Passport Photo Sizes by Country: US, UK, AU, Canada
Try the free Passport Photo toolCrop to any country's official size, fix the background, print at home.Open →Passport photo sizes vary more than you might think. Using the wrong size is an instant rejection. Here’s a comparison of the most requested formats, all supported by our free passport photo maker.
Size comparison
| Document | Photo size | Head height (chin to crown) | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| US passport | 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm) | 25–35 mm | White or off-white |
| US visa | 2 × 2 in (digital 600–1200 px square) | 25–35 mm | White or off-white |
| UK passport | 35 × 45 mm | 29–34 mm | Cream or light grey |
| Australian passport | 35–40 × 45–50 mm | 32–36 mm | White or light grey |
| Canadian passport | 50 × 70 mm | 31–36 mm | White or light |
| Indian passport (abroad) | 2 × 2 in | 25–35 mm | White |
| India e-Visa | Square digital, 350–1000 px | ~50–70% of image | White or light |
| Schengen visa | 35 × 45 mm | 32–36 mm | Light grey or light blue |
| China visa | 33 × 48 mm | 28–33 mm | White |
Rules change. Each country page links to the official source and shows when we last checked it.
Why 35 × 45 mm is so common
Most of the world follows the photo standard set by ICAO, the UN’s civil aviation agency, for machine-readable travel documents. The 35 × 45 mm format with the face filling 70–80% of the height is the most widespread version, used across Europe, the UK, Australia and many other countries.
The US is the main exception with its square 2 × 2 inch format. Canada uses a larger 50 × 70 mm photo, and China a slightly narrower 33 × 48 mm one.
Head size matters as much as photo size
Getting the outer dimensions right isn’t enough: the size of your head inside the photo must also fall within a range. For example, the US requires 1 to 1⅜ inches from chin to the top of the hair, while the UK requires 29–34 mm from chin to crown. Two photos the same size can differ wildly in head size depending on how far the camera was.
That’s why our tool measures your face and scales the crop to place your head and eyes inside the official ranges, showing the measured values under the preview.
Digital photo requirements
More and more applications are online and want a digital file with specific pixel dimensions and file sizes:
- US passport and visa: square JPEG, 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 pixels, maximum 240 KB.
- UK passport online: at least 600 × 750 pixels.
- India e-Visa: square JPEG between 350 and 1000 pixels, up to 1 MB.
- China visa online: 354 × 472 to 420 × 560 pixels, 40–120 KB.
The tool exports the digital file at the right dimensions and automatically chooses the JPEG quality that meets the file-size limit.
Printing
If you need printed photos, a single 4 × 6 inch (10 × 15 cm) print fits several copies:
- 2 × 2 in: 6 copies
- 35 × 45 mm: 8 copies
- 50 × 70 mm: 4 copies
Download the print sheet, print it at 100% scale with no borders, and cut along the guides.
Adding more countries
Our photo specifications are stored as simple data, so new countries and documents are easy to add. If yours is missing, let us know with a link to the official rules.