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Make a photo for a UK passport application

HM Passport Office publishes the file rules for a digital application plainly: at least 600 pixels wide and 750 tall, and between 50KB and 10MB.

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This crops to that shape, hits a size inside that range, and measures the finished file rather than assuming. What it does not do is change how you look - the same guidance asks for a photo unaltered by computer software, and the checks only a person can make are listed below the tool rather than hidden.

How to make a photo for a UK passport application

  1. Drop in your photograph. It is read in this page, not uploaded.
  2. Pick a size. The larger one keeps more detail; the minimum helps when an upload keeps failing.
  3. Let it crop and compress, then read what it actually produced.
  4. Check the list of things only you can judge, then download.

Supported formats

This tool accepts JPG, PNG, WebP and HEIC files. Everything is decoded by your own browser, so the formats available depend on what your browser can open - which for HEIC in particular varies between Safari and other browsers.

Frequently asked questions

What size does a UK digital passport photo have to be?

gov.uk states at least 600 pixels wide and 750 pixels tall, and a file between 50KB and 10MB. Those are minimums and a range rather than one exact size, which is why this page offers a large option and a minimum-size option instead of a single number. The larger one is the default because detail costs nothing against a 10MB ceiling.

Does editing the photo break the rules?

gov.uk asks for a photo unaltered by computer software, and does not publish an answer to whether resizing and compressing counts. What this page does is change the dimensions, the crop and the file weight - it does not smooth skin, reshape a face, remove anything or add anything. Whether that satisfies the requirement is a judgement you are making, and it is stated here rather than glossed over.

Why does my upload keep getting rejected?

The file rules are the part a tool can fix; most rejections are the part it cannot. The common causes are a background that is not plain and light, a shadow across the face or behind it, an expression that is not neutral, or hair or glasses across the eyes. If the file itself is the problem, the smaller size option here is worth trying.

Is my photograph uploaded to make it?

No. The crop and the compression happen in this page on your own device, and the metadata - including any location your phone recorded - is stripped from what you download. Your photograph is not sent anywhere.

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