1.38 × 1.77″ |
| Pixels at 300 dpi | 413 × 531 px |
| Pixels at 600 dpi | 827 × 1063 px |
The Bangladesh visa photograph is the same size everywhere — 45 mm × 35 mm, which is a 35 × 45 mm passport photo in landscape wording — on a white background and recent; what changes between the online form and the mission is whether and how many you hand in. The Online MRV Portal (visa.gov.bd) suggests a 45 × 35 mm digital photo in JPEG of at most 300 KB and marks it optional.
The form that you print and take to the mission is headed «Applicant's photograph measuring 45 mm × 35 mm». The missions then ask for prints: the Consulate General in Toronto one hard copy, white background and not older than six months — «without a hard copy of the photograph the visa application will not be processed»; Bangkok two copies glued to the form and taken within six months; Hong Kong and Brunei two recent passport-size 35 × 45 mm white-background photographs; Kolkata two copies of 45 × 35 mm.
Examples and mistakes
One compliant example next to the six most common rejection causes for Bangladesh visa applications. These are the differences that most often determine whether a document photo is accepted.
Typical reasons a photo is rejected under the rules Department of Immigration and Passports of Bangladesh — Online MRV Portal and Bangladesh missions abroad publishes: what is wrong and what to change.
| Reason | Fix |
|---|---|
| A digital file that is not a JPEG, over 300 KB, or not 45 × 35 mm | Save a 45 × 35 mm JPEG of 300 KB or less. |
| No printed copy at a mission that requires one (Toronto) | Bring one or two prints of 35 × 45 mm, as your mission lists. |
| Background not white, or a photo older than six months | Use a plain white background and a photo taken within six months. |
| Photo not glued on the form where the mission asks for it | Glue the colour photograph at the top left corner of the form. |
How to take it
Background: plain white
The tool puts in the required background. Stand half a metre from a plain light wall, face a window and shoot without flash — then there are no shadows on your face or on the wall.
Size: 35 × 45 mm
Camera at eye level, about a metre away; head and shoulders in the shot. The tool crops it to the required size.
Clear lenses only, no glare
If you wear glasses, check the shot: no glare on the lenses, eyes clearly visible.
Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open
Look straight into the lens with your head level; keep hair away from your eyes and eyebrows.
An ordinary selfie will do: we fix the background, light and framing ourselves — to this document's rules. The preview is free.
Head straightHold the phone at eye level and your head straightens by itself.
Face uncoveredMove your hair away so your eyes and eyebrows show.
No glare on glassesStand so that no light reflects in the lenses.Printing and submission
| 10 × 15 cm · 4 × 6″ | 8 (4 × 2) |
|---|---|
| A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm | 36 (6 × 6) |
Print at 100% scale, borderless, and turn off fit-to-page so each photo keeps its exact size.
A Bangladesh visa form is filled in and submitted on the Online MRV Portal, printed, and taken with the documents, the fee and the printed photograph(s) to the nearest Bangladesh visa office or mission; the digital photo upload is optional.
visa.gov.bd — only the online form is accepted by the missions read
Optional digital photo: 45 × 35 mm JPEG, up to 300 KB.
Authority pageThe visa page of the mission that covers you
Printed photograph(s): one at Toronto; two at Bangkok, Hong Kong, Brunei and Kolkata; 45 × 35 mm, white background, recent.
Authority page| Authority | Department of Immigration and Passports of Bangladesh — Online MRV Portal and Bangladesh missions abroad |
|---|---|
| Source | Bangladesh Online MRV digital photo requirement |
| Verified |
Questions
45 mm × 35 mm (a 35 × 45 mm passport photo), recent, on a white background, in colour, glued at the top left corner of the printed form. On the Online MRV Portal a digital photo is suggested as a JPEG of at most 300 KB and marked optional; missions ask for one or two printed copies.
45 mm × 35 mm on the portal and the visa form, written 35 × 45 mm on the Hong Kong and Brunei pages: the same photo, 35 mm wide by 45 mm high.
One printed copy at the Toronto consulate and two at Bangkok, Hong Kong, Brunei and Kolkata. The digital upload on the portal is optional, but Toronto says the application is not processed without the hard copy.
White: Toronto, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Brunei all write a white background.
Six months at most where a mission says so (Toronto: not older than 6 months; Bangkok: taken in the last six months); Hong Kong, Brunei and Kolkata say only «recent».
The Bangladesh visa photo must be 35 × 45 mm. Many consulates also require a specific digital file size — see the spec table above for full details.
Plain white background. The background must be evenly lit with no shadow gradients, especially around the head. Consular automated pre-screening rejects photos with any wall texture or off-white shade before the human reviewer ever sees the application.
Visa authorities typically require the photo to be taken within the last three to six months. Submitting an older photo, even one that looks similar to your current appearance, is a frequent cause of immediate consular rejection.
Not always. Tourist, work, student and transit visa categories sometimes specify different dimensions or background rules. Follow the requirements for your specific visa type rather than assuming one photo fits all Bangladesh visa applications.
Anfas.Pro provides a 14-day full refund if the photo is the cause of rejection and you supply the consular rejection notice. We recommend keeping the consular receipt with rejection reason as proof.
Eyes must be fully visible; no tinted lenses or strong reflections. Consular automated checks flag glasses glare even when it is invisible to the human eye. Removing glasses entirely is the safest choice unless a medical exception is documented in your visa application.
35 × 45 mm = 3.5 × 4.5 cm = 1.38 × 1.77 inches. At 300 dpi that is 413 × 531 pixels; at 600 dpi, 827 × 1063 pixels.
Religious reasons only; must not cover the facial oval. The face must stay fully visible from chin to forehead and on both sides, with no shadow across it.