Russia eVisa Photo Requirements
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What Reviewers Actually Check. A phone photo taken in good light usually gets the job done, provided a handful of details line up correctly. Meeting the Russia eVisa photo requirements starts with positioning: face the camera directly, keep the expression neutral with eyes open and mouth closed, and let the face take up the bulk of the frame.
Background comes next plain and light-coloured, with nothing patterned, textured, or shadowed behind the subject. Even lighting across the face matters just as much, since harsh shadows or glare tend to get flagged during review, particularly for anyone photographed while wearing glasses.
A few exceptions apply. Religious head coverings pass review as long as the face stays visible from forehead to chin, though tinted lenses on glasses don’t. The photo itself can’t be older than six months, and it should look like an accurate, unfiltered representation of how the applicant currently looks — no retouching, no borders, no scanned printouts standing in for a digital file.
