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Accepted or refunded, $6.99 per photo

A passport photo checked against the official rules before you pay. From a phone photo, in two minutes.

Bald man with a beard in a grey crew-neck top, neutral expression, in front of a light wall
Original
US passport file our tool made: bald, bearded man in a grey crew-neck top on a white background, 602 x 602 px
US Passport Photo

Demo image, not a customer. Right: the file our tool produced from it.

4 of 4 checks pass

  • PassesFace found
  • PassesHead height59% (allowed 49 to 69)
  • PassesEye line63% (allowed 56 to 69)
  • PassesBackground replaced with white

Pick your document, take or upload a photo, and we’ll crop it to the official size and check it against the published requirements. Review your result privately before you pay.

Make my photoCheck the requirements first
  • Processed on your device
  • Official numbers, dated and sourced
  • Refund within 2 business days
28-second walkthrough. Demo image, not a customer.

How it works

  1. 1Pick your document

    What we do:
    We load the official size, head rules and background for it.
    What you do:
    Type a country or document name and choose from the list.

  2. 2Take or upload a photo

    Woman filming herself with a phone in a bright white room beside a window
    What we do:
    We find your face, crop to size and fix the background.
    What you do:
    Stand in front of a plain wall, face a window, phone at eye level.

  3. 3Check and download

    3 of 3 checks pass

    • PassesHead height61%
    • PassesEye line60%
    • PassesBackground plain
    What we do:
    We measure every rule and show the numbers against the allowed range.
    What you do:
    Pay once everything passes and download the file and print sheet.

What we fix, and what we flag

Most rejections come from the room, not the person. We replace a busy or coloured background; uneven light on the face is something only a new photo fixes, so the checklist says so before you pay. Real runs of our tool:

  • Smiling woman in a white crew neck on a white background
    Original
    Our crop of the smiling woman in a white crew neck for a US passport, held back because her teeth show in the smile
    US Passport Photo

    Demo image, not a customer. Right: our crop; the download stays locked.

    Fails Neutral expression: smile 95%, teeth visible, allowed under 50%.

  • Woman with a straight face against a dark background
    Original
    Our crop of the woman against a dark background for a US passport, held back because her face is dark and lit from one side
    US Passport Photo

    Demo image, not a customer. Right: our crop; the download stays locked.

    Fails Lighting on the face: 25%, allowed 35 to 75%. Shadows on the face: 2.28, allowed up to 1.45 (check up to 1.8).

  • Bald man with a beard in a grey crew-neck top, neutral expression, in front of a light wall
    Original
    German passport file our tool made, 35 x 45 mm: bald, bearded man in a grey crew-neck top on his own light grey wall
    German Passport Photo (Reisepass, digital-only since May 2025)

    Demo image, not a customer. Right: our file; the plain wall is kept.

    Passes Every blocking check passes for the German Passport Photo (Reisepass, digital-only since May 2025); head height 75%.

Accepted and rejected, with the reason

Six demo portraits through the same checklist you get. Left the original, right the file our tool made from it.

  • Bald man with a beard in a grey crew-neck top, neutral expression, in front of a light wall
    US passport file our tool made: bald, bearded man in a grey crew-neck top on a white background, 602 x 602 px
    PassesUS Passport Photo

    Every blocking check passes for the US Passport Photo; head height 59%.

    Demo image, not a customer.
  • Bald man with a beard in a grey crew-neck top, neutral expression, in front of a light wall
    UK digital passport file our tool made: bald, bearded man in a grey crew-neck top on his own light grey wall
    PassesUK Passport Photo (digital, online application)

    Every blocking check passes for the UK Passport Photo (digital, online application); head height 70%.

    Demo image, not a customer.
  • Bald man with a beard in a grey crew-neck top, neutral expression, in front of a light wall
    Japanese passport file our tool made, 35 x 45 mm: bald, bearded man in a grey crew-neck top on his own light grey wall
    PassesJapanese Passport Photo (パスポート, 45 x 35 mm print or online upload)

    Every blocking check passes for the Japanese Passport Photo (パスポート, 45 x 35 mm print or online upload); head height 76%.

    Demo image, not a customer.
  • Smiling woman in a white crew neck on a white background
    Our crop of the smiling woman in a white crew neck for a US passport, held back because her teeth show in the smile
    FailsUS Passport Photo

    Neutral expression: smile 95%, teeth visible, allowed under 50%.

    Demo image, not a customer.
  • Woman with a straight face against a dark background
    Our crop of the woman against a dark background for a US passport, held back because her face is dark and lit from one side
    FailsUS Passport Photo

    Lighting on the face: 25%, allowed 35 to 75%. Shadows on the face: 2.28, allowed up to 1.45 (check up to 1.8).

    Demo image, not a customer.
  • Smiling man in a white v-neck in front of a grey wall
    Our crop of the smiling man in a white v-neck for a US visa upload, held back because his teeth show in the smile
    FailsUS Visa Photo (DS-160 digital, 600x600)

    Neutral expression: smile 77%, teeth visible, allowed under 50%.

    Demo image, not a customer.

Accepted or your money back

  • 60 days

    to claim

  • 2 business days

    to refund

  • 100%

    of the price

If the authority rejects the photo we made, send us the rejection within 60 days of your order and we refund the full $6.99 to the card you paid with. Read the refund policy.

Print sheet our tool made: 51 x 51 mm (2 x 2 in) prints of a demo portrait tiled with cut marks and a 50 mm ruler
Demo image, not a customer. The 4 x 6 in print sheet that comes with a US passport photo. A real sheet from our tool. The ruler on it reads: “This line must measure exactly 50 mm / 2 in when printed. If not, your printer scaled the page.”

Requirements by country and document

Documents we cover

Most requested countries

All 149 countries

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  • 255 authorities read, dates shown
  • Last checked 2026-10-10
  • Review your result privately before you pay.
  • No account needed

If your document won't accept an uploaded photo, we tell you before you pay, not after.

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