Make Official Passport Size Photos at Home,
Formatted and Ready to Print for Free.

Passport photo size depends on the country issuing your passport or visa:

• United States: Exactly 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm), or 600 x 600 pixels at 300 DPI.
• United Kingdom, India, Schengen (Europe), Australia: Standard international size of 35 x 45 mm (3.5 x 4.5 cm), or 413 x 531 pixels at 300 DPI.
• Canada: 50 x 70 mm (2 x 2.75 inches).

Biometric standards also mandate that your head (crown of head to tip of chin) must take up 50% to 69% of the total image height (1 to 1 3/8 inches on a US photo) centered on a plain white background.

Taking a compliant passport photo on an iPhone is simple if you follow these four rules:

1. Lighting & Background: Stand 3 to 4 feet in front of a flat, plain white or off-white wall in a brightly lit room with natural daylight. Avoid harsh overhead lighting that creates shadows under your chin or behind your ears.
2. Use the Rear Camera: Avoid selfie mode, as front-facing lenses can distort facial proportions. Have a family member or friend take your photo from 4 to 5 feet away at eye level, or place your iPhone on a tripod with a 3-second timer.
3. Posture & Expression: Look directly into the camera lens with both eyes open, mouth closed, and a natural neutral expression. Remove eyeglasses, hats, and headphones.
4. Crop & Convert: Upload your photo to our free Passport Size Photo Maker. Our tool centers your face according to official ICAO biometric guidelines and crops it to the exact millimeter dimensions.

You can make an official passport size photo in under a minute without installing software:

1. Upload a Headshot: Take or upload a clear, front-facing portrait from your phone, tablet, or computer.
2. Select Country Preset: Choose your required specification (e.g. US 2x2", India 35x45 mm, UK Passport, Schengen Visa).
3. Align Facial Biometrics: Use the on-screen oval guide to position your eyes and chin inside the designated biometric safety area, or fine-tune zoom and rotation.
4. Download Instantly: Download your single 300 DPI image for online digital applications (DS-160, passport portals), or create a tiled printable sheet for physical prints.

You can print passport photos for pennies at home or local retailers using our printable sheet feature:

• At Local Stores (Walgreens, CVS, Walmart): Download our 4x6 inch printable sheet (which tiles two or six photos). Submit the file as a standard 4x6 photo print (costing about $0.35 to $0.40) rather than ordering the $16.99+ passport photo service. Then cut along the scissor guidelines.
• At Home: Load high-quality glossy or matte photo paper (200+ GSM) into your inkjet printer. Open the print dialog, select 4x6 inch paper size, and set scale to 100% / Actual Size (do NOT select 'Fit to Page').

A passport photo size depends on the specific country's consular regulations:

• United States & Americas: 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm / 600 x 600 px @ 300 DPI).
• UK, Europe (Schengen), India, Australia, Singapore: 35 x 45 mm (3.5 x 4.5 cm / 413 x 531 px @ 300 DPI).
• Canada: 50 x 70 mm (2 x 2 3/4 inches).
• China: 33 x 48 mm.

Our tool includes built-in presets for over 50 countries, automatically applying the correct pixel dimensions, DPI, and facial proportions.

Yes. 3.5 x 4.5 cm (or 35 x 45 mm) is the most widely used international passport and visa photo size in the world. Established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO Doc 9303), 3.5 x 4.5 cm is the official biometric standard for the United Kingdom, European Union / Schengen Area, India, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and over 120 other countries.

No, an individual passport photo is not 4x6 inches. A single passport photo is 2x2 inches (in the US) or 3.5x4.5 cm (in the UK, India, Europe). However, 4x6 inches (10x15 cm) is the standard photographic paper size used to tile multiple passport photos together. By arranging multiple photos onto one 4x6 inch print sheet, you can print them at any pharmacy or photo kiosk for less than $0.40.

Passport photos themselves are 2x2 inches (in the US) or 35x45 mm (internationally)—they are never 4x6 inches. 4x6 inches is the photo paper size on which individual passport photos are printed. Retailers like Walgreens and CVS charge $16.99+ if you ask for "passport photos", but only $0.35 for a standard "4x6 photo print". By placing multiple 2x2" photos on a 4x6" canvas, you receive official 2x2" photos at 98% savings.

To resize any photo to passport size:

1. Open our free Passport Size Photo Editor.
2. Upload your regular image or smartphone photo.
3. Choose your country preset (e.g. US 2x2", India 35x45mm, UK 35x45mm).
4. Use the biometric guide to align your face, adjusting zoom, pan, and tilt. The system automatically crops and resizes the image to the exact millimeter specifications and 300 DPI resolution.
5. Click Download Single Photo or Print Sheet.

A photo is considered official passport size when it satisfies strict biometric criteria:

• Accurate Dimensions: 2x2 inches (51x51 mm) for US/India OCI, or 35x45 mm (3.5x4.5 cm) for UK, Europe, and India.
• Facial Proportion: Your face from chin to hair crown must occupy 50% to 69% of the vertical frame.
• Solid Background: Plain white or off-white background with zero shadows, patterns, or objects.
• Recent & Clear: High resolution (300 DPI), sharp focus, taken within the last 6 months.
• Biometric Compliance: Neutral facial expression, direct eye contact, mouth closed, and no eyeglasses, hats, or head coverings (unless religious/medical).

Yes! All features — biometric face centering, 50+ country presets, multi-photo sheet tiling (4x6", A4), and high-DPI downloading — are 100% free with unlimited usage. No credits, no sign-ups, and no watermarks.

No. Never. Every operation — cropping, rotation, exposure adjustments, and sheet tiling — runs 100% locally in your browser memory using HTML5 Canvas. Your biometric photo never leaves your device and is never uploaded to any remote server.