China ID / Licence from South Africa: identity-document crop only
Scope lock: China ID / Licence is an identity / residence-style document page, kept separate from passport and licence URLs.
Living in South Africa does not change the China photo standard for China ID / Licence. Use this page when the application names China sizes, not a local ICA or Home Affairs crop.
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 South Africa, 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: South Africa passport photos are commonly about 35 × 45 mm. China ID / Licence instead demands 26 × 32 mm — different aspect ratio, not a simple resize.
From South Africa: selfie → China ID / Licence → upload → use the export for China registry / residence filings.
Why South Africa defaults fail China ID checks
A 35 × 45 mm South Africa 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 South Africa
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 South Africa 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.
South Africa → 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 South Africa / law China
South Africa-based applicants clear China ID / Licence when every ID line above is true.