Saudi Visa Photo from Pakistan (35x45mm, Enjaz 200KB)

Saudi Arabia visa photos are 35x45 mm with a plain white background, uploaded as a JPEG under 200 KB through the Enjaz portal operated by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The same 35x45 mm white-background spec applies to work visas, Umrah, Hajj, business, and visit visas. Pakistani studios often produce a non-standard size or an oversized file, neither of which the Enjaz portal accepts.

The most common reason for Pakistani applicants is file size. The Enjaz portal caps the photo at 200 KB, one of the strictest caps in the world. A normal studio JPEG from Pakistan is usually 400 to 700 KB and either fails the upload silently or is rejected later by the reviewer. The second reason is size: bringing a photo at the wrong size instead of the required 35x45 mm. The third is background: off-white or light-grey studio backgrounds instead of plain pure white.

Keep the pixel dimensions at the minimum the portal needs (around 413 x 531 px at 300 DPI for 35x45 mm) and compress the JPEG quality down rather than shrinking the image below the minimum. Most studios do the opposite and hand you a 600 KB file. A free browser tool such as IDPhotoSnap crops to 35x45 mm and exports a JPEG already sized under the 200 KB Enjaz cap, so the upload passes the first time.

Pakistani workers going to Saudi Arabia for employment must complete Protectorate of Emigrants clearance through the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BE&OE) via a licensed Overseas Employment Promoter (OEP), and pass the GAMCA / Wafid medical examination. Both the Protector clearance and the medical centre use the same 35x45 mm white-background photo. Carry several printed copies plus the digital JPG under 200 KB for the Enjaz upload, so you are not stuck taking a fresh photo at each step.

Three options: (1) the recruitment agency or GAMCA medical centre photo service, which usually knows the Saudi spec but charges a premium. (2) A local studio at PKR 150 to 400, but you must say "Saudi Enjaz visa, 35x45 mm, plain white background, file under 200 KB" because most studios default to a non-standard size and a large JPEG. (3) Free at home with a smartphone using IDPhotoSnap, which outputs a print-ready sheet plus a portal JPG already under the 200 KB cap, no upload to any server and no signup.

Yes, the Enjaz spec (35x45 mm, white background, under 200 KB) is identical for Umrah, Hajj, work, business, and visit visas, so one compliant source photo works across categories. The only condition is freshness: the photo must have been taken within the last 6 months at the time of each submission. If your Umrah photo is older than 6 months when you apply for a work visa, take a new one.