Russia Visa

Russia Visa Photos in Washington, DC

Russian visa photos in Washington, DC. 35x45 mm on a light background, taken within 6 months, and glued to the application form. Same day; check live availability on the site.

Ready in about 15 minutes Checked against the spec before you leave 1401 Florida Ave NW, Washington DC
Reserved appointment
$200plus tax · held time, both formats
  • Held for you: the one way to know we’ll be here when you arrive
  • Digital file and printed set, always both
  • Reshot free if the consulate rejects it
Reserve this time
Walk-in
$100plus tax · digital or prints · $150 both
  • Call first to check availability: the walk-in window is only around the day’s booked sessions
  • Some days there is no window at all. Reserving a time is the sure way in
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The specification

What a Russia Visa photo has to be

Every figure below is quoted from the issuing authority, and the source is linked at the bottom of this section. Where the official sources do not agree, we say so instead of picking one.

Photo size35 x 45 mm · 1.38 x 1.77 in
Head heightNot published officially: we verify it against your consulate at the session.
Eye positionNot published officially: we verify it against your consulate at the session.
BackgroundPlain white or light-coloured
GlassesThe Embassy is silent. The contracted visa centre operator states no sunglasses, and permits head coverings only for religious or ethnic reasons.
ExpressionClear, forward facing. The visa centre operator adds "full face, non-smiling".
How recentTaken no earlier than 6 months before the date of application
Digital fileThe unified e-visa portal publishes its photo specification only inside the authenticated application form, so there is no public pixel or file-size figure.
Copies neededOne passport-size photo
The official sources disagreeThe Embassy in Washington DC does not publish head height, glasses or head-covering rules; those come from the contracted visa application centre rather than the ministry. We shoot to the stricter of the two.
Note on the size3.5 x 4.5 cm, as published by the Russian Embassy in Washington DC.
What gets photos rejected

The things that actually fail

Not general advice, just the specific traps in this document’s own rules.

  • The visa centre operator’s own page describes 3.5x4.5 cm as "2 inches by 2 inches in the US". That is wrong: 2x2 in is 51x51 mm and a completely different aspect ratio. Go with 35x45 mm, which is what both the Embassy and the operator state numerically.
  • The photo is GLUED onto the printed application form, not clipped or submitted loose.
  • Print on normal photographic paper: a camera print.
Reserve a time

Hold a time, and it’s yours.

Live availability straight from our studio calendar. A reserved appointment is $200 and always includes both the digital file and your prints. Same-day times show here when we have them.

Get it right the first time.

We shoot it, check it against Russia Visa’s own specification, and you leave with a photo that passes. If it is ever rejected, we reshoot it free.