Passport photo maker — India, US, UK, Schengen and Canada sizes, with a 4 × 6 print sheet

How to use Passport Photo Maker

1. Choose a well-lit, front-facing photo with your shoulders visible.
2. Pick the Photo type: India, US, UK, Schengen or Canada. The official rules for that photo appear with links to their sources.
3. Position the photo in the frame. Drag it, use the Zoom, Horizontal position and Vertical position sliders, or use the keyboard (arrow keys move, Shift moves further, + and − zoom, 0 resets).
4. Line your head up with the guides: the top of the hair on the yellow line, the chin inside the blue band, and the face on the centre line.
5. Choose Background (keep the original unless you have a reason) and Print sheet: 4 × 6 in JPEG, 4 × 6 in PDF or Both.
6. Press Make passport photos, then download the single photo, the digital copy if there is one, and the print sheet.

What it does and when to use it

Passport and visa photos have strict rules on size and on how big your head is inside the frame. Getting this wrong is a common reason for a photo to be rejected. Studios charge for something you can often do at home with a phone and a plain wall.

The tool helps in three ways:

• Exact size. It crops to the right shape and saves the photo at 300 DPI, the right pixel size for printing.
• Head position. Guides drawn from each country’s rules show where the crown and chin should be.
• Printing. It arranges copies on a standard 4 × 6 inch sheet, which most photo kiosks and online print services handle.

Use it for a passport renewal, a first passport, a visa application, or any form asking for a “passport-size” photo. For exam and ID uploads that set pixels and kilobytes rather than millimetres, use a dedicated page such as the UPSC Photo & Signature Resizer or the PAN Card Photo & Signature Resizer.

The sizes it makes (rules checked 2026-10-02)

Notes on these figures:

• India. The guidelines say the face should take up 80–85% of the photograph. The tool reads this as 80–85% of the 45 mm height, which gives the 36–38.25 mm head range above.
• UK. GOV.UK says a digital photo must be at least 600 px wide and 750 px tall and between 50 KB and 10 MB. Online applications crop it for you.
• Schengen. The figures come from the German Embassy in New Delhi’s checklist (70–80% face coverage). Other consulates may add rules, so check yours.

The full list of sources, with links, is at the bottom of this page.

How it works

The preview uses a light copy of your photo, at most 1,600 px on the long side, so moving it feels smooth. When you press the button, the full photo is processed in a background worker inside your browser.

1. Crop. The tool cuts the largest rectangle of the right shape from your photo, shrinks it by your zoom, and centres it where you placed it.
2. Guides. The head guides are geometry, not face detection. The crown line sits a little above the centre so there is room for shoulders. The chin band covers the allowed head sizes. The eye line is only an estimate, halfway between crown and chin.
3. Optional background. If you choose to replace the background, an AI model (BiRefNet lite with WebGPU, the smaller ormbg without it) separates you from the background and fills it with the required colour or white. The model is downloaded once (the tool shows the size first) and cached by your browser.
4. Output. The photo is saved as a JPEG at 300 DPI. A 35 × 45 mm photo becomes 413 × 531 px. A 2 × 2 inch photo becomes 600 × 600 px, and 50 × 70 mm becomes 591 × 827 px. Where a digital size is stated (India and UK), a second file at that size is saved too.
5. Print sheet. Copies are laid out on a 4 × 6 inch page at 300 DPI, turned to whichever orientation fits more, with a 2 mm margin and 2 mm gaps.

Worked examples

An India passport photo. Choose India and position your face so the hair top sits on the yellow line, about 3 mm from the top. Your chin should land between about 39 and 41 mm down. You get a 413 × 531 px print photo, a 630 × 810 px digital file, and a sheet of 8.

A US passport photo. Choose US. The guides place the crown about 7 mm from the top, with the chin between about 32.5 and 42 mm, which keeps the head between 1 and 1⅜ inches. The sheet holds 2 photos of 2 × 2 inches.

A Schengen visa photo. Choose Schengen. The head should fill 31.5–36 mm of the 45 mm height, a bit smaller than the India setting. You get 8 copies on the sheet, enough for an application and spares.

Limits and tips

• The photo matters most. Stand about a metre from a plain, light wall, face the camera, and use soft, even light from the front. Ask someone else to take the photo at head height.
• No checks on expression or glasses. The tool cannot tell if you are smiling, if your eyes are closed or if your glasses reflect. Follow the authority’s rules on these.
• Edited photos. Replacing the background is an edit. Several authorities do not accept edited photos; use it only when you are sure it is allowed.
• Print at actual size. Any scaling in the print dialog changes the photo size. Measure one printed photo with a ruler before you cut them all.
• Keep it recent. Authorities set limits on how old the photo can be; the Schengen checklist above, for example, says not older than six months. Check the limit for your application.
• Rules change. Figures here were checked on 2026-10-02. Always confirm with the issuing authority before you apply.
• Background removal only? For non-official uses, the Background Remover gives you more control.