35x45mm Passport Photo Maker — Standard Size
Most of the world uses the same passport photo size: 35 x 45mm (3.5 x 4.5cm), on a plain light background, following the international guidance set out by ICAO — the International Civil Aviation Organization, the UN body that standardises travel documents. Its Doc 9303 recommends that submitted portraits "should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm", while leaving the final accepted size to each issuing authority. If your country isn't one of the handful with an unusual size — the United States (2 x 2 inch), Canada (50 x 70mm), China (33 x 48mm), or Indonesia (4 x 6cm) — or one that states its spec in pixels rather than millimetres, like India (630 x 810px, under 250KB) — then this is almost certainly the spec you need. Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and the rest of Europe, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Kenya, Ghana, Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt and South Africa are among them — use the country checker below to confirm yours rather than assuming.
This is the common international standard used by most countries. It is not a substitute for your own country's official rules. Specific details — the exact background shade, head height, or file-size limits for an online portal — can vary slightly by country, so confirm with your own passport authority before submitting.
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Does your country use the 35 × 45mm standard?
Does your country have a different spec?
Most countries use the 35 × 45mm standard above. These have their own requirement, or the same size with extra rules — use their dedicated page:
- United States — 2 x 2 inch square (51 x 51mm), not 35 x 45mm
- India — 630 x 810px, under 250KB, for the online application
- Canada — 50 x 70mm — taller and narrower than the standard
- China — 33 x 48mm — a unique size, plus a 40–120KB file rule
- Indonesia — passport is 4 x 6cm on a RED background
- Brazil — official sources conflict on the size — pick from three
- Bangladesh — most adults need no photo (biometrics taken on-site)
- United Kingdom — 35 x 45mm (dedicated UK page, also covers licences/visas)
- Australia — 35 x 45mm, but a plain-WHITE-only background (no off-white/grey)
- Nigeria — 35 x 45mm, but a pure-white background and a NIS-portal file size
- Mexico — 35 x 45mm, but taken within 30 days and no glasses
- Pakistan — 35 x 45mm, but a compact ~60KB e-visa file
- Philippines — 35 x 45mm, but some consulates abroad require blue
What this tool gives you
| Output size | 413 × 531px (35×45mm) |
|---|---|
| File format | JPEG |
Requirements change, and the issuing authority is the only authority. Confirm the current spec with them before you submit.
35x45mm Passport Photo Maker — Standard Size
Most of the world uses the same passport photo size: 35 x 45mm (3.5 x 4.5cm), on a plain light background, following the international guidance set out by ICAO — the International Civil Aviation Organization, the UN body that standardises travel documents. Its Doc 9303 recommends that submitted portraits "should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm", while leaving the final accepted size to each issuing authority. If your country isn't one of the handful with an unusual size — the United States (2 x 2 inch), Canada (50 x 70mm), China (33 x 48mm), or Indonesia (4 x 6cm) — or one that states its spec in pixels rather than millimetres, like India (630 x 810px, under 250KB) — then this is almost certainly the spec you need. Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and the rest of Europe, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Kenya, Ghana, Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt and South Africa are among them — use the country checker below to confirm yours rather than assuming.
This tool crops your photo to the 35:45 ratio and resizes it to exactly 413 x 531 pixels — 35 x 45mm at 300 DPI — on a white background, with the head sized to fill about 70–80% of the frame (32–36mm chin to crown). Use the country checker below to confirm your specific country uses this standard.
Everything runs in your browser; your photo is never uploaded. The dimensions are standardised, but small details — exact background shade, head height, or file-size limits for an online portal — can vary by country, so confirm your own authority's current rules before submitting.
Common questions
Most of the world. That includes almost all of Europe (Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and so on), most of the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar), much of Asia (Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia), and much of Africa (Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, South Africa). Only a handful of countries use a different size. Use the country checker on this page to confirm yours — it's the reliable answer, and it's right there.
For most countries, yes — it's the size ICAO recommends and most authorities have adopted. The main exceptions are the US (2 x 2 inch square), Canada (50 x 70mm), China (33 x 48mm), and Indonesia (4 x 6cm). India's online passport upload shares this 7:9 shape but is specified in pixels with a file-size cap — 630 x 810px, under 250KB — so it has its own page too. A few countries use 35 x 45mm but add rules of their own — Australia is white-background-only, Mexico requires a photo under 30 days old — and those have their own pages, linked below.
ICAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization, is the United Nations agency that sets standards for travel documents, including machine-readable passports and their photos. Its Document 9303 recommends that submitted portraits should be 45.0 x 35.0mm, which is why that size is so common worldwide — but the document is explicit that the final accepted image is defined by the issuing authority, so your own government always has the last word.
The United States standardised on a 2 x 2 inch square photo rather than the 35 x 45mm rectangle, so a US photo isn't interchangeable with the international size. If you're applying for a US passport, use the dedicated US 2 x 2 inch tool instead — it's linked in the exceptions section below.
Often, yes — many countries use the same 35 x 45mm size for visa photos as for passports. But visa portals sometimes add stricter digital rules (an exact pixel size or a small maximum file size) that a passport photo doesn't have. Check your specific visa's requirements; where a country has a distinct visa spec, we have a separate visa tool.
The checker covers the countries we've classified. If yours isn't shown, the 35 x 45mm standard is still the most likely requirement — but because we haven't confirmed it, check your own passport authority's current guidance before relying on it. If your country uses a genuinely different size, that's something we'd add a dedicated page for.