A method and an electronic device are provided for embedded SIM (eSIM) provisioning. The electronic device includes a first interface configured to transmit a request message for requesting a profile from a profile generation server, and to receive a plurality of packets associated with installation of the profile, in response to the request message; a processor configured to generate an image file from the plurality of packets; an authentication module configured to perform authentication with the profile generation server and authenticate an electronic device including an embedded SIM (eSIM); and a second interface configured to connect the server device to the electronic device, and to transmit the image file to the electronic device, if the electronic device is authenticated.