CAT

CAT
application check

The bands below were checked against the official notification, page 10. Open the resizer to make a file in that band. Matching this list is not acceptance.

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Photograph

Size276 × 354 px is the editor crop, not a pixel rule from the notice.
File sizeup to 80 KB
FormatJPEG / JPG
BackgroundNot stated in this preset.
Resolution276×354 is 35×45 mm at 200 DPI, inside that box.

Must fit inside 1200×1200 px, at least 150 px/inch, and not more than 80 KB. No exact pixel size and no minimum KB are stated. 276×354 is 35×45 mm at 200 DPI, inside that box.

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Signature

Size630 × 276 px.
File sizeup to 80 KB
FormatJPEG / JPG
BackgroundNot stated in this preset.
Resolution630×276 is that box at 200 DPI.

80 mm × 35 mm, not 80×35 px, at least 150 px/inch, and not more than 80 KB. 630×276 is that box at 200 DPI. No minimum KB is stated.

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What the stored rules flag

Taken from the preset that was checked. This is not a portal error message, and it is not acceptance.

Published sizes disagreed. We checked the notification.Resolved against the CAT 2026 registration guide (page 10). The passport photograph must fit inside 1200 × 1200 px, at least 150 px per inch, on a white background, not more than six months old, and not more than 80 KB. There is no exact pixel size and no minimum KB. 276 × 354 is 35 × 45 mm at 200 DPI, inside that box. The signature is 80 mm × 35 mm — not 80 × 35 px — with the same 150 px/inch minimum and the same 80 KB ceiling. 630 × 276 is that box at 200 DPI. The old 200 × 230 px photograph was a banking size, not CAT’s.
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Checked against the official notification on 2026-10-01, page 10. Open the notification →

Questions

What should I line up before uploading for CAT?
The checklist on this page: size, file size, format and background for each upload the preset stores, including a thumb impression or declaration where the preset has one. It cites the notice that was checked and links into the resizer with that preset loaded.
Were these specs checked against the notice?
Yes. They were checked on 2026-10-01, page 10. The date and the notification link are on this page.
Does a file that matches this list get accepted?
No. The list is the bands that were checked. A blurred photograph, a background the notice did not ask for, or a signature in the wrong hand can still be refused. Make the file in the resizer, then compare it with your own notice.