UK passport photo: size and requirements
Official size: 45 × 35 mm (height × width). Make a compliant UK passport photo free in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Official UK passport photo requirements
- Photo size
- 45 mm high × 35 mm wide
- Head size
- 29–34 mm from the crown of the head to the chin
- Background
- Plain and light-coloured, for example cream, ivory or light grey
- How recent
- Taken in the last month
- Glasses
- Only if you have to wear them; no sunglasses or tinted lenses, and your eyes must not be covered by frames, glare or shadow
- Expression
- Plain expression, mouth closed, looking straight at the camera
Applying online? GOV.UK asks for a digital photo instead of a printed one.
How to make your UK passport photo
- The tool above is already set to the UK passport size. Upload a clear, front-facing photo taken against a plain wall.
- Optionally remove or replace the background, then zoom and position your face inside the frame.
- Download it as a PNG for printing or a JPEG for online forms.
- Compare it with the official requirements below before you submit.
Frequently asked questions
What size is a UK passport photo?
45 mm high × 35 mm wide. Head or face size: 29–34 mm from the crown of the head to the chin.
What background does a UK passport photo need?
Plain and light-coloured, for example cream, ivory or light grey.
Can I wear glasses in a UK passport photo?
Only if you have to wear them; no sunglasses or tinted lenses, and your eyes must not be covered by frames, glare or shadow.
How recent must a UK passport photo be?
Taken in the last month.
Can I make a UK passport photo online for free?
Yes. Upload a clear, front-facing photo above: the tool crops it to the UK passport size and can replace the background, all in your browser, so the photo is never uploaded. Download it as a PNG for printing or a JPEG for online forms, and check the official requirements before you submit.
Other passport and visa photo guides
- Passport photo size chart — cm, inches and pixels by country
- US passport photo — 2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm)
- Canadian passport photo — 50 × 70 mm (2 × 2¾ inches)
- Australian passport photo — 35–40 mm wide × 45–50 mm high
- Indian passport photo — 4.5 × 3.5 cm (45 mm high × 35 mm wide)
- Pakistani passport photo — 45 × 35 mm (height × width)
- Nigerian passport photo — 600 × 800 pixels for the online application
- Bangladeshi e-passport photo — No photo needed for most applicants (taken at the passport office)
- Philippine passport photo — No photo needed (taken at the DFA consular office)
- US visa photo — 2 × 2 inches; digital 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 pixels
- Schengen visa photo — 35–40 mm wide, ICAO passport-photo format
- Canada visitor visa photo — At least 35 × 45 mm
- Australian visa photo — 45 × 35 mm (height × width)
- Chinese visa photo — 33 × 48 mm
- UK visa photo — Digital, at least 600 × 750 pixels
- Indian e-Visa photo — Square JPEG, 10 KB to 1 MB
- Irish visa photo — 35–38 mm wide × 45–50 mm high