Free Passport & Visa Photo Maker

How to make a passport photo at home

1. Set up. Stand about 1.2 metres (4 feet) in front of a plain, light wall. Face a window during the day or use two lamps either side of the camera so there are no shadows on your face. Remove glasses and hats, tuck hair behind your ears, and keep a neutral expression with your mouth closed.
2. Take the photo. Ask someone to hold your phone at your eye level, using the main rear camera, not the selfie camera. Include your shoulders and leave plenty of space above your head. Turn off filters, beauty mode and portrait blur.
3. Upload and choose your document. Drop the photo above and pick the country and document. The tool detects your face, straightens a tilted head, replaces the background with the required colour and crops to the exact size.
4. Fine-tune if needed. Use the sliders to adjust head size within the allowed range or nudge the position. Guide lines show the permitted eye-line and crown positions.
5. Download. Choose the digital JPEG for online applications — it’s automatically compressed to fit any file-size limit — or the 4×6 print sheet to print at home or at a photo kiosk.

The rules that matter most

Every country publishes its own specification, but they’re all built on the international ICAO standard, so the same mistakes cause most rejections:

• Head size. Too far away and your face is too small; too close and your chin or hair is cut off. This tool measures it for you.
• Lighting. Shadows on one side of the face, under the eyes, or behind your head are the top reason photos are rejected. Even, soft light from the front is best.
• Expression and eyes. Eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, looking straight at the camera. The tool warns if your eyes look closed or your head is turned.
• Background. Plain, evenly lit, the right colour. We replace it for you, but very busy or dark backgrounds are harder to remove cleanly around hair.
• Editing. You may crop and adjust the background, but you must not retouch your face, remove blemishes or change your appearance.

Digital photos vs printed photos

Many applications are now online and want a digital file with a specific pixel size and file size. The US, for example, wants a square JPEG between 600×600 and 1200×1200 pixels and under 240 KB. The tool produces these automatically from the country’s settings.

If you need printed photos, the 4×6 inch sheet fits as many copies as possible of your photo at 300 DPI with light cutting guides. A 4×6 print costs very little at most pharmacies and supermarkets, far cheaper than a photo booth or studio.

Why it’s free, and why it’s private

Passport photo apps often charge to remove a watermark or to “verify” the photo. Here, the face detection (MediaPipe Face Landmarker) and background segmentation run on your device using free, open models, so there’s no server cost to pass on. That also means your face — which is biometric data — is never uploaded, stored or used to train anything.

Disclaimer

This tool helps you meet the published size and background rules, but cannot guarantee acceptance. Requirements change and officials make the final decision. Always check the official requirements for your country and document before you apply. Links to each official source are on the country pages below.