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35 × 45 mm photo maker

Make a 35 × 45 mm passport or visa photo with your country's head height and background, and a sheet to print. Your photo stays on your device.

Drop a photo, or click to choose

For the best result, take it against a plain, light wall in even light, facing the camera.

How to make a 35 × 45 mm photo

  1. Choose your photo. Facing the camera, taken from a metre or more away, with your shoulders in the picture.
  2. Pick your country. The Schengen visa size is chosen. Type your country or document to switch, so the head height and background follow its rules.
  3. Check the frame. The oval should run from your chin to the top of your head. Drag the photo or change Head size until the head check is ticked.
  4. Download. Save one photo for an online form, or a 4 × 6 in or A4 sheet of copies with cut lines.

One size, different heads

35 × 45 mm is the most widely used passport photo size: 188 of the documents this tool knows use it. The outside of the photo is where they agree. The head inside it is measured differently: the UK wants 29 to 34 mm from chin to crown, Germany, France, Japan and Australia 32 to 36 mm, the Netherlands 26 to 30 mm, and a South Korean visa 25 to 35 mm. India states it as a share of the photo instead. A photo framed for one country can fail another, so the tool asks for the document, not just the size.

Some rules also say where the head ends. Germany, France, South Korea and Australia measure to the top of the skull, without hair, while the UK measures from the crown of the head. The tool keeps both measures and uses the one your document names, so full or tall hair does not shrink the face.

Head heights for 35 × 45 mm documents

  • United Kingdom passport29 to 34 mm
  • Schengen area visa32 to 36 mm
  • Australia passport32 to 36 mm, no hair
  • Algeria passport32 to 36 mm
  • Belgium passport31 to 36 mm
  • Canada visitor visa31 to 36 mm
  • Denmark passport30 to 36 mm
  • France passport32 to 36 mm, no hair
  • Germany passport and ID card32 to 36 mm, no hair
  • Japan passport32 to 36 mm
  • Mauritius passport25 to 34 mm
  • Netherlands passport and ID card26 to 30 mm
  • South Korea passport32 to 36 mm, no hair
  • South Korea residence card (ARC)25 to 35 mm
  • South Korea visa25 to 35 mm
  • Switzerland passport29 to 34 mm, no hair
  • Taiwan passport32 to 36 mm

Read on each authority’s page; the sources and dates are in the table below.

Backgrounds are not all white

White is common, but not universal. France does not allow white and asks for a light colour such as light blue or light grey. The UK asks for cream or light grey. Germany prefers a neutral grey. Each preset starts on its document’s colour, and the background picker offers white, off-white, light grey and light blue, or any colour you type.

Printing 35 × 45 mm photos

At 300 dpi a 35 × 45 mm photo is 413 × 531 pixels, and at 600 dpi 827 × 1063. A 4 × 6 in print holds eight when the page is turned sideways, and an A4 page 30. Print at actual size and cut along the grey lines.

The full tool

This page opens Passport photo maker on a 35 × 45 mm size. Every other option is still there, so you can change your mind without leaving. For other jobs, see all image tools.

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Common questions

How many pixels is a 35 × 45 mm photo?
413 × 531 pixels at 300 dpi, or 827 × 1063 at 600 dpi. Some upload forms state their own size, such as India's 630 × 810, and the tool uses that instead.
Is 35 × 45 mm the same as 3.5 × 4.5 cm?
Yes. It is about 1.38 × 1.77 inches.
How big should the head be?
It depends on the document: from 26 to 30 mm in the Netherlands up to 32 to 36 mm in Germany, France, Japan and Australia. Pick your document and the tool aims for the middle of its range.
Can I use the same 35 × 45 photo for two countries?
Only if both head ranges and backgrounds overlap. Make a separate photo for each document to be safe.
Will it be accepted?
No tool can promise that. The photo is framed to the rules as published; check your form's current rules on the linked source.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. Everything happens in your browser.