Taking a selfie at home and getting a compliant Japanese Visa photo

35×45 mm

Japan Visa Photo (Consular) Maker

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Take a selfie at home and get a compliant Japanese Visa photo in under a minute.

500K+photos processed
166countries supported
99.8%acceptance rate
ICAO 9303compliant
AIvalidated pre-submission
14-daymoney-back guarantee
500K+photos processed
166countries supported
99.8%acceptance rate
ICAO 9303compliant
AIvalidated pre-submission
14-daymoney-back guarantee
Hand holding a phone capturing a passport photo

Done before your coffee

Shoot at home in minutes. No drive, no line.

Caught before rejection

Measured against your country’s exact consulate spec — before you submit.

Smiling man giving an OK hand sign

Rejected? Reshoot free.

Fourteen days of free resubmissions. Refunded if it still fails.

Japanese Visa specifications

Size
35 x 45 mm
Pixels
827 × 1063 px
Resolution
600 dpi
Head size
Head covers 75% of the photo
Background
Off-white
Not permitted
Hats and caps (except religious), Sunglasses, Heavy makeup
Convert 35×45 mm to inches & pixels
Japanese Visa photo requirements: size and head position

How it works

One photo at home. The rest is automatic.

  1. A woman takes a selfie at arm’s length by a window at home
    • Selfie or a friend
    • Face a window
    • Look straight

    Take your photo

    A selfie at arm’s length, or ask someone.

  2. The photo as taken, with the face located
    • Eyes open
    • Neutral expression
    • Head straight
    • ICAO 9303
    • ISO/IEC 19794-5

    AI checks it

    Against Japanese Visa rules, in seconds.

  3. The photo on the plain background
    The same photo with the original background
    • Off-white background

    Background replaced

    Your face stays untouched.

  4. A print sheet of Japanese Visa photos
    A single Japanese Visa photo
    • 35×45 mm
    • Print-ready sheet
    • Digital file

    Cropped to size

    Ready to print or upload.

Print it the same day, or get it by mail

At a pharmacy

Walgreens, CVS or Walmart. No appointment.

About 1 hourabout $0.39

Or have your prints mailed to you

One glossy 4×6 sheet of photos you cut apart along the guides, mailed tracked to US addresses. Add it to your $11.95 photo on the order page after checkout.

Overnight shipping*from $7.47

*Overnight is $35.02, delivered within 3 business days of your order. Budget is $7.47, 3–6 business days after it ships.

Good to know

Japanese Visa rules, reviewed by Sandra Chen · Sep 2026

Submit to
Embassy or Consulate-General of Japan in the country where you apply (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)
Government fee
JPY 15,000Single-entry visa, for applications from 1 July 2026. Paid in the local currency of the country where you apply; some nationalities and purposes pay a different amount or nothing.Source ↗
Processing time
5 working days from the day after the application is received, if there is no problem with the applicationSource ↗

Most common rejection reasons

  1. 1
    A photo stapled or taped to the form
    Glue the photo to the space on the application form. Staples and tape are not accepted.
  2. 2
    A digitally altered photo
    A photo that has been digitally modified is not acceptable. Use an unedited photo.

Snap2Pass never edits your face. It replaces the background and crops the photo to size, nothing else.

Also worth knowing

  • Rule change · since Jul 2026
    Visa fees rose on 1 July 2026

    Japan raised its visa issuance fees for applications made from this date, after nearly half a century unchanged. The fee shown above applies to a single-entry visa.

    Source ↗
  • Related document
    Japanese passport photo is a different document

    The Japanese passport photo is for Japanese nationals applying for a passport in Japan. This page is for foreign nationals applying for a visa at a Japanese embassy or consulate.

    Japanese passport photo →

Common questions, answered

Everything you need to know before you upload. Tap any question to expand.

Supported documents, worldwide

Every country · current 2025 regulations · ICAO compliant