🇵🇰 Pakistan Passport Photo Maker
Free Pakistan passport photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 35 × 45 mm passport size photo with a plain white background, checked against the Pakistan rules and ready to print. Runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
Good to know: for this document the photo is normally taken at the counter, so you may not need to bring one. This page is for the cases where you must upload or supply your own photo.
1Choose the document
- Photo size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head height
- 32–36 mm
- Background
- Plain white
- Output
- 827 × 1063 px · 600 dpi
Official requirements
- Colour photo, 35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in)
- Head from top of hair to chin: 32–36 mm
- Plain white background
- 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: not allowed — the visa portal requires the eyes clearly visible without glasses
- Head coverings: permitted; the face from chin to forehead and both edges must be visible
- 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.
Pakistan 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, 35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in)
- ✓Head from top of hair to chin: 32–36 mm
- ✓Plain white background
- ✓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: not allowed — the visa portal requires the eyes clearly visible without glasses
- ✓Head coverings: permitted; the face from chin to forehead and both edges must be visible
- ✓Taken within the last 6 months
Specific to Pakistan
- Online / digital submission: Online visa (visa.nadra.gov.pk): JPG or PNG, at least about 350 × 467 px, under 350 KB, white background, no glasses. DGIP online passport renewal for overseas Pakistanis: upload a professionally taken 45 × 35 mm photo, up to 5 MB, uncropped and unedited.
- Printed copies: None — in-person passport and CNIC/NICOP applicants have photo, fingerprints and signature captured at DGIP or NADRA offices; the online visa is digital
- Face should occupy 70–80 % of the visa photo; no red-eye, shadows or flash reflections.
Source: Pakistan Online Visa System – Photograph guide. Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make a Pakistan 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 (8 photos) and print at 100% on photo paper.
Full details in the photo-taking guide and the accepted vs rejected examples.
Pakistan passport photo — questions
Do I need to bring a printed photo?＋
Usually not — the photo for this document is normally captured at the counter. Use this tool when you are asked to upload or supply your own photo, for example for an online application or a visa.
What size is a Pakistan passport photo?＋
35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in). The head, measured from the top of the hair to the chin, must be 32–36 mm.
What is the Pakistan passport photo size in pixels?＋
At 300 dpi a 35 × 45 mm photo is 413 × 531 px; at 600 dpi it is 827 × 1063 px. This tool exports at 600 dpi. For online submission: Online visa (visa.nadra.gov.pk): JPG or PNG, at least about 350 × 467 px, under 350 KB, white background, no glasses. DGIP online passport renewal for overseas Pakistanis: upload a professionally taken 45 × 35 mm photo, up to 5 MB, uncropped and unedited.
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 Pakistan passport photo?＋
Not allowed — the visa portal requires the eyes clearly visible without glasses.
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Permitted; the face from chin to forehead and both edges must be visible.
How do I print Pakistan passport photos at home?＋
Download the 4 × 6 inch sheet — it holds 8 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.
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