selfiedesk guides
Practical articles for people who have to hand in a photo: how to shoot it, what the office checks and how to save the right file.
The maker explains what each setting does. These guides cover the part around it: where to stand, what to wear, what usually gets a photo sent back and what to check before you submit.
Everything described runs in your browser, so the pictures you choose stay on your device. Rules differ by country and change over time, so the date shown on each guide is its last update and the office that receives your photo has the final say.
- How to take a US visa or passport photo at homeTake a US visa or passport photo yourself: 2 × 2 in size, head height, plain light background, glasses, bangs and clothes, with a short checklist.
- How to take a UK passport photo at homeTake your own UK passport photo with a phone: 35 × 45 mm, head size, grey or cream background, glasses, the online file and the common reasons for refusal.
- How to make an India e-Visa photo at homeMake the photo for an Indian e-Visa application at home: square 1000 x 1000 px file, 10-300 KB, white wall, head size, glasses, hair, and why uploads fail.
- How to take a Schengen visa photo at homeTake your own Schengen visa photo: 35 × 45 mm, head 32–36 mm, plain white or light grey wall, glasses, hair, clothes, checks and common rejection reasons.
- How to take an Australian passport photo at homeShoot your own Australian passport photo with a phone: 35 × 45 mm, a 32–36 mm head, white or light grey wall, no glasses, and how to check it first.
- How to take a Japanese passport photo at homeTake your own Japanese passport photo with a phone: 35 × 45 mm, a 32–36 mm head, 2–6 mm above it, white background, and no mirrored or retouched pictures.
- Taking a Chinese visa photo at home, step by stepShoot a Chinese visa photo with a phone: the tall 33 × 48 mm frame, head height, both ears, white wall, glasses glare and the 40–120 KB upload file.
- Making a Korean passport photo yourselfTake your own Korean passport photo: 35 × 45 mm, chin-to-crown head size, eyebrows and face outline, a wall you must not edit, and the 413 × 531 px file.
Photo size by country
- US passport and visa photo
- UK passport photo
- Australia passport photo
- Korea passport photo
- Korea ID card and driver licence photo
- Japan passport and My Number photo
- China visa and passport photo
- India e-Visa photo
- Schengen visa photo
- Germany biometric photo
- France ID and passport photo
- Spain ID and passport photo
- Italy passport photo
- Brazil 3x4 photo
- Mexico infantil photo