🇬🇧 UK Passport Photo Maker
Free UK passport photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 35 × 45 mm passport size photo with a plain cream or light grey background, checked against the United Kingdom rules and ready to print. Runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
1Choose the document
- Photo size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head height
- 29–34 mm
- Background
- Plain cream or light grey
- 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: 29–34 mm
- Plain cream or light grey background
- Printed photos: cream or light grey background, not white
- 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; allowed only if medically necessary, with no tint or glare and the eyes not obscured
- Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- Taken within the last month
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.
UK 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: 29–34 mm
- ✓Plain cream or light grey background
- ✓Printed photos: cream or light grey background, not white
- ✓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; allowed only if medically necessary, with no tint or glare and the eyes not obscured
- ✓Head coverings: only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead
- ✓Taken within the last month
Specific to United Kingdom
- Online / digital submission: Online applications take a JPEG of at least 600 × 750 px, 50 KB to 10 MB, in colour and unaltered — or the code from a photo booth or shop.
- Printed copies: 2 identical prints for a paper form; none online
- First adult passports and some renewals need a countersignatory, who also signs the back of one photo on paper applications.
- Photo must be 45 mm high by 35 mm wide, head 29–34 mm crown to chin.
Source: GOV.UK – Get a passport photo. Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make a UK 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 31.5 mm — inside the 29–34 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.
UK passport photo — questions
What size is a UK passport photo?＋
35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in). The head, measured from the top of the hair to the chin, must be 29–34 mm.
What is the UK 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 applications take a JPEG of at least 600 × 750 px, 50 KB to 10 MB, in colour and unaltered — or the code from a photo booth or shop.
What background colour is required?＋
Plain cream or light grey. 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 UK passport photo?＋
Avoid; allowed only if medically necessary, with no tint or glare and the eyes not obscured.
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead.
How do I print UK 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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