Passport photo (35×45 mm) at home
Updated October 29, 2026
Most European IDs, passports and visa forms want a 35×45 mm photo: head between 32 and 36 mm high, plain light background, neutral face, no glasses glare. A phone and a white wall are enough for the picture; the hard part is cutting it to the exact format.
The crop tool has a passport preset that locks the 35:45 ratio; the resize tool then sets the pixel size the form asks for.
Take the picture
Daylight from a window, the person a metre from a white or light grey wall (no shadow behind), camera at eye level, two metres away, zoomed in rather than close (close distorts the nose). Hair away from the face, mouth closed, eyes open and looking at the lens.
Crop to 35:45
Open the photo in the crop tool and choose the "Passport 35×45" ratio. Move the frame so the top of the head sits a little below the top edge and the chin ends about 70 percent down the frame: the head then takes roughly 75 percent of the height, which matches the 32 to 36 mm rule. Download as JPG.
Set the pixel size
Online forms specify pixels (often 413×531, which is 35×45 mm at 300 dpi) and a maximum weight (100 to 240 KB). Use the resize tool with that width and height and the compress tool if the weight is over the limit. For printing at a photo kiosk, 826×1062 pixels (600 dpi) is more than enough.
Tips
- Check the country's own spec; US passport photos are 2×2 inches (51×51 mm).
- Uniform background: a crumpled sheet shows as shadows and gets rejected.
- Your photo stays on your device; nothing is uploaded to this site.
Questions
- Can the tool remove the background?
- No. Take the picture against a plain wall; retouching is not accepted by most authorities anyway.
- What resolution is 35×45 mm?
- 413×531 pixels at 300 dpi, 826×1062 at 600 dpi.
- Is a phone photo accepted?
- Yes, if it meets the lighting, background and framing rules. Most rejections are for shadows and glasses glare, not for the camera.