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Passport / ID Photo Maker

Make a compliant passport or ID photo for the US (2×2 in, 25–35 mm head, white), the UK (35×45 mm, 29–34 mm head, cream), Schengen, Canada (50×70 mm), India, China (33×48 mm), Japan, and 12 other countries. Crops to the exact head-size band each government publishes and exports a print-ready 300 DPI JPG.

1 in 4US passport photo applications were rejected for a compliance reason in 2023 —·US State Department / OIG report

Updated May 21, 2026·Reviewed by FreeHeadshot · headshot research team

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Why passport photos get rejected

The US State Department's 2023 OIG audit found about a quarter of US passport photo submissions failed compliance on first try. The four leading reasons: head height outside the 25-35 mm range, shadows on the face (almost always from a flash or direct overhead light), a colored or patterned background, and digitally retouched skin. This tool fixes the first three; for the fourth, just don't apply a beauty filter before exporting.

Country comparison — passport photo specs (verified 2026-05-21)

All specs come straight from the government passport page for each country. The pixel-at-300-DPI column is what this tool exports — it's the print resolution every photo office expects.

Country	Physical size	@ 300 DPI	Head height	Background
🇺🇸 United States	2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)	602 × 602	25–35 mm	White or off-white
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	29–34 mm	Light-coloured (cream / light grey)
🇪🇺 Schengen / EU	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Light-coloured (white preferred)
🇨🇦 Canada	50 × 70 mm	591 × 827	31–36 mm	Plain white or light-coloured
🇦🇺 Australia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light background
🇩🇪 Germany	35 × 45 mm (biometric)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Uniform light grey
🇫🇷 France	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Fond uni clair (light grey/blue)
🇮🇹 Italy	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Sfondo chiaro (light)
🇪🇸 Spain	32 × 26 mm (DNI/passport)	378 × 307	ICAO (70–80%)	Fondo blanco liso
🇳🇱 Netherlands	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	27–36 mm	Effen lichte achtergrond
🇨🇭 Switzerland	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	29–34 mm	Plain light background
🇮🇳 India	35 × 45 mm (passport) / 51 × 51 mm (visa)	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇨🇳 China	33 × 48 mm	390 × 567	28–33 mm	Pure white background
🇯🇵 Japan	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain (white or light)
🇰🇷 South Korea	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	25–35 mm	Plain white background
🇧🇷 Brazil	50 × 70 mm (5 × 7 cm)	591 × 827	ICAO (70–80%)	Fundo branco
🇲🇽 Mexico	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Fondo blanco
🇸🇬 Singapore	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	25–35 mm	Plain white background
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	43 × 55 mm	508 × 650	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇿🇦 South Africa	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain, light background
🇦🇷 Argentina	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇦🇹 Austria	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light background
🇧🇪 Belgium	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	31–36 mm	Light-coloured background
🇨🇱 Chile	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇨🇴 Colombia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Fondo blanco
🇨🇿 Czech Republic	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light background
🇩🇰 Denmark	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light background
🇪🇬 Egypt	40 × 60 mm	472 × 709	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇫🇮 Finland	36 × 47 mm	425 × 555	32–36 mm	Light grey
🇬🇷 Greece	40 × 60 mm	472 × 709	32–36 mm	Light background
🇭🇰 Hong Kong	40 × 50 mm	472 × 591	30–34 mm	Plain white background
🇭🇺 Hungary	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light background
🇮🇩 Indonesia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇮🇷 Iran	40 × 60 mm	472 × 709	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇮🇶 Iraq	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇮🇪 Ireland	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Light background
🇮🇱 Israel	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇯🇴 Jordan	40 × 60 mm	472 × 709	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇰🇪 Kenya	50 × 50 mm (2 × 2 in)	591 × 591	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇰🇼 Kuwait	40 × 60 mm	472 × 709	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇱🇧 Lebanon	40 × 50 mm	472 × 591	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇲🇾 Malaysia	35 × 50 mm	413 × 591	ICAO (70–80%)	Solid blue (passport) / white (some applications)
🇲🇦 Morocco	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇳🇬 Nigeria	51 × 51 mm (2 × 2 in)	602 × 602	25–35 mm	Plain white background
🇳🇴 Norway	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light grey background
🇵🇰 Pakistan	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇵🇪 Peru	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Fondo blanco
🇵🇭 Philippines	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇵🇱 Poland	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light background
🇵🇹 Portugal	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light background
🇶🇦 Qatar	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇷🇴 Romania	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white background
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	40 × 60 mm	472 × 709	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇸🇪 Sweden	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light grey
🇹🇼 Taiwan	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white background
🇹🇭 Thailand	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇹🇷 Turkey	50 × 60 mm	591 × 709	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇺🇦 Ukraine	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇻🇳 Vietnam	40 × 60 mm (4 × 6 cm)	472 × 709	32–36 mm	Plain white background
🇯🇲 Jamaica	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	25–35 mm	Plain (white/pastel/pale blue)
🇮🇸 Iceland	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Light plain background
🇭🇷 Croatia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Light background
🇪🇪 Estonia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Light plain background
🇱🇻 Latvia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Light plain background
🇱🇹 Lithuania	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light background
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain light uniform background
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Light uniform background
🇨🇾 Cyprus	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Light-coloured background
🇬🇪 Georgia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Light plain background
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇨🇺 Cuba	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	50 × 50 mm	591 × 591	25–35 mm	White background
🇸🇻 El Salvador	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇬🇹 Guatemala	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇭🇳 Honduras	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇪🇨 Ecuador	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇧🇴 Bolivia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇬🇾 Guyana	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	25–35 mm	White background
🇭🇹 Haiti	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇧🇸 Bahamas	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇧🇧 Barbados	38 × 48 mm	449 × 567	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain light-coloured background
🇩🇲 Dominica	45 × 57 mm	531 × 673	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇫🇯 Fiji	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Light coloured background
🇧🇳 Brunei	35 × 50 mm	413 × 591	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇰🇭 Cambodia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White or light background
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇧🇼 Botswana	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain light background
🇬🇭 Ghana	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain white background
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇬🇲 Gambia	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇲🇬 Madagascar	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Light background
🇲🇼 Malawi	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White or light background
🇩🇿 Algeria	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Light plain background
🇦🇴 Angola	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇧🇯 Benin	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	White background
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain light background
🇳🇿 New Zealand	35-40 × 45-50 mm	413 × 531	ICAO (70–80%)	Plain light coloured background
🇧🇮 Burundi	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇨🇲 Cameroon	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇨🇻 Cape Verde	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇩 Chad	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇰🇲 Comoros	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇨🇬 Congo (Brazzaville)	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇨🇩 DR Congo	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇩🇯 Djibouti	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇪🇷 Eritrea	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇿 Eswatini	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇬🇦 Gabon	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇬🇳 Guinea	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇱🇸 Lesotho	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇱🇷 Liberia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇱🇾 Libya	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇱 Mali	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇷 Mauritania	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇺 Mauritius	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇿 Mozambique	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇳🇦 Namibia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇳🇪 Niger	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇷🇼 Rwanda	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇳 Senegal	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇨 Seychelles	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇴 Somalia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇸 South Sudan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇩 Sudan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇿 Tanzania	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇬 Togo	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇳 Tunisia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇺🇬 Uganda	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇿🇲 Zambia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇧🇿 Belize	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇬🇩 Grenada	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇵🇦 Panama	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇵🇾 Paraguay	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇷 Suriname	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇺🇾 Uruguay	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇻🇪 Venezuela	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇦🇫 Afghanistan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇧🇹 Bhutan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇱🇦 Laos	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇻 Maldives	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇳 Mongolia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇲 Myanmar	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇳🇵 Nepal	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇰🇵 North Korea	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇯 Tajikistan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇧🇭 Bahrain	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇴🇲 Oman	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇵🇸 Palestine	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇾 Syria	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇾🇪 Yemen	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇦🇱 Albania	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇦🇩 Andorra	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇦🇲 Armenia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇧🇾 Belarus	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇹 Malta	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇩 Moldova	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇨 Monaco	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇪 Montenegro	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇷🇺 Russia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇲 San Marino	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇷🇸 Serbia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇰 Slovakia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇮 Slovenia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇻🇦 Vatican City	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇰🇮 Kiribati	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇫🇲 Micronesia	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇳🇷 Nauru	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇵🇼 Palau	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇼🇸 Samoa	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇴 Tonga	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇹🇻 Tuvalu	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background
🇻🇺 Vanuatu	35 × 45 mm (ICAO standard)	413 × 531	32–36 mm	Plain white or light background

What "light-coloured background" really means

US, China, India, Japan, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, and most others want pure white. The UK is the famous outlier — it explicitly disallows pure white and asks for "light-coloured" (cream, light grey, off-white). The reasoning: pure white sometimes triggers automated rejection from biometric scanners that interpret the high contrast as a missing background. Schengen countries are flexible — pure white is accepted but light grey is recommended.

How to take the photo

Stand 1.5 meters from a plain wall, indirect daylight from the side (not from above — that creates eye-socket shadows). Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open, both ears visible. No glasses (most countries banned eyewear in 2016 due to glare). No hats unless religious. Hold the phone at eye level and have someone else take the photo if you can — selfies from below create chin distortion.

Why we're not a government service

We're a tool that cuts and resizes your photo to the published spec. Final compliance is up to the issuing agency. For high-stakes applications (new passports, immigration interviews, US Green Card biometrics), spend the $15 and go to a pro studio — they shoot, retouch within compliance limits, and re-shoot if rejected. For renewals and most visa applications, this tool produces a file that prints exactly to spec.

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Questions, answered

Passport / ID Photo Maker — frequently asked questions

What size is a US passport photo in pixels?

2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm) at 300 DPI works out to 600 × 600 pixels. Head must be between 25 and 35 mm from chin to crown — about 1 to 1-3/8 inches. Background is white or off-white.

What's the UK passport photo background color?

The UK passport service requires a 'light-coloured' background — explicitly NOT pure white. Cream (#F4F1E8) and light grey are the safest choices. This tool fills in the right color when you swap the background.

What about Schengen / EU passport photos?

35 × 45 mm with a 32-36 mm head height on a light-coloured background. Most Schengen countries accept either pure white or light grey, but Germany and France favour light grey because their biometric scanners read facial features more reliably against it.

Can I print this passport photo at home?

Yes. The download is 300 DPI, which is the print resolution passport offices and photo printers expect. Use thin photo-quality paper and don't scale the print in your printer driver. CVS, Walgreens, and most drugstore kiosks also accept the digital file directly.

Does this tool replace getting a passport photo at a pro studio?

For most countries, yes. Pro studios charge $10-25 for a photo; this tool is free and meets the same published spec. The exception is countries that require an in-person biometric scan at the application step (Germany, France) — in those cases, get the photo at the consulate's recommended studio.

Will this work for a US visa photo?

Yes — US visa photos use the same 2×2 inch spec as US passport photos. Same head-height band, same background rules. The tool exports a single image that satisfies both.

Why does India have two sizes listed?

Indian passport applications use 35×45 mm (the international standard). Indian visa applications historically used 51×51 mm (US-style). The Ministry of External Affairs accepts both today, but check the consulate you're applying through.

What's the head height for Schengen countries specifically?

32-36 mm. The face must take up 70-80% of the photo height from chin to crown. The dashed green band in the preview shows exactly that range — fit your head inside it.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No. The cropping happens entirely in your browser using the Canvas API. The background-replace step uses a WebAssembly model that runs locally too. Nothing leaves your device.

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