UK passport photo size and resizer

35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 in), which is 413 x 531 px at 300 dpi. Crop your photo below; it never leaves your device.

Quick answer: the UK passport photo is 35 x 45 mm. The image of you, from crown to chin, must be between 29 mm and 34 mm high. Checked against the official page

UK passport photo size at a glance

Official requirements

Checked against the official page

The digital and printed photo pages on GOV.UK were read on 21 Oct 2026.

These are the main points read from GOV.UK on 2026-10-21:

• Printed: 45 mm high by 35 mm wide, two identical photos, not cut down from a larger picture.
• Printed: plain cream or light grey background, plain white photographic paper with no border.
• Digital: at least 600 x 750 pixels, 50 KB to 10 MB, in colour, unaltered by computer software.
• Digital: plain light-coloured background, in clear contrast to your face.
• Taken within the last month, and a new photo is needed for every new passport.
• Facing forwards, plain expression, mouth closed, eyes open and visible, no hair in front of the eyes.
• No glasses unless you must wear them; if so, no sunglasses or tinted lenses and no glare, reflection or shadow over the eyes.
• No head covering unless for religious or medical reasons, and nothing covering the face.
• If you take a digital photo on your own device, include head, shoulders and upper body and do not crop it: the service crops it for you.

GOV.UK says photos from a booth or shop are more likely to be approved than one taken on your own device, and that a photo must be taken in the last month.

Can this tool prepare a photo for United Kingdom?

For a digital UK application taken on your own device, GOV.UK says not to crop the photo because the service crops it for you. Use this tool for printed photo sizes or to check pixel dimensions, not to edit the photo itself.

How to prepare the photo

1. Take or choose a front-facing photo with the whole head and shoulders visible, in even light, against a plain background.
2. Choose UK passport photo in the tool above. It sets the crop to 35 x 45 mm.
3. Drag, zoom or use the arrow keys to centre the face. Keep the head fully inside the frame.
4. If the upload form has a KB limit, enter it in the tool, or run the result through the image compressor.
5. Download, open the file at full size, and compare it with the checklist from GOV.UK before you submit.

Common reasons photos are refused

Based on the GOV.UK guidance:

• The photo is not in colour, or has been altered by software.
• Shadows on the face or behind you.
• Eyes not clearly visible: hair in front of them, glare on glasses, or tinted lenses.
• A smile, a frown or an open mouth instead of a plain expression.
• A background that is not plain and light-coloured, or does not contrast with your face.
• For digital photos, an image smaller than 600 x 750 pixels or outside the 50 KB to 10 MB range.

How this size compares

Does the upload form also set a file-size limit? Enter a maximum KB in the tool above, or use the image compressor.

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