Passport and visa photos

Choose the document you are applying for. Each page uses that country's official size and head measurements, checks your background and lighting, and keeps your photo on your device.

Sizes at a glance

DocumentSizeBackground
US passport photo2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)Plain white or off-white, no shadows or texture
US visa photo2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)Plain white or off-white
UK passport photo35 × 45 mmPlain cream or light grey, in clear contrast to you
Australian passport photo35 × 45 mm (35–40 mm wide, 45–50 mm high allowed)Plain white or light grey
Indian passport photo35 × 45 mmPlain white only. Off-white, cream and grey are rejected.
Schengen visa photo35 × 45 mmPlain white, off-white or very light grey
Chinese visa photo33 × 48 mmWhite, with no border or frame
New Zealand passport photo3:4 portrait digital photoPlain, light-coloured, with strong contrast
35 × 45 mm photo35 × 45 mmPlain light background
2 × 2 inch photo2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)Plain white or off-white

What Altols does, and what it doesn't

Altols crops and scales the photo you took so it matches the official size and head measurements, and it checks the things that most often get photos rejected: a dark or patterned background, uneven light, a tilted head, a face too small or too large in the frame.

It never changes your face, smooths skin or swaps the background. Passport offices reject edited photos, so if a check fails, the fix is to retake the photo rather than to edit it.

Canada and Germany are not listed: Canada requires a commercial photographer, and Germany requires certified digital photos taken by approved providers.

Each finished photo costs $4.99 USD, paid once, and includes the digital file and a print sheet.