UK passport photo maker
Frame a 35 × 45 mm UK passport photo with a 29 to 34 mm head, save it at the online size, or print a sheet. 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 UK passport photo
- Take the photo against a plain wall. Cream or light grey, evenly lit, with someone else holding the camera at eye height.
- Choose it here. UK passport is chosen. The head is framed to the middle of 29 to 34 mm and the background is kept as taken.
- Check the head. Drag the photo or change Head size until the head check is ticked and the oval sits on your crown and chin.
- Download. Download photo saves at least 600 × 750 px for the online form; Download sheet saves prints to cut.
The UK rules in short
A printed UK passport photo is 45 mm high by 35 mm wide, with the head, from the crown to the chin, between 29 mm and 34 mm high, against a plain cream or light grey background. For the online application the photo must be at least 600 pixels wide and 750 pixels tall, and between 50 KB and 10 MB. A UK visa application asks for the same minimum pixel size, up to 6 MB, against a plain light-coloured background, showing your head, shoulders and upper body.
United Kingdom passport
- Photo
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head, chin to crown
- 29 to 34 mm
- Background
- Plain cream or light grey (printed); plain light-coloured (digital)
- Upload size
- At least 600 × 750 px
- File size
- 50 KB to 10 MB
Source: GOV.UK: printed photo rules; GOV.UK: digital photos. Read 13 November 2026.
United Kingdom visa
- Photo
- No printed size stated; upright, shaped like a UK 35 × 45 mm photo
- Head
- Head, shoulders and upper body in the photo
- Background
- Plain light-coloured
- Upload size
- At least 600 × 750 px
- File size
- 50 KB to 6 MB
Source: GOV.UK: how to take a photo for a visa application. Read 13 November 2026.
Northern Ireland driving licence
- Photo
- 35 × 45 mm
- Background
- Light grey or cream
Source: nidirect: a photo for your driving licence. Read 13 November 2026.
Why the background is kept
GOV.UK asks for printed photos that are unaltered by computer software. Replacing the background is an alteration, so the UK passport preset keeps the background you took the photo against and only frames and sizes it. Stand in front of a plain cream or light grey wall, with even light and no shadow behind you, and the photo needs nothing more. You can still choose a colour under Background, but that is your call against the rule.
If you apply online, GOV.UK also lets a photo booth or shop give you a code for a digital photo they take, which you enter during the application. That is an alternative to uploading a file made here.
Printing
A 4 × 6 in print holds eight 35 × 45 mm photos with cut lines between them. Print at actual size on photo paper and cut cleanly along the lines. Read the form for anything that must go on the back of a photo.
The full tool
This page opens Passport photo maker on the UK passport size. Every other option is still there, so you can change your mind without leaving. For other jobs, see all image tools.
- 2 × 2 inch photo: A 2 × 2 in photo for a US passport, visa, green card or the DV lottery.
- 35 × 45 mm photo: The most common passport size, with each country's own head height.
- Indian passport photo: India passport, e-Visa, OCI and PAN card photos, with the 630 × 810 px upload.
- Canadian passport photo: A 50 × 70 mm passport or PR card photo, or a 35 × 45 mm visa photo.
- 600 × 600 photo: A square 600 × 600 px JPEG under 240 kB for the US Diversity Visa entry form.
Guides
- UK passport photo: size, head height and the online file
- Canadian passport photo size: 50 × 70 mm with a 31 to 36 mm head
- DV lottery photo: 600 × 600 pixels and under 240 kB
- How to make a passport size photo at home
- How to print passport photos on a 4 × 6 sheet
- Indian passport photo size: 35 × 45 mm and 630 × 810 px