head 70–80 %
Free: cropping, background replacement, check
14-day refund if the authority rejects the photo
SourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana — Ghana embassies and consulates (Madrid, Toronto, Berne)
Verified
Quick answer: The recommended Ghana visa photo size is 35 × 45 mm. Plain white or off-white background. Head occupies 70–80% of photo height. Neutral expression, clear lenses only, no glare. Last verified .
Requirements
| Format | 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| Head height | 70–80% of photo height |
| Background | Plain white or off-white background. Make photo background white — Ghana visa → |
| Pose | Strictly full face, head without rotation or tilt, shoulders level. |
| Expression | Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open. |
| Glasses | No dark glasses; eyes must be clearly visible. See full rules → |
| Lighting | Shadows on the face and background not permitted. |
| Head covering | Only for religious or medical reasons, without covering the face. |
| Attire | Neutral clothing, shoulders visible, without uniform or distracting accessories. |
| File format | JPEG · sRGB / 24-bit |
| 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 Ghana visa photograph is described on the pages of the Ghana embassies and consulates: one standard passport-size photograph, taken full face on a plain background within six months of the application, printed in colour, with a white or off-white background, without dark glasses or hat. The face looks straight at the camera with a plain expression and the mouth closed, the eyes open and visible, no hair in front of the eyes and nothing covering the face; a head covering is allowed only for religious or medical reasons.
The Embassy in Madrid and the Consulate General in Toronto add that the photograph should be certified as a true likeness of the applicant by the witness, and Toronto, which takes the application online, asks for an uploaded image of 140 × 170 pixels and no more than 1 MB. The Embassy in Berne writes the same in shorter form: one recent colour photograph, full face, without hat, cap or sunglasses.
Examples and mistakes
One compliant example next to the six most common rejection causes for Ghana 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana — Ghana embassies and consulates (Madrid, Toronto, Berne) publishes: what is wrong and what to change.
| Reason | Fix |
|---|---|
| A black-and-white photo, or one not printed in colour | Use a recent colour photograph printed in colour. |
| A background that is not white or off-white | Use a plain white or off-white background. |
| A photo older than six months | Take a new photograph within the last six months. |
| Dark glasses, a hat, hair in front of the eyes, an open mouth | Remove hats and dark glasses, keep the eyes visible and the mouth closed. |
| An uploaded image that is not 140 × 170 pixels, or over 1 MB (Toronto) | Resize the image to 140 × 170 pixels and keep it under 1 MB. |
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.
Head: 70–80 % of the photo height
Camera at eye level, about a metre away; head and shoulders in the shot. The tool crops it to 35 × 45 mm.
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 Ghana visa is applied for at the Ghana embassy, high commission or consulate that covers your country, with the visa form, the passport, the photograph and the supporting documents, by post or at the counter; some missions take the form online and ask for the photograph to be uploaded.
Visa Application Information page of the Consulate
Upload 140 × 170 pixels, up to 1 MB; a colour print certified by a witness.
Authority pageVisa Application Information page of the mission that covers you
One colour photograph, white or off-white background, certified by a witness.
Authority page| Authority | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana — Ghana embassies and consulates (Madrid, Toronto, Berne) |
|---|---|
| Source | Visa Application Information — Photograph |
| Verified |
Questions
One standard passport-size colour photograph taken within the last six months, printed in colour, with a white or off-white background, facing the camera with a plain expression and the mouth closed, eyes open, no hair in front of the eyes, no dark glasses or hat, and certified as a true likeness by a witness.
The missions say «standard passport size» and give no millimetres. For the online upload, the Consulate General in Toronto asks for an image of 140 × 170 pixels and no more than 1 MB.
White or off-white, in colour. The pages also say «a plain background» and exclude dark glasses and hats.
Within six months of the date of application; the Madrid and Toronto pages add that it must be a recent colour photo.
The recommended size for the Ghana visa photo is 35 × 45 mm. The head occupies 70–80% of the photo height. Many consulates also require a specific digital file size — see the spec table above for full details.
Plain white or off-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 Ghana 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.
No dark glasses; eyes must be clearly visible. 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.
Only for religious or medical reasons, without covering the face. The face must stay fully visible from chin to forehead and on both sides, with no shadow across it.