🇭🇰 Hong Kong Passport Photo Maker
Free Hong Kong passport photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 40 × 50 mm passport size photo with a plain white background, checked against the Hong Kong rules and ready to print. Runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
1Choose the document
- Photo size
- 40 × 50 mm
- Head height
- 32–36 mm
- Background
- Plain white
- Output
- 945 × 1181 px · 600 dpi
Official requirements
- Colour photo, 40 × 50 mm (1.57 × 1.97 in)
- Head from top of hair to chin: 32–36 mm
- Plain white background
- Avoid heavy make-up and very dark or very light clothing against the white background
- Do not fold, staple or write on the photo
- Full face, front view, looking straight at the camera
- Eyes open, level and clearly visible — no hair across the eyes
- Natural expression with the mouth closed
- Even lighting — no shadows on the face or the background
- Colour photo, sharp, printed on photo paper with no retouching
- Glasses: avoid — photos where frames obscure the eyes or lenses reflect are rejected
- Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- Taken within the last 6 months
2Upload your photo
3Compliance check & download
Upload a photo and it will be cropped to the exact size, then checked against every measurable rule for the document you chose.
Hong Kong passport photo requirements
The tool measures the first four rules for you and checks lighting, pose, expression, sharpness and background automatically. The rest are listed so you can check them by eye.
- ✓Colour photo, 40 × 50 mm (1.57 × 1.97 in)
- ✓Head from top of hair to chin: 32–36 mm
- ✓Plain white background
- ✓Avoid heavy make-up and very dark or very light clothing against the white background
- ✓Do not fold, staple or write on the photo
- ✓Full face, front view, looking straight at the camera
- ✓Eyes open, level and clearly visible — no hair across the eyes
- ✓Natural expression with the mouth closed
- ✓Even lighting — no shadows on the face or the background
- ✓Colour photo, sharp, printed on photo paper with no retouching
- ✓Glasses: avoid — photos where frames obscure the eyes or lenses reflect are rejected
- ✓Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- ✓Taken within the last 6 months
Specific to Hong Kong
- Online / digital submission: Online or mobile-app submission: JPEG, at least 1200 × 1600 px (4 : 5), or a 600 dpi scan of a 40 × 50 mm print, up to 5 MB.
- Printed copies: 1 print for a paper application; none online
- HKID cards: applicants aged 11+ are photographed at Registration of Persons offices; overseas HKID applications need 2 × 29 × 35 mm photos.
Source: HK Immigration Department – Photograph requirements for travel documents. Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make a Hong Kong passport photo at home
- 1
Take the photo
Stand 0.5–1 m in front of a plain light wall, face a window, camera at eye level 1.5–2 m away. Neutral expression, mouth closed.
- 2
Upload it here
The face is detected, the head is levelled and the crop is set so the head measures 34 mm — inside the 32–36 mm range.
- 3
Fix anything flagged
Each check tells you what is wrong in millimetres — zoom, move, or retake. The background is replaced with the required colour.
- 4
Download & print
Save the single photo, the file for online forms or the 4 × 6 sheet (6 photos) and print at 100% on photo paper.
Full details in the photo-taking guide and the accepted vs rejected examples.
Hong Kong passport photo — questions
What size is a Hong Kong passport photo?＋
40 × 50 mm (1.57 × 1.97 in). The head, measured from the top of the hair to the chin, must be 32–36 mm.
What is the Hong Kong passport photo size in pixels?＋
At 300 dpi a 40 × 50 mm photo is 472 × 591 px; at 600 dpi it is 945 × 1181 px. This tool exports at 600 dpi. For online submission: Online or mobile-app submission: JPEG, at least 1200 × 1600 px (4 : 5), or a 600 dpi scan of a 40 × 50 mm print, up to 5 MB.
What background colour is required?＋
Plain white. The tool replaces your background with the required colour automatically, or you can switch that off and it will check your real background instead.
Can I wear glasses in a Hong Kong passport photo?＋
Avoid — photos where frames obscure the eyes or lenses reflect are rejected.
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead.
How do I print Hong Kong passport photos at home?＋
Download the 4 × 6 inch sheet — it holds 6 photos with cut lines — and print it at 100% / actual size on photo paper, then cut along the grey lines. The file carries 600 dpi so it prints at the true size.
Ready? Make your Hong Kong passport photo now — free, in your browser.
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