Make a passport photo for US and UK applications

Prepara el archivo que realmente necesitas

  1. Elegir
  2. 2Subir
  3. 3Ajustar o revisar
  4. 4Revisar y descargar

Three states, no approval score

A passport photo can have the right pixels and still fail because of lighting, expression, framing, or prior editing.

Meets a measured requirement
The browser checked a concrete value such as file format, bytes, pixels, or generated dimensions.
Needs action
A measured value falls outside the published technical rule.
Check manually
A person must review background, pose, expression, shadows, likeness, and whether the original was altered.

Five routes, each with a named authority

US

US passport · printed photo

Prepare a 2 × 2 inch working file and a 4 × 6 inch print sheet for a paper application.

Departamento de Estado
US

US visa · digital photo

Prepare a square JPEG for a visa application that asks for a digital image.

Departamento de Estado
US

Diversity Visa · digital photo

Prepare the 600 × 600 JPEG used for an online Diversity Visa entry.

Departamento de Estado
UK

UK passport · digital photo

Check the original JPEG for the online passport application. Do not crop or re-save it here.

Gobierno del Reino Unido
UK

UK passport · printed photos

Prepare a 35 × 45 mm working file and print sheet for a paper application.

Gobierno del Reino Unido

Choose by the application route, not just the photo size

UK · online

Check the original

Confirm JPEG, 600 × 750 minimum, and 50KB–10MB. Do not generate a 35 × 45 replacement.

Check UK digital photo

US · visa upload

Prepare a bounded JPEG

Crop to a square 600 × 600 JPEG and keep the file at or below 240KB.

Prepare US visa photo

US · paper form

Create a print layout

Prepare a 2 × 2 inch crop and a 4 × 6 inch JPG or PDF without changing the face or background.

Prepare printed photos

Questions that change the safest next step

Does the checker upload my passport photo? +

No. Your photo stays on this device: the free workflow reads, crops, and downloads it inside your browser. The file is not sent to the AnyPassportPhoto server, and you do not need an account.

Does a green result mean the passport office will accept my photo? +

No. Green rows only cover measurements the browser actually checked, such as file type, byte size, pixels, and generated dimensions. Background, expression, shadows, face position, and likeness still need manual and official review.

Why does the UK digital option not crop my photo? +

GOV.UK says a digital photo taken on your own device should include the head, shoulders, and upper body and should not be cropped because the online service will crop it.

Can this tool remove or replace the background? +

No. Identity-photo background replacement can create edge artifacts and may conflict with rules requiring an unaltered photo. Retaking against the required plain background is safer.