Frequently Asked Questions

Passport photo size depends on your destination country's regulations:

• United States: Exactly 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm) or 600 x 600 pixels at 300 DPI.
• United Kingdom, India, Europe (Schengen), 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 mandate that your head (crown to chin) must cover 50% to 69% of the total frame height against an even, shadow-free white background.

To take an official biometric passport photo with your iPhone:

1. Lighting & Setting: Stand 3 to 4 feet in front of a plain white or light wall in bright natural daylight. Avoid overhead lamps that cast shadows under your chin.
2. Rear Camera Setup: Do not use selfie mode (wide-angle selfie lenses distort facial features). Have someone take your photo from 4 to 5 feet away at eye level, or use a tripod with a timer.
3. Posture & Face: Keep a neutral expression with mouth closed and eyes looking straight into the lens. Remove eyeglasses and hats.
4. Crop in Browser: Upload to our free photo maker to automatically center face biometrics and crop to exact millimeter specifications.

Creating a compliant passport photo takes under 60 seconds online:

1. Upload Image: Select a front-facing headshot from your device.
2. Pick Preset: Select your country (e.g. US 2x2", India 35x45mm, UK Passport, Schengen Visa).
3. Align: Use the biometric oval guide to line up eyes and chin.
4. Download: Get a 300 DPI single photo for online government portals or a 4x6" tiled sheet for physical printing.

Print passport photos for pennies using these two methods:

• At Walgreens, CVS, Walmart: Download our 4x6 inch printable sheet. Order it as a standard 4x6 photo print ($0.35 - $0.40) rather than their $16.99 passport photo service. Cut photos along the guide lines.
• At Home: Load glossy or matte photo paper (200+ GSM). Print on 4x6 paper at 100% scale (Actual Size) without 'Fit to Page'.

Standard passport photo sizes vary by country:

• USA: 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm / 600 x 600 px @ 300 DPI).
• UK, EU / Schengen, India, Australia: 35 x 45 mm (3.5 x 4.5 cm / 413 x 531 px @ 300 DPI).
• Canada: 50 x 70 mm.
• China: 33 x 48 mm.

Yes. 3.5 x 4.5 cm (35 x 45 mm) is the official international biometric passport photo standard established by the ICAO (Doc 9303). It is the required passport and visa size across the UK, Schengen Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and over 120 countries worldwide.

No, a single passport photo is not 4x6 inches. A passport photo is either 2x2 inches (US) or 3.5x4.5 cm (international). 4x6 inches is the photographic paper print sheet size used to tile multiple passport photos together for inexpensive printing at photo kiosks.

Passport photos are 2x2 inches (in the US) or 35x45 mm (internationally)—not 4x6 inches. 4x6 inches is the standard print paper size. By tiling multiple 2x2" passport photos onto one 4x6" print sheet, you can print them for under 40 cents instead of paying $17 for the dedicated passport service.

To resize any portrait photo to passport dimensions:

1. Open our Passport Photo Editor.
2. Upload your portrait photo.
3. Select your country size preset.
4. Align your face within the biometric oval guide. The tool automatically adjusts DPI and pixel resolution.
5. Download your high-resolution 300 DPI photo.

A photo qualifies as official passport size if it meets these biometric requirements:

• Exact Dimensions: 2x2 inches (51x51 mm) for US, or 35x45 mm (3.5x4.5 cm) for UK, EU, and India.
• Facial Ratio: Head covers 50% to 69% of the photo height.
• Plain Background: Solid white or off-white with no shadows.
• Recent: Captured within the last 6 months.
• Facial Expression: Neutral expression, both eyes open, looking directly into camera, no eyeglasses.

Yes, 100% free forever. Unlike competitor services that charge $10 to $20 or require paid credit bundles, our studio has zero paywalls, zero watermarks, and unlimited downloads. You can edit and download as many photos as you want without paying a cent.

No. There is absolutely no account registration, login, or email requirement. You can visit the site, upload your photo, customize your crop and background, and download immediately.

No. Every photo and print sheet generated is completely clean with zero watermarks, branding, or logos. Government passport agencies strictly reject watermarked photos, so our tool guarantees pristine, official output.

No. Never. Every single calculation — face detection, zoom/pan transforms, exposure adjustments, and multi-photo sheet tiling — executes 100% locally inside your browser memory using HTML5 Canvas and client-side machine learning. Your biometric data never touches a server.

Once the page has loaded in your browser, the image processing and canvas rendering happen entirely offline on your device.

Yes. Our preset specifications follow official ICAO 9303 standards, US Department of State (2x2" / 51x51mm), UK HMPO (35x45mm), European Schengen regulations, and Indian Passport Seva Kendra rules. As long as you maintain a neutral expression, even lighting, and no eyeglasses, your photo is guaranteed compliant.

When you click "Download Single Photo", our export engine automatically compiles a 600x600 px JPEG at 300 DPI with optimized compression, producing file sizes between 90 KB and 180 KB. This complies with the US State Department’s strict 240 KB upper limit.

No. The US Department of State has completely banned eyeglasses in passport photos since November 2016. The UK and Schengen countries also strongly discourage them due to glare and reflection rejection risks. We strongly recommend removing all glasses.

Use our dedicated Print Sheet Studio to tile multiple passport photos onto standard photo paper (4x6", A4, 5x7", US Letter, or 3.5x5"). Download the high-resolution 300 DPI sheet, print it at home or at any local photo center, and cut along the dashed scissor guidelines!

Passport authorities require photographic paper with either a glossy or matte finish (at least 200 gsm). Do not use ordinary home copy or laser printer paper, as thin paper absorbs ink unevenly and will be rejected.

A sharp pair of office scissors, an Exacto knife with a metal ruler on a cutting mat, or a handheld photo die cutter will produce straight, professional edges.

Yes, but have a family member or friend take the photo from 4 to 6 feet away at eye level, or use a tripod with a timer. Front-facing smartphone selfie cameras have wide-angle lenses that can slightly distort facial features when held too close.

Lay baby on their back on a plain white blanket or sheet, or seat them in their car seat draped with a white sheet. Hold a rattling toy directly above the camera lens to capture eye contact. Ensure the white fabric is pulled flat without harsh folds or shadows.