A plain white background, a neutral face, no glasses, and a JPEG under 2 MB. That is almost the entire Cambodia eVisa photo spec for US citizens in 2026 — and you can shoot it at home on your iPhone in two minutes. Here are the exact numbers and the routine that passes first time.

A recent (last 6 months) passport-style color photo against a plain white or off-white background, showing your full face, head centered, with a neutral expression — no smile, no glasses, no hats or head coverings except for religious reasons. Submit it as a JPEG under 2 MB, ideally 600×600 pixels or larger and roughly square. You do not need a professional booth or a printed photo: a phone camera against a white wall in daylight produces a compliant image, which is how most American applicants do it. The most common reasons a photo gets flagged are smiles, glasses, off-white walls, shadows behind the head, and low resolution.
This guide breaks every one of those down — the exact dimensions and file format, the background and lighting rules that trip up the most Americans, a two-minute iPhone method, and the nine flags that get a photo rejected so you can sidestep them before you upload. When you have a clean shot ready, you can apply in a few minutes. For the wider picture — cost, processing, documents — start at our Cambodia visa for United States citizens hub and work down from there.
Two format traps catch Americans specifically. The first is HEIC: modern iPhones save photos in Apple’s HEIC format by default, and the upload form wants a standard JPEG. The second is an oversized, uncropped original straight off a high-resolution camera, which can exceed the file limit before you trim it. Both are quick fixes inside the Photos app. Our deep dive on Cambodia eVisa photo size and file format walks through the pixel math, the megabyte limit, and the JPEG-versus-HEIC conversion in detail.

For framing: head centered, looking straight at the lens, both ears and the full outline of your face visible. Hair tucked back if it crosses your face. Neutral expression — mouth closed, no smile, eyes open. The whole point is a flat, evenly lit, true-to-life headshot, which is exactly what the validator is built to confirm. If you want the full breakdown of what counts as an acceptable backdrop and how to handle a home with no plain wall, our Cambodia visa photo background rules guide covers every case.

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Kamboçya e-Varış Kartı, e-Vizenizden ayrı ve küçük bir adımdır — $5 tutarında olup, bizim aracılığımızla doğrulanır, 14 alan doldurulur ve uçuşunuzdan 7 gün önce doldurulması gerekir. Bu ücretin tam olarak neleri kapsadığı, neden vize fiyatınıza dahil edilmediği ve kapıda işlemlerinizi hızlandıran zamanlama hakkında bilgi edinin.
Kamboçya e-Varış Kartı, üç bölümden oluşan ve inişinizden 7 gün önce doldurulması gereken 14 alandan oluşmaktadır. İşte her alanın tam olarak ne istediği, formun istediği sırayla ve ayrıca kioskta ABD'li yolcuları işaretleyen tarih formatlı fiş.
Kamboçya e-Varış Kartı, kimliğiniz, uçuşunuz ve konaklamanız ile kısa bir gümrük beyannamesi olmak üzere üç bölümden oluşan 14 bilgi istemektedir. İşte her alanın tam olarak ne istediği ve başlamadan önce yanınızda bulundurmanız gereken dört şey.
Then handle the file. On an iPhone, set the camera to save JPEG (Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible) before you shoot, or convert afterward by cropping in the Photos app and saving a copy. Crop square around your head and shoulders, leaving a little space above your hair, and check the result is at least 600 pixels on each side. Do not apply filters, beauty smoothing, or portrait-mode blur — the validator looks for natural skin texture and rejects heavily edited images. Our step-by-step Cambodia eVisa iPhone photo guide for Americans shows each tap from camera setting to upload.

None of those are hard to avoid once you have the list in front of you, and a flagged photo is not the end of the application — it is a same-day fix. If a photo of yours has already been bounced and you are not sure why, our guide to fixing a rejected Cambodia eVisa photo maps each flag to the exact correction, and the broader Cambodia eVisa rejection reasons rundown covers the non-photo causes too.

One more for travelers with strong prescriptions or sensitive eyes: take a moment after removing your glasses to let your eyes settle so they are open and natural, not squinting against the light. Squinting reads as a closed-eye flag. If glasses, expression, or eye issues are your concern, our note on Cambodia eVisa photo glasses and expression rules goes deeper on each. And before you upload, it is worth running through the full Cambodia eVisa photo checklist so nothing slips.
That is the whole photo story: a neutral face, a white wall, daylight, a JPEG under 2 MB. Two minutes at home and you are done. The Tourist eVisa is $80 USD all-in and the Business eVisa is $90 USD all-in, both approved in 3 business days and delivered as a printable PDF by email, with US-timezone support if anything snags. When your photo is ready, the next step is the application itself — our step-by-step Cambodia eVisa application guide for Americans walks through every field, and the required documents checklist confirms the four other things you will need alongside the photo.
Next steps and related reading for US citizens: apply for your Cambodia eVisa when your photo is ready, bookmark the Cambodia visa hub for United States citizens as your single reference, dig into the exact photo size and file format if you are unsure about pixels and megabytes, and keep the photo checklist open while you shoot.