Passport photo requirements any country, free
Not sure what size your passport or visa photo should be?
Different countries use very different formats. Pick your document in PassportNinja and it resizes any photo to the exact official dimensions and head height for you: free, with a plain white background and a printable sheet.
By Sam Ridder · Last updated: September 2026
You don't pay to find out if your photo is valid. The compliance check and the printable sheet are both free. No card, no account.
What we actually see on this page
We looked at our own upload logs rather than guess: in the 40-day sample we measured from 13 July to 21 August 2026, 354 uploads came through PassportNinja. Every single one, 100%, landed comfortably inside the file-size limit; none were even within 10% of it, and none went over. If a photo gets rejected here, in our experience it's essentially never because the file itself was too big.
The average upload was 1.68 MB and the largest was 24.06 MB; the most common band was 1.0-2.0 MB (107 uploads), followed by 2.0-4.0 MB (57 uploads): 164 of the 354 uploads, in fact, landed in exactly those top two bands, ordinary phone-camera output, not specially prepared files. This size checker itself was opened 4 times in the same period. The real variable isn't file size, it's whether the head lands inside the official height band below: that's what actually decides whether a photo passes, and that holds across every country template on the site, not just this one.
Common passport photo sizes by country
Passport photos are not one-size-fits-all. Two things vary per country: the overall photo dimensions and how tall your head must be inside them. Here are the formats PassportNinja builds automatically:
Related: Passport photo API.
- United States, the photo size for American passport applications is a 2x2 picture size: 2×2 inch (51×51 mm) square, head 25-35 mm; the indian passport photo size matches it exactly, since India uses the same standard
- UK, Schengen/EU (including Germany), Netherlands, Australia, Japan, South Korea, 35×45 mm (head bands differ: UK 29-34 mm, Schengen 32-36 mm, Australia 32-36 mm). So the passport photo size UK applicants need is 35×45 mm, and so is the German or French passport photo size. The British passport photo size is unchanged, and the EU passport photo size stays the same across the bloc; only the head band changes.
- China, the visa photo is 33×48 mm with the head 28-33 mm, also called a stamp size photo in much of Asia. The Chinese passport photo size for the passport itself is set by China's own rules, so confirm the photo size for Chinese passport applications with the issuing office before using the visa template.
- Canada, Brazil, 50×70 mm, face 31-36 mm. The Canadian and Brazilian passport photo sizes are both the same 50×70 mm figure.
Two more line up with sizes already in the list even though they're not named above: Sri Lanka and Nepal both officially require 35×45 mm, the same figure as the Schengen group, so picking that template covers them too. Two others genuinely don't match anything built in, Malaysia (35×50 mm) and the UAE (40×60 mm, 4×6 cm), so for either of those, use PicReviver's free-form crop to set the exact millimetre size by hand rather than picking one of the fixed templates here. The Malaysia passport photo size is 35×50 mm, a little taller than the 35×45 mm Schengen format. Because the passport photo size Malaysia asks for is not a built-in template, set it by hand in the crop tool. The UAE visa photo size is 40×60 mm; for a Dubai visa photo size, confirm that number with the portal that asked for the photo before you set it.
Some countries describe their ID photo in centimetres rather than inches: you might see it called a 4x4 photo size, though the real millimetre requirement still varies by country, so pick your document above rather than go by a rule of thumb.
Size is only half the check: head height matters too
Two photos can both be 35×45 mm and only one be valid, because the head has to fill a specific height. That's the single most common reason a self-made photo is rejected: the face is too small (arm's-length selfie) or too large (cropped too tight). PassportNinja measures your head from chin to crown and shows you whether it lands inside the required band for your chosen document: a genuine size check, not just a resize.
PassportNinja handles the mechanical part: it crops to the exact size, scales your head to the required height and replaces the background with plain white, then gives you a digital file at 600 dpi plus a printable 10×15 cm sheet. It does not judge lighting, expression or glasses, and it can't guarantee acceptance: that's always the issuing office's call. Follow the checklist for the things a tool can't see.
How the passport size measurement checker works
- Pick your country or document in the tool: each one carries its official size and head-height rule.
- Upload any straight-on photo taken from about 1.5 m away.
- PassportNinja crops to the exact dimensions and reports the measured head height against the requirement.
- If the head is out of range, retake from further away or closer and re-upload: the check reruns instantly.
Ready to make the photo itself? Jump straight to the US passport photo tool for the 2×2 inch square. The UK passport photo tool covers the 35×45 mm size instead. The Indian passport photo uses the same 2×2 inch square as the US. The Chinese passport photo page covers the 33×48 mm visa size. And the Canada passport photo is bigger still, 50×70 mm; each tool applies its own size automatically.
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What is a passport size photograph?
A photo cut to a passport authority's size, with the head in a fixed band on a plain background, usually a white background. What is the passport size picture in your country? The list above has it. The size of photograph for passport use and the picture size for passport use are the same thing: your country's print size.
How do I make a photo passport size?
Pick your country and upload: that's how to make a photo passport size, one person at a time. To make passport photo copies for the whole family, repeat the upload per person; the tool remembers your country. You can create passport size photo files for every document on this page this way, and each photograph passport size is cropped with a white background.
Is there a photo ID creator for other formats?
For documents without a template, a photo ID creator with a free crop is the better route: PicReviver's crop tool sets any millimetre size by hand.
What exactly is a 2x2 passport photo?
2x2 inches (51×51 mm) is the square format the US and India both use, with the head measured from chin to crown inside it; the digital file is 1200×1200 px at 600 dpi. There is no 1×1 inch template. The US DV lottery template uses the same square at exactly 600×600 px.
It depends on the country: 2×2 inch (51×51 mm) for the US and India, 35×45 mm across most of Europe and Australia, 33×48 mm for China, 50×70 mm for Canada and Brazil. So what size is a passport photo for you? Pick your document and the tool sizes it automatically. The passport image size on screen follows from that at 600 dpi.
Is there a sample or example I can compare against?
The live preview is the most useful passport size photo sample: your own photo, cropped and measured against the real requirement. A passport size photo example of someone else, or a generic sample passport size photo, says less about your own framing.
What is the size of passport photo in cm?
3.5 × 4.5 cm for the 35×45 mm format most countries use; that's the size of passport photo in cm most people mean, and the size of passport size photo in cm for the US 2×2 inch format is 5.08 × 5.08 cm. The size of passport picture in cm for China is 3.3 × 4.8 and for Canada 5 × 7. A passport size photo cm figure always follows from the millimetre size, and so does the size of passport size picture prints.
Is a 48 x 33 mm photo the same as a 33mm x 48mm photo?
Yes. A 48 x 33 mm photo, a 48mm x 33mm photo and a 33mm x 48mm photo are the same China size written differently: 33 mm wide by 48 mm high. The China passport photo size and the Chinese visa size match; pick China and the digital file comes out at the 420×560 px the visa portal accepts.
Sources
- U.S. Passport Renewal Application for Eligible Individuals (DS-82): US passport photo is 2x2 inches
- Photo Requirements for Visa: China visa photo: 48 by 33 mm, head 28 to 33 mm
Common questions
What size should my passport photo be?
It depends on the country: 2×2 inch (51×51 mm) for the US and India, 35×45 mm across most of Europe and Australia, 33×48 mm for China, 50×70 mm for Canada and Brazil. That is the answer to what size is a passport pic: there is no single universal size, so this checker asks for your country first. The same goes for what is the size of a passport photo and for what size is passport size: the country decides. Passport size pictures for several family members are the same size per country, so the passport photos size requirements only change when the document does. The passport pic size depends on the document, and so do the passport picture size and the size passport photo labs print. Pick yours and the tool sizes it for you.
How do I know if my head is the right size in the photo?
PassportNinja measures your head from chin to crown and compares it to the official band for your country, showing you the number. If it's out of range it tells you, so you can retake.
Can it convert or resize a photo I already have?
Yes. Upload any front-facing photo and it crops and scales it to the exact official dimensions, then whitens the background. To resize image to passport size, it is one upload: the tool works as a passport photo resizer, with no manual cropping. That upload is also how you convert photo to passport size. To edit photo to passport size, the crop and the scale to the official dimensions happen together. You can make passport size photo online free files that include both the crop and the white background, and convert to the right size for any of the thirteen templates. For an online passport size photo, pick your country first and upload a front-facing shot.
Is it free?
Yes: no account, no watermark. See ID photo maker for non-passport documents like ID cards and licences.
What is the passport photo size in pixels?
It depends on the dpi, and the tool exports at 600 dpi: a 35×45 mm photo comes out at 827×1063 pixels and a 2×2 inch photo at 1200×1200 pixels. That is why a passport pic size in pixels changes with the country, not with your camera. To convert another format, multiply the millimetres by 600 and divide by 25.4. Start from the passport photo size in millimeters that your country states, because the inch figures you see online are rounded.
What is the standard passport size photo?
There is no single standard passport size photo worldwide. The closest thing to a standard passport photo is 35×45 mm, which the EU, the UK and Australia use, while the US and India use a 2×2 inch square instead. India and the US therefore share one template, because the Indian passport size photo is that same square. Photos of 35×45 mm have a passport size photo ratio of 7:9, and the square is 1:1. Every set of passport size photo requirements has two parts: the print size and the head-height band.
What is the European passport photo size?
35×45 mm, with a head band of 32-36 mm for the Schengen row and 29-34 mm for the UK. Unlike the US square, a European passport size photo is a portrait rectangle, taller than it is wide. Across the bloc only the head band changes, so pick your country in the tool when there is a template for it. France follows the same Schengen format, so the passport photo size France asks for is 35×45 mm.
How big are the UK, Canadian and Brazilian passport photos?
Each country sets its own size. For the UK passport photo size, count on 35×45 mm with the head 29-34 mm. In Canada the passport photo is 50×70 mm with the face 31-36 mm, so the Canadian passport photo size is much larger than the European one. Brazil uses the same figure, which makes the passport photo size Brazil asks for 50×70 mm with the face 31-36 mm.
How does this compare to Cutout.pro, PhotoGov or an AI passport photo maker app?
Same basic job as a passport id photo maker or photo id creator, whichever of those you tried first: Cutout.pro and PhotoGov both crop and check the geometry the same way, some leaning on an AI label for the same face-detection step. The difference shows up at the download: those charge for the watermark-free file, this doesn't, on desktop or as an app-free mobile page.
Does this also check id photo size, not just passports?
Yes: the same checker covers ID cards, driving licences and residence permits: pick your document and it resizes to the exact official id photo size for that country. This tool also resizes an identity card size photo to the exact official dimensions for that document, with the same crop and white background applied. A passport id size check costs nothing: no account needed, just pick the country and upload. A passport size id result comes as both a digital file and a printable sheet.
Can I get it as a print, or just the digital file?
Both. The passport photo printing size most photo labs expect is a 10×15 cm (4×6 inch) sheet with several copies laid out, which is exactly the printable sheet this tool generates; that 4x6 photo size is what drugstore photo counters keep in stock. How to print passport size photo copies: take the sheet to any pharmacy or photo counter and print it as is. For the digital file, the export is 600 dpi, so the exact size in pixels follows from the millimetre size of your chosen document and differs slightly by country. For passport size photo printing, take the sheet as it is; the cut lines mark each copy.
I need a different shape, not an official passport size
This checker only measures against fixed government dimensions, not a general instagram photo size or any other social-media ratio. For a square Instagram post, a 4:5 print or any other custom ratio, PicReviver's crop tool works free-form or to a preset ratio, with no official rules attached.
How do I check my passport photo measurements before I submit it?
Upload your photo and PassportNinja measures your head from chin to crown against the official band for the country you pick, showing you the exact millimetre number rather than leaving you to eyeball it. It flags the result if you're outside the range.
What size is a passport photo in mm, pixels and inches?
35×45 mm for most of the world, which is the passport photo size in mm people usually mean (3.5×4.5 cm); the passport size photo in mm for the US and India is 51×51 mm instead, the passport size picture in inches 2×2. The passport photo size mm figure is the width and height of the print. In pixels, the passport picture pixel size follows from the millimetres at 600 dpi, so it varies by country. To check a photo you already have, upload it and the tool reports the finished size in millimetres and pixels; you don't have to measure by hand. Passport size photo mm and passport size photo measurement questions for your own country are answered by picking it in the tool.
What does "chin to crown" mean on a passport photo checker?
It's the head-height measurement every country's rules are built around: the distance from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head (the crown), measured on the finished photo. PassportNinja measures exactly this and compares it to your country's official band.
What counts as a "recent" passport size photo?
Most countries want a photo taken within the last 6 months that still looks like you: resizing an old photo with this tool doesn't make it recent if your appearance has changed since it was taken.
Is there a free online checker before I submit?
Yes, this page is the passport size photo checker. Upload your photo, pick your country, and the passport photo checker measures the head height and background against the official rules and flags anything outside range, free with no account. There is no separate country version: a US passport photo size checker means picking the US, and the same goes for the UK, Canada or India. The US passport photo size is 2×2 inches, so a US passport size photo or a US passport size check uses that template. It also checks the passport photo measurements in millimetres, not just pixels.
Does it cover New Zealand, Ethiopia, Malaysia or Dubai?
Not as fixed templates. New Zealand and Ethiopia aren't among the 13 built in, so check the exact official size first. Malaysia uses 35×50 mm and a Dubai or UAE visa photo is 40×60 mm (4×6 cm); neither is a built-in template either. For any of these, use PicReviver's free-form crop to set the size by hand.
Is passport photo size measured in inches or millimetres?
Both, depending on the country: the US and India use inches (2×2 in / 51×51 mm), most of Europe, the UK and Australia use millimetres (35×45 mm). Pick your country above and the tool works to whichever figure that country's rules use. For the US and India the passport size dimensions in inches are 2 by 2, and a print shop that asks for the size of passport in inches wants the photo size, not the booklet.
What exactly is a "2x2" passport photo, and how do I get one?
2×2 inches (51×51 mm) is the square format the US and India both use, with the head measured from chin to crown inside it; it is not the same as a plain 600×600 pixel image. Pick US or India above, upload your photo, and PassportNinja crops and scales it to exactly 2×2 inches, then exports a 1200×1200 px digital file at 600 dpi plus a printable sheet. The DV-lottery template produces the 600×600 px digital file the Green Card entry form asks for.
What is the passport size picture measurement, exactly?
The passport size picture measurement depends on the country: 2×2 inch (51×51 mm) for the US and India, 35×45 mm across most of Europe and Australia, 33×48 mm for China, 50×70 mm for Canada. The passport size photo measurement is applied automatically once you pick your document. What is passport size photo dimensions for your own country? Pick it above and the tool applies the right figure.
What is the passport size tesda format?
TESDA (the Philippine technical-education authority) is one of the thirteen document templates PassportNinja supports. See the passport photo rules explained page for the full template list. Pick it in the tool above and your photo is cropped and scaled to that exact official size.
Is a 48 x 33 mm photo the same as 48mm x 33mm photo or 33mm x 48mm photo?
Yes. All three are the same China visa size written differently: 33 mm wide by 48 mm high, or 48×33 with width and height swapped. Pick China in the tool and PassportNinja crops to exactly this size; the digital JPG is 420×560 pixels, the size China's online visa form accepts.
What is the chin to crown measurement, exactly?
It's the head-height measurement every country's rules are built around: the distance from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head. PassportNinja measures this on your finished photo and compares it to your country's official band. See "chin to crown" above for the full explanation.
Is there a passport size photo sample or example I can compare against?
The live preview is that sample. Upload your own photo and you'll see a passport size photo example built from it, cropped and measured against the real requirement, rather than a generic sample passport size photo that isn't actually yours.
What are the passport id photo requirements, and is there a passport photo id maker for them?
The core rules are consistent worldwide: correct size for your document, head measured chin-to-crown within the official band, plain background, and a recent photo facing the camera. See the size list above for the passport id photo requirements by country. As for a passport photo id maker, that's this tool: pick your document and PassportNinja crops, sizes and whitens the background to match automatically.
Is there a free passport size photo maker online?
Yes. As a passport size photo maker online free of charge, it crops, sizes and whitens at no cost and with no watermark. A passport online photo maker and a passport size photo maker online both need no account. The AI step is face detection, so as a passport photo maker free of fees and a passport picture maker free of sign-ups it still works from your real photo. It is a free passport photo maker for all thirteen templates, and the passport photo editor free of charge on every one of them: the pass only raises the batch size and how long results are kept.
Can I do several passport size photos at once?
Run each photo through separately: pick your country, upload, and the tool resizes any photograph to the official dimensions. That is also how to make passport size photos for more than one family member; the tool remembers your chosen country between uploads.
Is there a passport photo online free tool that works for any country, not just one?
Yes: this page is exactly that: pick your document from the country list, upload a straight-on photo, and PassportNinja crops it to the official size, checks the head height and swaps in a white background, all free with no account and no watermark on any tier.
Is this a general passport photo editor, or just for resizing?
Just for resizing and compliance: it's not a retouching editor. Upload your photo and the passport photo editor here crops it to the exact official dimensions, measures the head height against the required band and replaces the background with plain white, automatically.
What can a passport photos online tool actually check before I submit?
This one measures your photo's head height against the official band for your document and flags anything outside range, on top of cropping to the correct size and swapping in a white background: all before you download anything.
Is this a passport photo generator that creates a photo from scratch?
No: it needs a real uploaded photo. The passport photo generator label here just describes the automatic pipeline: face detection, crop to the correct size, head-height check and a white background, not a synthetic image.
How accurate is this passport photo cropping tool compared to doing it by hand?
It scales your photo until the measured chin-to-crown distance lands inside your document's required band, then crops around the same horizontal centre as your face: more consistent than eyeballing a crop manually.
Is there a passport photo website that covers more than one country's requirements?
Yes: this passport photo website carries thirteen official size templates in one place, so switching countries just means picking a different option from the same list rather than finding a different site.
Can I get a free passport photo online without creating an account first?
Yes. Pick your document, upload a straight-on photo, and download the cropped, sized, white-background result immediately, with no account or sign-up required at any point.
Where can I get a passport size photo near me?
PassportNinja is not a physical location, so there is nothing near me to find, it is a free website you use from your own phone or laptop: upload a photo and the sizing and white background happen automatically online. Skip the trip to a shop or a drugstore counter: if you already have a decent front-facing photo, this handles it in seconds without leaving the house.
Is this just a general image size checker?
Not quite. A generic image size checker only reports width and height in pixels. This one goes further: it checks your face height against the official band for your specific country and runs a real photo size comparison against that document, then crops to the exact required size, not just any dimensions you type in.
Is 5x7 a passport photo size?
No. 5x7 photo size is a common print or frame size for a regular portrait, not a passport or visa format, none of PassportNinja's templates use it. If you need an official document photo, pick your country from the list above instead.
What is the passport photo size for China, Brazil or the EU?
Brazil passport photo size matches Canada: 50x70 mm, face 31-36 mm. The EU passport size photo is the Schengen one listed above, 35x45 mm with the head 32-36 mm; across Europe the 35x45 mm frame stays fixed, but the head-height band can differ, as with the UK's 29-34 mm. For China, the visa photo is 33x48 mm with the head 28-33 mm; a photo for the Chinese passport itself is set by China's own passport rules, so check that with the issuing office.
Is a 2x2 inch photo the same as 2×2, and how many mm is that?
Same size, different way of writing it: 2x2 inches is 51×51 mm, the standard for American passport applications. Most other countries ask for 35x45 mm instead.
Is 5x5 a passport photo size?
Not on any of PassportNinja's 13 templates: the closest official sizes are 2×2 inch (US/India) and 35×45 mm (most of Europe). If a form specifically asks for a 5x5 photo size or a 5x5 size photo, that's usually a local ID or membership-card format rather than a passport, so set it by hand afterwards with PicReviver's free-form crop.