Compress a photo to 100 KB (K-ETA, Saudi eVisa)

Korea's K-ETA asks for a JPG around 700 pixels wide and 100 KB or less, and the Saudi eVisa portal wants a personal image between 5 and 100 KB. A modern phone photo is one to five megabytes, ten to fifty times over the limit, which is why these uploads fail or hang. Use the compressor below to get under 100 KB in your browser; your photo never leaves your device and is never edited, only compressed.

Compress your photo under the limit

Runs entirely in your browser. Your photo never leaves your device, and it is never edited or retouched, only compressed.

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Runs in your browser. Your photo stays on your device.

Which portals need this

K-ETA (Korea): A color JPG around 700 pixels wide and 100 KB or less, with at least 75 percent of your face visible, no hats or sunglasses, plain background. The separate passport-page image is capped at 300 KB.
Saudi eVisa: The personal image must be 200 x 200 pixels and between 5 and 100 KB. If your dimensions are also wrong, resize to 200 x 200 first; a 200 x 200 JPG lands in the window almost automatically.

The file is only half the battle

A photo with the right file size and dimensions still gets rejected for head size, eye position, background or shadows. Once the file is fixed, run it through the free passport and visa photo checker to measure it against the official spec. The check is free and never edits your photo; you pay $9 only if it passes, accepted or your money back.

Frequently asked questions

How do I compress a photo to 100 KB without losing quality?

Resize the image down first (around 700 pixels wide for K-ETA), then export as JPG at moderate quality. At that size the file lands under 100 KB while staying sharp. Compressing a full-resolution phone photo straight to 100 KB forces visible artifacts.

Why does the K-ETA app freeze when I upload my photo?

Almost always file size. Prepare a JPG under 100 KB before applying and upload that file rather than shooting live in the app.

Does compressing count as editing the photo?

No. Compressing and resizing change the file, not what the photo shows. Filters, retouching and AI background tools do count as editing and are rejection reasons on most portals.