Home Return Permit photo size

Photograph requirements for the Home Return Permit (Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents): 354 × 472 pixels, white background, file size 20 KB to 80 KB, JPG format. Checked against the official sources in October 2026.

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Home Return Permit (digital photo)354 × 472 pixels

Please select the size required by your application form. If the required size is not listed, select Custom size.

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  • Please use a recent front-facing photograph with your eyebrows and both ears visible.
  • A plain background gives a better result when the background is changed.

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After you upload a photograph, check the requirements and download it here.

Home Return Permit photo size: requirements

The tool above is already set to these requirements.

Required size
354 × 472 pixels
This tool exports
354 × 472 pixels
Print size
3.3 × 4.8 cm
Background
White background
File size
20 KB to 80 KB
File format
JPG format
Other requirements
  • You must submit a printed photograph and a digital photograph of the same image. The digital photograph must pass a photo check system, and you apply with the pass receipt.
  • The photograph must be in colour and taken within the last six months, with a pure white background without gradients, shadows, other people or objects. Do not wear white clothing against a white background.
  • Both ears must be visible. Tinted or thick-framed glasses, heavy make-up and editing of features such as scars, moles or hairstyle are not allowed.
  • The digital photograph must be 24-bit RGB colour at 300 DPI, with the hairline 12 to 35 pixels from the top edge.
  • The printed photograph is 48 mm high × 33 mm wide, with an effective area of 40 mm × 30 mm.
Source
Checked: October 2026

This tool only exports a digital photograph to the specification; it cannot replace the photo check. You can burn the digital photograph (file name in English letters or numbers only) on its own to the root folder of a CD or DVD and check it at the digital photo check platform of a CTS document service centre. You can also use the photo service at the centre, or a photo studio that uploads the photograph for checking. Photographs that fail the check are not accepted.

Questions

Can I take my own Home Return Permit photo?
Yes, but the digital photograph is accepted only after it passes the photo check. Burn it on its own to a CD or DVD and check it at the digital photo check platform of a document service centre. If it passes, it is uploaded and a pass receipt is printed for your application.