Updated 31 October 2026 · how we check

Kenya eCitizen photo size

The Kenya eCitizen form takes a photo of 207 × 207 px, with no file type named. Source: Department of Immigration Services, Kenya (eCitizen), checked 31 October 2026.

Kenya eCitizen photo

JPG · no file-size limit · 207x207 px · white background

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Kenya eCitizen upload specifications

Values for the Kenya Department of Immigration eCitizen photo, copied from Kenya eCitizen Immigration: Photo requirements and guidelines, checked 31 October 2026; "not stated" means the source gives no figure for it.

Upload	Pixel size	Print size	File size	Format	Background
Photo	207 × 207 px	55 × 55 mm	no file-size limit stated	format not stated	not stated

Kenya eCitizen sizes in pixels and millimetres

Print sizes become pixels at a resolution (pixels = mm ÷ 25.4 × DPI); pixel sizes become print sizes the other way round. Computed for the Kenya eCitizen uploads at 200 and 300 DPI.

Upload	Aspect ratio	Megapixels	At 200 DPI	At 300 DPI
Photo	1:1 (print size)	0.42 MP at 300 DPI	433 × 433 px	650 × 650 px

Estimated JPG file size for Kenya eCitizen uploads

Estimated from sizes measured with sharp 0.35.5 / libvips 8.18.7 on public-domain sample images (31 October 2026), interpolated to each target size. Your own scan can land 30-50% either side, which is why the tool measures the real file.

Upload	Pixel size used	Quality 60	Quality 75	Quality 85	Quality 95	Limit
Photo	207 × 207 px	7.6 KB	9.7 KB	12.5 KB	20.7 KB	no file-size limit stated

How big the Kenya eCitizen photo file comes out

A portrait for the Kenya eCitizen photo at 207 × 207 px is about 12.5 KB at JPG quality 85; the source sets no file-size limit for it.

Kenya eCitizen rejection checklist

Upload checks computed from the Kenya eCitizen specification; a file that fails any one of them is usually refused at upload or flagged later.

Photo: The source does not name a file type for the Kenya eCitizen photo; JPG is the safe choice for a photo or signature scan.
Photo: No file-size limit is stated for the Kenya eCitizen photo; keep it small enough to upload quickly.
Photo: Pixel size is 207 × 207 px.

How to resize your photo for Kenya eCitizen

Take or scan the photo

Use a recent photo. Frame it in the 55 × 55 mm shape.
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Drop the file into the tool at the top of this page. The "Kenya eCitizen photo" preset is already set to 207 × 207 px, with no file-size limit (the source states none), in a file type the source does not name (JPG is the safe choice).
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Upload and preview

Upload the file on the Kenya eCitizen form and check the preview before you submit; verify the figures with the official notice first.

What the Kenya eCitizen source also says

Photo: Head and top of shoulders; the face takes up 70-80% of the photograph.
Photo: Taken without headgear, not more than 6 months old.

Kenya eCitizen compared with similar forms

Kenya eCitizen next to the forms with the closest specifications in this index, so one prepared file can be checked against several forms.

Form	Photo size	Photo file size	Signature file size
Kenya eCitizen (this page)	207 × 207 px	no file-size limit stated	none
Canada passport	1,200 × 1,800 to 3,000 × 4,500 px	200 KB–5 MB	none
Hong Kong passport	at least 1,200 × 1,600 px	at most 5 MB	none
TVET CDACC	132 × 170 to 200 × 200 px	no file-size limit stated	none
Pakistan passport	350 × 467 px	at most 3 MB	none

Where the Kenya eCitizen figures come from

Verify with the official Kenya eCitizen notice before you submit: forms change between application cycles and the check on the live portal is final.

Sources

Kenya eCitizen Immigration: Photo requirements and guidelines, Department of Immigration Services, Kenya (eCitizen), checked 31 October 2026: immigration.ecitizen.go.ke/index.php?id=9
Measured by PixelFit with sharp 0.35.5 / libvips 8.18.7 on 31 October 2026, interpolated to each Kenya eCitizen target size, on this sample: head-and-shoulders portrait, Pete Souza (Official White House photo), public domain: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Barack_Obama.jpg

Frequently asked questions

What is the photo size for Kenya eCitizen in KB?

The Kenya eCitizen source sets no file-size limit for the photo; it must be 207 × 207 px, in a file type the source does not name (JPG is the safe choice), so the pixel size and file type are what the form checks.

What is the signature size for Kenya eCitizen?

The Kenya eCitizen source sets no separate signature upload; only the photo is uploaded.

What pixel size should the Kenya eCitizen photo be?

207 × 207 px, printed 55 × 55 mm. At 300 DPI that is 650 × 650 px; at 200 DPI 433 × 433 px.