Answered6 years ago
How do I scan and upload my passport picture for a visa application online from the UK?
Tech help required. Been try to fill in online form for visa (From the UK) how the hell do you scan passport picture onto the form ??
Answer summary
Users are experiencing challenges scanning and uploading their passport pictures for a visa application online from the UK. Recommendations include using apps like CamScanner, resizing images to meet file size limits (under 0.5mb), and avoiding certain browsers like Firefox during the upload process. Various techniques such as taking a photo with a phone and then cropping or converting the image can help in successfully completing the application.
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Terry ********
Dont use Firefox to upload photos....big problems until I used chrome.
Cire ********
Down load...." Office Lens "on to your phone I achieved 70% of my application using this Ap..
John ********
Go to bottom of page and click edit.
Flo *****
easiest way is
- take a pic of your passport with your phone ( will probably be more than .5mb)
-screenshot it ( the screenshot will be less than .5mb)
-crop it, save, upload , job done
thats what I did, and was accepted
good luck
- take a pic of your passport with your phone ( will probably be more than .5mb)
-screenshot it ( the screenshot will be less than .5mb)
-crop it, save, upload , job done
thats what I did, and was accepted
good luck
David *****
ilovepdf.com you can convert, reduce...
Adrian *****************
Resize the photos I spent 2 days puzzled over this lol
Greg **********
Take photo with cell phone or digital camera or place on a scanner.
Oliver *************
@Greg *********
Good Man
Karim ***************
@Oliver ************
the file size needs to be under 0.5mb Oliver *************
@Karim **************
Thanks Forgot to Mention that Oliver *************
Please Somebody Go and Help this Man
Peter *******
OP@Oliver ************
if you mean me it’s sorted 😜👍Oliver *************
@Peter ******
Good I Was Just Trying to Get You Some Help Good 
Richard *******
did you guys have to buy flights and hotel as part of the VISA application?
Not CoE application...
Not CoE application...
Debbie ***************
I managed to upload a jpeg but had to make it low res so the file wasn’t too large. Good luck 🙂
JF *******
Do you easily reduce your documents below 0.5mb using;
WWW.imagecompressor.11zon.com
WWW.imagecompressor.11zon.com
David ********
Know the feeling I'm getting a tech savvy friend to do mine tomorrow.
Himanshu *********
Just scan it and use acrobat reader to Crop it
Haydn *******
Make sure it's not too large a file..
I used CamScanner app to scan then save ready to upload
I used CamScanner app to scan then save ready to upload
Gary ******
@Haydn ******
edit button took me 4 hrs to sort that one out ahahahPeter *******
OP@Haydn ******
I’ve scanned it (iPhone) saved to pictures but still can’t upload to the online form 😱😱
Tracy ******
I’m having exactly the same problem. No proceed or option to upload anything. Help us please 🤦♀️🙏
John ******
photograph it , then print to pdf format
Bobby *********
@John *****
the easiest way 👍Activity
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