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UK Passport Photo Checker and Maker

Check that your photo suits HM Passport Office's online rules, or crop it to 35 × 45 mm for a paper application.

UK passport photo requirements

Photo size
35 mm wide × 45 mm high
Head height
29–34 mm from chin to crown (top of the head, not the hair)
Background
Plain light colour such as cream or light grey, in clear contrast to you
Online passport application upload
50 KB to 10 MB, at least 600 × 750 pixels. Upload the original, unedited photo showing your head, shoulders and upper body. HM Passport Office crops it for you.
Printing
HM Passport Office asks for professionally printed photos on plain white photo paper. Use a photo lab, not a home inkjet printer.

Source: GOV.UK passport photo rules ↗. Rules can change, so check the official page before you apply.

What do you need?

Front-facing, with space above your head and your shoulders in view. The photo stays in your browser; first use downloads the face model (about 4 MB) from Google's model host.

Applying online: check, don't crop

For an online application, HM Passport Office wants the original photo: in colour, unaltered by software, at least 600 pixels wide and 750 pixels tall, between 50 KB and 10 MB, against a plain light-coloured background that contrasts with you. Include your head, shoulders and upper body. The service crops the photo itself, so cropping it beforehand can make it fail.

Choose Check for online application and select the photo you plan to upload. The tool checks the file size and pixel dimensions, whether your head and shoulders are in view, whether your eyes are open and your mouth is closed, and whether the background looks plain and light. Nothing is changed; upload the same original file.

GOV.UK passport photo rules

Paper applications: 35 × 45 mm prints

Printed photos must be 45 mm high and 35 mm wide, with your head 29–34 mm from the bottom of the chin to the crown, meaning the top of the head rather than the top of the hair. Choose Make printed photos: the tool aims for about 31.5 mm and lays out eight photos on a 6 × 4 inch sheet with cut guides.

HM Passport Office asks for professionally printed photos on plain white photo paper, two identical copies, with no border. Take the downloaded sheet to a photo lab rather than printing it on a home inkjet printer, then check the head size on the print with a ruler.

Image cropper

Frequently asked questions

Should I crop my photo for an online application?

No. HM Passport Office wants an unedited photo of your head, shoulders and upper body, at least 600 × 750 pixels and 50 KB to 10 MB, and crops it for you. Check your original here, then upload that file.

When do I need printed 35 × 45 mm photos?

Paper applications need printed photos 45 mm high and 35 mm wide, with your head 29–34 mm from chin to crown. HM Passport Office asks for professional-quality prints on plain white photo paper, so take the sheet to a photo lab.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. Checking and cropping run in your browser. The face and person models download from Google's model host and the runtime from jsDelivr on first use.