Passport photo maker – 2×2 in, 35×45 mm and visa photos

1. Face detection: finds your face, eyes and chin. If there are several faces it uses the largest and tells you.
2. Top of the head: a cut-out model trained on people (about 26 MB the first time) finds the top of your hair, because the face detector only sees up to the forehead.
3. Levelling: rotates the photo so your eyes are level.
4. Cropping to size: sets the head height (chin to crown) to the middle of the allowed range and puts the eye line at the required height.
5. Checks: one face in the photo, head height in range, space above the head, looking straight at the camera, eyes open and enough resolution.

In the preview the green band shows where the top of your head must fall and the blue band shows the eye line. The guides are not part of the downloaded photo. If you don't like the automatic crop, adjust the head size, up/down and left/right position and rotation with the sliders. Your photo is never uploaded: the face detector (about 17 MB the first time) downloads into your browser and runs on your device.

Document	Size	Download
US passport	2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)	600 × 600 px + 4×6 in sheet
US visa	square, digital	900 × 900 px JPEG, 240 kB or less
UK passport	35 × 45 mm ratio, digital	900 × 1157 px
Schengen visa	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531 px + 4×6 in sheet
ID photo (general)	35 × 45 mm	413 × 531 px + 4×6 in sheet

Each document has its own page with the exact requirements and official sources. Printed photos are made at 300 DPI, the usual resolution for photo printing.

Most passport and visa authorities don't accept photos altered by software, and that includes replacing the background. So for the US, UK and Schengen settings the tool leaves the background alone and only crops and levels the photo. Take the picture in front of a plain, light wall to begin with.

For the general 35 × 45 mm ID photo (not for an official passport) you can turn on Replace the background with white. To swap the background of a portrait in general, use the portrait background remover.

Print sheet gives you an exact-size PDF (or a 300 DPI JPG) with several copies side by side and crop marks: 6 copies of a 2 × 2 in photo on 4×6 in, 15 on Letter or A4; 8 copies of a 35 × 45 mm photo on 4×6 in. Order the JPG as an ordinary 4×6 print at a photo kiosk or online photo lab, which costs far less than a studio. At home, print the PDF at actual size (100%) and check the 50 mm scale at the bottom with a ruler. More in the 4×6 print sheet guide.

There's no print sheet for UK passports, because UK rules say a paper photo can't be cut down from a larger print.

• Ask someone else to take it from about 1.5 m (5 ft) away, with the camera at eye level. Selfies distort your face.
• Stand half a metre to a metre (2–3 ft) from the wall so there's no shadow behind you.
• Face a window in daylight; flash causes glare and hard shadows.
• Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open. Glasses are not allowed at all for US photos and are often rejected elsewhere because of reflections.
• Keep hair away from your eyes and the edges of your face.

We can't guarantee acceptance. The issuing authority always makes the final decision and rules can change: check the official page linked at the bottom before you apply.