I need a passport-size photo
Requirements vary by country and document, so confirm the exact dimensions first, then crop, resize and clean the background to match.
To make a passport-size photo, crop your picture to the required square-ish ratio, resize it to the pixel dimensions or file size the application asks for, and shoot it against a plain background. Our Crop, Resize and Compress tools handle each step in your browser. Always check your specific authority's exact rules first.
3 tools for this
Each one is free, private and runs in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark.
Crop Image
Cut an image down to the exact part you want. Drag a crop box, snap to a ratio like 1:1 or 16:9, and export the trimmed area: free, private, in your browser.
Image Resizer
Resize any image to exact pixel dimensions with an optional aspect-ratio lock and ready-made social presets, free and fully in your browser.
Image Compressor
Shrink JPG, PNG and WebP images without a visible quality drop. Set the quality yourself, or compress to an exact target size like 100 KB. Free, entirely in your browser.
How to fix it
Follow these steps and you'll have it sorted in a couple of minutes.
- 1
Look up the exact spec
Passport and ID rules differ by authority, width, height, head size and background color. Note the exact numbers before you start.
- 2
Crop to the right frame
Use Crop Image to centre your face and match the required aspect ratio and head position.
- 3
Resize to the required size
Set the pixel dimensions (or DPI/file size) the form specifies with Image Resizer.
- 4
Match the file size
Shoot against a plain white/grey backdrop, then Compress to hit any KB limit the form sets.
- Guessing the dimensions. Every authority is different, and a wrong size gets the application rejected. Use the official figure.
- Using a busy or colored background when a plain one is required: shoot against a plain wall or backdrop instead.
- Enlarging a small, blurry selfie to fit: start from a sharp, front-facing, evenly lit photo for a clean result.
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Ran into one of these too? Here's the fix.
- My image file is too largePhone photos are often 3–8MB. Compress (and if needed resize) to hit a 100KB or 50KB upload limit while still looking clean.
- What size should my image be for Instagram?Uploading the wrong ratio means Instagram crops your subject or squashes it. Match the pixels below and it stays sharp and framed.
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