China ID / Licence from United Kingdom: identity-document crop only
Scope lock: China ID / Licence is an identity / residence-style document page, kept separate from passport and licence URLs.
Many people in the United Kingdom order a China ID / Licence while renewing from abroad, booking a US consular appointment, or submitting an online US form. GOV.UK photo rules do not apply to that file — only China specifications on this page do.
This article is scoped to China ID / Licence as a China identity / residence-style photo (26 × 32 mm, White), kept separate from passport and licence pages.
Cross-border ID work: market United Kingdom, photo law China for China ID / Licence. Passport and licence copy stay on other URLs.
Official framing for China ID / Licence on FotoPass is 26 × 32 mm with a White background. Treat any other country’s booth print as a different template.
Home-market tip: United Kingdom passport photos are commonly about 35 × 45 mm. China ID / Licence instead demands 26 × 32 mm — different aspect ratio, not a simple resize.
From United Kingdom: selfie → China ID / Licence → upload → use the export for China registry / residence filings.
Why United Kingdom defaults fail China ID checks
A 35 × 45 mm United Kingdom print is not automatically a valid 26 × 32 mm ID crop for China ID / Licence.
Registries want a plain White field and a current likeness — not a reused travel JPEG.
Registry / online ID notes from United Kingdom
File the newest China ID / Licence export with the China identity office or portal.
Compress only after the ID crop is locked.
Keep the selector on China ID / Licence
Do not flip to a United Kingdom passport or licence mid-flow — millimetres will silently change.
China ID / residence photo
China ID / Licence uses 26 × 32 mm and a White background. If you arrived from a passport or licence search, confirm the selector still shows this ID document.
United Kingdom → China ID gate
- Form asks for China ID / Licence (identity / residence)
- Canvas 26 × 32 mm
- ID backdrop White
- No passport/licence reuse
- Current likeness
- Market United Kingdom / law China
United Kingdom-based applicants clear China ID / Licence when every ID line above is true.