PassportPhotoSizes
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Passport photo size, and a tool that crops to it
There is no universal passport photo size. The US uses a 2 × 2 inch square, most of Europe and Asia use 35 × 45 mm, Canada and Brazil use 50 × 70 mm, and China, Mexico and Spain each use something else again. Getting it wrong is the most common reason an application is sent back.
Passport Photo Maker+ — Free★ 4.5 · 13 ratings · iPhone & iPad
- 30 country specifications
- Cropping runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- Print layouts and background removal are in the app
What the specification actually measures
The file stays on your device. It is read directly in the browser and never uploaded anywhere.
Drag to move, and use the slider to zoom. The dashed lines show where the top of the head and the chin need to fall for United States.
United States requirements
- Size
- 51 × 51 mm
- In inches
- 2 × 2 in
- Head height
- 25–35 mm
- Background
- Plain white or off-white.
150 DPI with a small watermark — enough to check the framing and the head height before you commit.
For the actual application
- · 300 DPI print-ready export, no watermark
- · Six photos laid out on a 4 × 6 print sheet
- · Background replacement to the required colour
- · Saved profiles for a whole family
The sizes people look up most
Full requirements, including head height, background and the rules that catch people out.
All countries
30 sets of requirements, with the issuing authority named on each.
Questions people ask
›What size is a passport photo?
There is no single size. The United States uses 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm), which is square. The United Kingdom, the Schengen area, India, Japan, Australia and much of Asia use 35 x 45 mm. Canada and Brazil use 50 x 70 mm. China uses 33 x 48 mm, Mexico 39 x 31 mm, and Spain 32 x 26 mm for national documents.
›Is my photo uploaded when I use this tool?
No. The image is read directly in your browser using an object URL and drawn to a canvas on your device. This is a static site with no server to upload to.
›Why do passport photos get rejected?
The most common reasons are the wrong dimensions, head height outside the permitted range, a background that is the wrong colour or not plain, glasses, shadows on the face or background, and photos older than six months.
›Is there an app that makes passport photos?
Yes — Passport Photo Maker+, and this site is its free web companion. The cropper here sizes and positions a photo to any country's specification in the browser. The app adds print layouts, background replacement and saving, and works offline.
›Is this free, and is my photo uploaded anywhere?
The cropper and every country specification are free with no account. Your photo is never uploaded — the cropping happens in your browser using the file on your own device, which is why this works with no internet connection after the page loads and why there is no server that could keep a copy.
›Can I take a passport photo at home with my phone?
For most countries, yes, provided you meet the specification rather than approximate it. The failures are consistent and avoidable: a shadow on the background, the head at the wrong proportion of the frame, glasses glare, a smile, and a background that is off-white rather than white. Photograph against a plain wall in even, indirect daylight, face-on, with a neutral expression, then crop to the exact spec.