🇬🇧 UK Visa Photo Maker
Free UK visa photo maker: upload any portrait and get a 35 × 45 mm visa size photo with a plain light-coloured 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 light-coloured
- 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 light-coloured background
- Shoulders and torso covered; no other people or objects in frame
- 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: only if medically necessary; no sunglasses or tint, eyes fully visible
- 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 visa 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 light-coloured background
- ✓Shoulders and torso covered; no other people or objects in frame
- ✓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: only if medically necessary; no sunglasses or tint, eyes fully visible
- ✓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: JPEG, at least 600 × 750 px, 50 KB to 6 MB, portrait, in colour, no filters — and not a scan of a printed passport photo.
- Printed copies: Usually none — you upload a digital photo or use the UK Immigration: ID Check app; 2 prints only if a paper form or the visa centre asks
- Visa application centres can also capture the photo at your biometrics appointment.
Source: GOV.UK – How to take a photo for a visa application. Last reviewed 2026-09-20. Always confirm against your application form — the issuing authority has the final say.
How to make a UK visa 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 visa photo — questions
What size is a UK visa 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 visa 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: JPEG, at least 600 × 750 px, 50 KB to 6 MB, portrait, in colour, no filters — and not a scan of a printed passport photo.
What background colour is required?＋
Plain light-coloured. 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 visa photo?＋
Only if medically necessary; no sunglasses or tint, eyes fully visible.
Are head coverings allowed?＋
Only for religious or medical reasons, with the full face visible from chin to forehead.
How do I print UK visa 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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