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UK passport photo maker, 35 × 45 mm

The UK asks for a light grey or cream background and a neutral face, not white. The maker follows those rules and saves the file for the online application or a print sheet.

1. Choose the document

2. Add your photo

No photo yet? Take one now with your phone or computer camera.

A selfie is fine. The photo is taken by itself only when position, shoulders, facing, expression and light are all right; size and framing are set automatically.

Add one photo of your face looking straight at the camera (JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC).

or drop a file here

How to take a photo that passes
  • Stand about 1 m in front of a plain light wall, facing a window or soft light.
  • A selfie is fine: hold the phone at arm’s length at eye level (both hands keep the shoulders level), face and shoulders square to it. A phone right in front of the face makes the nose and forehead look bigger.
  • Look straight at the camera, mouth closed, both eyes open, hair off the eyes and ears.
  • No hat, no tinted glasses; keep your shoulders in the picture.
  • Use a photo taken in the last 6 months.

Your photo stays on this device. Only the AI model files (about 41 MB, once) are downloaded from this site.

Your photo never leaves this device. Everything runs in your browser.

How to use it

  1. ‘1. Choose the document’ already shows UK passport (35 × 45 mm). Switch with ‘Country’ or ‘Document and size’. ‘Show size and rules’ lists what the UK passport photo asks for.
  2. In ‘2. Add your photo’ choose ‘Open the camera’ or pick a picture; a UK passport photo works best in front of a plain pale wall, chin level.
  3. Read the ‘Checks’. For UK passport the head has to measure 29–34 mm, measured from the chin to the top of the head, hair not counted, on a light grey or cream background. For UK passport, anything under ‘Some things need a new photo’ comes with the reason and a retake tip.
  4. ‘Fine-tune’ shifts the position, the brightness and the UK passport head size, which must stay within 29–34 mm. Keep ‘Face, hair and clothes’ on ‘No touch-ups’.
  5. For UK passport: ‘Save file’ gives the online file (900 × 1157 px JPG between 50 KB and 10 MB for the online application); ‘Save print sheet’ puts copies on 4 × 6 in, 10 × 15 cm or 89 × 127 mm paper.

What it does

  • The rules for UK passport

    For UK passport, ‘Show size and rules’ lists 35 × 45 mm, a head of 29–34 mm, a light grey or cream background, and the rule on glasses: glasses are allowed only if the frames do not cover the eyes and the lenses do not reflect light.

  • The head measured the way this office measures it

    For the UK passport photo the head is measured from the chin to the top of the head, hair not counted. The maker applies that measure to the UK passport frame, so hair does not skew the face size.

  • The file or the sheet you need

    The UK passport file follows the limits of the form: 900 × 1157 px JPG between 50 KB and 10 MB for the online application. A print sheet puts several copies on one page.

Good to know

White walls are the usual trap: the UK wants a light grey or cream backdrop, and a bright white wall in a phone photo turns grey in some places and blown out in others. Even light matters more than the wall colour, so face a window.

The figures for UK passport come from the maker’s rule card, checked in October 2026 against the issuing office’s published guidance, and rules change, so read the current UK passport instructions before you submit.

Questions and answers

Can I wear glasses in a UK passport photo?

The rule card in the maker allows glasses only when the frames do not cover the eyes and the lenses show no reflection. Tinted glasses and sunglasses are not allowed. If a reflection is hard to avoid, take them off.

What size is the photo for UK passport?

For UK passport: 35 × 45 mm, with a head of 29–34 mm, measured from the chin to the top of the head, hair not counted. The background is light grey or cream.

Is my UK passport photo uploaded anywhere?

No. Your UK passport photo is processed in your browser on your own device. Only the program and its picture models are downloaded.

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