Pakistan's visa applications run through NADRA's Pakistan Online Visa System, which frames the photo like a classic 35 × 45 mm print but submits it as a small digital file — the official guidance caps the upload at 350 KB, tighter than many applicants expect from a modern portal, and bans glasses outright rather than allowing them under conditions.
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Common checks include a digital file over the 350 KB cap used by the Pakistan Online Visa System, wearing glasses of any kind — NADRA guidance asks for clearly visible eyes with no glasses at all, not just no glare — and a background that is not plain white.
NADRA's Pakistan Online Visa System caps the photograph upload at 350 KB. A high-resolution phone photo is often several megabytes and needs compressing first — an oversized file is rejected by the portal before your application can proceed.
NADRA guidance calls for eyes that are clearly shown, and in practice this is applied as no glasses at all rather than just no glare — remove any glasses for the photo rather than relying on a glare-free pair.
The photograph must be taken against a plain white background. A cream, grey or unevenly lit wall is rejected even when the framing and file size are otherwise correct.
The guidance asks for a close-up of the head and top of the shoulders so the face fills 70-80% of the photograph. A wider crop that includes too much of the body, or a tighter one that touches the hairline, is rejected.
Head coverings are permitted, but the facial features from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead and both edges of the face must stay clearly shown. A covering that shadows the cheeks or crosses the chin line causes rejection.
The guidance calls for uniform lighting with no shadows or flash reflections on the face and no red-eye. Direct on-camera flash in a dim room is a common cause of both faults at once.
NADRA asks for a recent photograph, taken within the last six months. An older photo is rejected even if you still look the same.
350 KB, according to NADRA's Pakistan Online Visa System guidance. A typical high-resolution phone photo is several megabytes, so it almost always needs compressing before it will pass the online upload.
It is safest to remove them. NADRA guidance calls for clearly visible eyes, and in practice this is treated as no glasses at all rather than just no glare on the lenses — plan to photograph without any eyewear.
The Pakistan Online Visa System accepts a digital upload framed like the classic 35 × 45 mm print, capped at 350 KB. You do not need a separately printed photo for the standard online application — check your specific visa category's checklist if you are applying through another channel.
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