Passport photo cropper
Your own photo cropped and scaled so your head fits the official range, with a checklist for background, tilt and framing — all on your device. The full-size photo file is free; a 4×6 print sheet with several copies is $3.99.
Red dashed: allowed top-of-head band · blue: chin.
Set the top of the skull (not the hair). Drag the orange line down to where your head would be with the hair pressed flat, and the blue line to your chin.
Head length on the print: – (allowed )
The free file is the exact document size (300 dpi, or the required pixels for online forms) — use it for online applications. The paid print sheet puts several copies on one 4×6 in photo with a size-check ruler, adds print buttons, and works for every document size on this device for 48 hours.
Print at Actual size / 100% — turn off 'Fit to page'. Use photo paper. For the most reliable result, print the downloaded 4×6 file at a photo kiosk. After printing, measure the 1 inch / 25.4 mm ruler on the sheet.
Problem with the files? Email sungje5575@gmail.com with your PayPal transaction ID or order number.
Need paper photos? Compare before you pay
Renewing a U.S. passport by mail on Form DS-82 means attaching one 2×2 inch colour photo on photo paper. A single 2×2 file sent to a kiosk as a 4×6 print is enlarged to fill the print, so it comes out the wrong size — the print sheet puts the photos on a 4×6 at their exact size.
| Option | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Walgreens passport photos | $16.99 | two printed 2×2 photos |
| Post Office photo fee | $15.00 | photo taken at a Post Office that offers it |
| This print sheet + one 4×6 print | $3.99 + the print | five 2×2 photos and a 1-inch size-check ruler on one 4×6 (U.S. size); Walgreens lists prints “from $0.29”, depending on size |
Prices as shown on photo.walgreens.com and usps.com, checked 2026-10-22; they can change and differ by store. Form: DS-82. The full-size digital file stays free.
The receiving office's rules are final. This tool follows the published size rules, but an officer also judges lighting, expression, focus and how recent the photo is. Check the official page linked for your document before you submit. If your photo is refused because of the size or head position we produced, we refund you — see refunds.
How to take a photo that passes
- Stand about 1–1.5 m from the camera with a plain, light wall behind you that matches your document's background rule — the app does not change the background. Ask someone else to take it if you can; arm's-length selfies distort the face.
- Face the camera straight on with your head level, neutral expression, mouth closed, both eyes open. Remove glasses unless your document's rules allow them.
- Light your face evenly from the front (a window in front of you works). Avoid shadows on the face and behind you.
- Leave space above your hair and include your shoulders — the app needs room to crop to the official layout.
What the app does
It finds 478 face points and the outline of your head to measure from chin to the top of your head, then crops and scales your photo so the head sits inside the official range for the document you picked. It never edits the picture itself — no background replacement, retouching or rotation — because several passport offices reject edited photos. The checklist shows whether head height, eye line (where a rule exists), framing, head tilt, background and resolution look right.
Sizes we support
| Document | Photo size | Head (chin to top of head) | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Diversity Visa (DV lottery) photo | 600 × 600 px JPEG, 240 KB or less | 50–69% of photo height | plain white or off-white |
| Netherlands passport & ID card | 35 × 45 mm | 26–30 mm | lichtgrijs, lichtblauw of wit; egaal; éénkleurig; geen kleurverloop |
| South Africa passport | 35 × 45 mm | 29–34 mm | recent coloured photos in white background |
| Hong Kong (HKSAR) passport | 40 × 50 mm | 32–36 mm | The photograph should have a plain white background. |
| Denmark passport | 35 × 45 mm | 30–36 mm | Baggrunden skal være uden motiver og i ensartet lys farve, f.eks. lys blå eller lys grå. |
| United States passport | 2 × 2 in (50.8 × 50.8 mm) | 1–1.375 in (25.4–34.9 mm) | Use a plain white or off-white background |
| South Korea passport | 35 × 45 mm | 32–36 mm | 배경은 균일하고 잉크 자국이 없는 흰색이며, 테두리가 없어야 함 (uniform white, no borders) |
Sizes are taken from official government pages; each document page lists its source and the date we checked it.
Not offered yet
- Germany passport: Head height is measured without the hairstyle (“ohne Berücksichtigung der Frisur”); our tool measures to the top of the hair.
- France passport / identity photo: Head height is measured excluding hair (“hors cheveux”); our tool measures to the top of the hair.
- Australia passport: The official guidance says “No retouching of any kind”, and we have not confirmed that cropping a home photo is accepted.
- Turkey passport / id card biometric photo: The official sources give head-size figures that do not agree with each other, so we cannot size it reliably.
- Singapore passport: The official page restricts edited photos (“Please note that your photograph must not be altered or enhanced in any way. This includes the modification of facial fe”), so we do not offer it.
- Taiwan (ROC) passport: The official page restricts edited photos (“Alteration of the digital image is not permitted. Resampling of the original image or alteration of the image's size bef”), so we do not offer it.
- Malaysia visa (ESD VTR/VDR): This photo is uploaded online with a “Maximum photo size is 25kb” limit, but the official sample gives no pixel size, so we cannot produce a matching file.
- United Kingdom passport: The official page says printed photos must be “unaltered by computer software” and printed to a professional standard. For a UK online application, use GOV.UK's own photo upload.
- Canada passport: The official page says the photo must not be “altered or edited in any way”, including with photo editing software and AI tools. Use a photographer for Canadian passport photos.
- Schengen area (EU) visa: The official page does not state both the photo size and a head-height range in millimetres or inches.
- India passport: The rule says the face takes up 80–85% of the photograph without saying whether that is height or area, so we cannot size it reliably.
- China visa: The official page does not state both the photo size and a head-height range in millimetres or inches.
Privacy
Your photo stays in this browser tab. The face and person-outline models (Google MediaPipe, Apache 2.0) are downloaded from this site once and run locally; they are only used to measure, never to edit your picture. If you buy the HD file, the finished photo is kept in this browser's storage while you pay, so it is ready when you come back — it is not sent to us or to PayPal.
Passport photo guides
- DV lottery photo requirements and reasons entries are disqualified
- Passport photo size chart: official sizes side by side
- How to print a 2×2 inch passport photo on a 4×6 sheet
- Why passport photos get rejected: the official reasons
- How to take a passport photo at home: light, background and distance
- Passport photo for renewing by mail (Form DS-82)
Other paperwork you can do privately
- Form W-8BEN — if you live outside the U.S. and a U.S. company, platform or broker pays you, this IRS form certifies your foreign status. Filled in your browser like the photo.
- Form W-9 — for U.S. persons asked for a taxpayer identification number.
- Clock change dates — check whether the clocks change at your destination around your travel dates.