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Passport Photo Resizer
Turn any photo into the exact UK size, cropped to 35 × 45 mm with the head sized and background fixed. Fully compliant with the latest HM Passport Office requirements.
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Head size 32 mm
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The right size, without the fiddling.
Cropped to 35 × 45 mm
We size the frame and your head together, so your head ends up 29 to 34 mm from chin to crown.
A file and a print sheet
Download the digital file for an online application, or a sheet of four that prints at true size.
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01UploadAny phone photo works.
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02AI checksEvery official rule, measured.
03Background swappedCompliant, instantly.
04Download or printDigital file, or posted free.
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Every rule, measured before you pay.
Background replaced to the official colour
Cropped to the exact millimetre spec
Head sized within tolerance
Shadows and glare removed
Passport Photo ResizerGuaranteed
- Photo size
- 35 × 45 mm
- Head size
- 29–34 mm
- Background
- #F5F5F0
- Resolution
- 300 dpi
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Passport Photo Size Requirements
A passport photo resizer has one job, which is to get the frame and the head to the right size without changing how you look. These are the numbers it works to.
Digital photos
- Clear, in focus and in colour, with no filters or effects
- Between 50KB and 10MB
- At least 600 pixels wide and 750 pixels tall
- Completely unedited by computer software
Printed photos
- Two identical, professional-quality prints
- 45mm high by 35mm wide, the usual photo booth size
- Head measuring 29mm to 34mm from crown to chin
Pose and expression
- Face forwards and look straight at the camera
- Plain expression with your mouth closed
- Eyes open and clear, with no hair across them
- No headwear unless it's religious or medical
- Glasses must not cover your eyes or reflect glare; no sunglasses
Babies and children
- Your child must be on their own, with no toys or dummies
- Under 6s don't need a plain expression
- Under 1s don't need to have their eyes open
That's the short version. For the full rules, with examples of what passes and what doesn't, learn more in our complete guide.
How to get a clean resize.
Resizing works best when it has room to work with. A good starting photo means a sharp result at the right size.
- 1Leave space around you. Your head and shoulders should be in the shot, with room above your hair.
- 2Use the original file, not a screenshot or a photo sent through a messaging app, so it stays sharp after cropping.
- 3Hold the camera at eye level and look straight into it, so the crop can sit your face in the centre.
- 4Printing at home? Print at 100% or "actual size" and measure the result: it should be 45 mm tall.
- 5Resizing can't fix light. Take the photo facing a window in daylight, with no shadows on your face.
Accepted, or double your money back.
If the official issuing office rejects a photo you bought from us, email the rejection notice within 90 days and we'll refund double what you paid. No hoops.
Questions people ask first.
45mm high by 35mm wide, with your head measuring 29mm to 34mm from the crown to the chin. A passport photo resizer needs to hit both numbers at once, because getting the frame right is no use if your head ends up too big or too small inside it. Our size guide explains what each measurement controls.
No. The rule against editing exists to stop anyone changing how they look, such as smoothing skin or opening closed eyes. Cropping and resizing to the published size is normal and expected, and it's what every photo booth in the country does. Using a passport photo resizer is fine as long as the face stays yours. The background article touches on this in the section about alterations.
Almost always because the file dropped below 50KB. Messaging apps, email "resize for sending" options and compress-image sites can all shrink a photo without it looking any different on your phone. Use the original from your camera roll when you use a passport photo resizer, and read about the 50KB trap if you want the full picture.
Yes, but the print has to come out at exactly 45mm by 35mm, and printing from a phone or a word processor often scales it without telling you. Measure the result with a ruler before you send it anywhere. Our home printing walkthrough covers the settings that give a true-size print, and a passport photo resizer gets the file ready first.
The frame is the same, so a passport photo resizer treats a child's picture the same way. What changes are the pose rules: under 6s don't need a plain expression and under 1s don't need their eyes open. We've written the age-by-age rules out in full.
Unfortunately not. Resizing changes the dimensions, not the light, so a shadow across your face or glare on the background will still be there afterwards. Get the lighting right when you take the shot and the passport photo resizer only has to do the easy part. This guide to lighting is worth a few minutes.
Taken within the last month when you submit your application. A passport photo resizer can't make an old picture new, so it's worth taking a fresh photo before you resize. The validity explainer shows how the timing works.
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