{ "description": "Passport and visa photo sizes from official government sources, and countries whose rules don't accept a self-cropped photo.", "url": "https://utlty.xyz/passport-photo", "supported": [ { "id": "india-passport", "label": "India passport (printed photo)", "print": { "widthMm": 35, "heightMm": 45, "stated": "45 × 35 mm (height × width)" }, "digital": null, "requirements": "Colour, white background, face 80–85% of the photo. Printed photos are for children under 4; adults are photographed at the Passport Seva Kendra.", "source": { "url": "https://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/pdf/GUIDELINES%20FOR%20CAPTURING%20PHOTOGRAPHS%20FOR%20MINORS_v2.1.pdf", "document": "Passport Seva photo guidelines for minors below 4", "checked": "2026-10-07" } }, { "id": "india-evisa", "label": "India e-Visa (digital photo)", "print": null, "digital": { "width": 600, "height": 600, "minKb": 10, "maxKb": 1000, "stated": "Square JPEG, 10 KB to 1 MB" }, "requirements": "Full face, front view, eyes open, no glasses, on a plain light or white background with no shadows or borders. The rules ask only for a square; this saves 600 × 600 px.", "source": { "url": "https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html", "document": "Indian Visa Online e-Visa instructions", "checked": "2026-10-07" } }, { "id": "us-passport", "label": "US passport (printed photo)", "print": { "widthMm": 50.8, "heightMm": 50.8, "stated": "2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)" }, "digital": null, "requirements": "Head 1 to 1⅜ in (25–35 mm) from chin to top of head, white or off-white background, no glasses, taken in the last 6 months. Printed on matte or glossy photo paper.", "source": { "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html", "document": "US Department of State passport photo rules", "checked": "2026-10-28" } }, { "id": "us-visa", "label": "US visa (digital photo)", "print": { "widthMm": 50.8, "heightMm": 50.8, "stated": "2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)" }, "digital": { "width": 600, "height": 600, "minKb": 53, "maxKb": 240, "stated": "Square JPEG, 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px, up to 240 KB, compressed no more than 20:1" }, "requirements": "Colour, head 50–69% of the photo's height, plain white or off-white background, no glasses, taken in the last 6 months. This saves 600 × 600 px.", "source": { "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos/digital-image-requirements.html", "document": "US Department of State visa digital image requirements", "checked": "2026-10-28" } }, { "id": "us-dv-lottery", "label": "US green card lottery (DV entry photo)", "print": { "widthMm": 50.8, "heightMm": 50.8, "stated": "2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm), for selectees' interviews" }, "digital": { "width": 600, "height": 600, "minKb": 53, "maxKb": 240, "stated": "Square JPEG, exactly 600 × 600 px, up to 240 KB" }, "requirements": "Colour, head 50–69% of the photo's height, plain white or off-white background, no glasses, taken in the last 6 months. Selectees later bring two printed 2 × 2 in photos to the interview.", "source": { "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html", "document": "US Department of State visa photo requirements", "checked": "2026-10-28" } }, { "id": "nz-passport", "label": "New Zealand passport (digital photo)", "print": null, "digital": { "width": 1200, "height": 1600, "minKb": 250, "maxKb": 5000, "stated": "JPEG, 3:4, 900 × 1200 to 4500 × 6000 px, 250 KB to 5 MB" }, "requirements": "Colour, taken by someone else (selfies are rejected), plain light-coloured background, a clear gap around the head with shoulders and upper chest showing, neutral expression with mouth closed. This saves 1200 × 1600 px.", "source": { "url": "https://www.passports.govt.nz/passport-photos", "document": "New Zealand Passports photo requirements", "checked": "2026-10-30" } } ], "unsupported": [ { "id": "uk-passport", "label": "UK passport", "reason": "Digital photos must be “unaltered by computer software”, and the rules say not to crop the photo yourself: it's cropped for you during the online application.", "source": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports", "document": "GOV.UK: Photos for passports", "checked": "2026-10-30" } }, { "id": "canada-passport", "label": "Canadian passport", "reason": "Printed photos for new passports and renewals by mail or in person must be taken by a commercial photographer or photo studio.", "source": { "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/photos.html", "document": "Government of Canada: Passport photos", "checked": "2026-10-30" } }, { "id": "france-passport", "label": "French passport and ID card", "reason": "The photo must be taken by an approved professional or in a photo booth using a system approved by the Ministry of the Interior.", "source": { "url": "https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F10619", "document": "Service-Public.fr: photo d'identité", "checked": "2026-10-30" } }, { "id": "germany-passport", "label": "German passport and ID card", "reason": "Since 1 May 2025 only digital photos are accepted, sent by the photographer through a certified secure system or taken at the authority.", "source": { "url": "https://www.wiesbaden.de/en/vv/produkte/34/Information-Lichtbilder", "document": "City of Wiesbaden: new rules for photographs since 1 May 2025", "checked": "2026-10-30" } }, { "id": "australia-passport", "label": "Australian passport", "reason": "The passport office doesn't recommend online photo services or apps, and printed photos must be dye-sublimation prints on heavy glossy paper, not inkjet prints.", "source": { "url": "https://www.passports.gov.au/help/passport-photos", "document": "Australian Passport Office: passport photos", "checked": "2026-10-30" } } ] }