Passport & Visa Photo Maker
Face-guided passport and visa photos, sized to the official rules — made on your device.
1. What is the photo for?
2. Add your photo
Stand about a metre away, at eye level with the camera, in front of a plain light wall.
Put your face inside the oval, look straight at the lens with a neutral expression and both eyes open.
3. Check, adjust and download
Drag the photo to move it; pinch or use the zoom buttons to change the head size. With the preview focused, the arrow keys move it and + / − zoom.
Checks
Download
Print at 100% / Actual size (not “Fit to page”), then cut along the grey lines. A photo lab prints the 4 × 6 in file at the right size.
Acceptance is always decided by the authority that issues the document. The checks here are help, not an approval. Read the official rules (linked above) before you print or upload, and retake the photo if anything is in doubt.
About the Passport & Visa Photo Maker
Turn a photo of yourself into a passport, visa or ID photo of the right size, with your head at the size the rules ask for. Choose the document, add a photo or take one with your camera, and face detection on your device places your head, eyes and chin with on-screen guides. Adjust it if you like, then download the digital photo for an online application or a print sheet with cut lines — a 4 × 6 in print for a photo lab or an A4 page to print at home.
The presets use the numbers published by the authorities themselves: India OCI and e-Visa, United States 2 × 2 in, Schengen visas (ICAO, 35 × 45 mm), Australia, plus 35 × 45 mm and 2 × 2 in for other forms and a custom size. For the UK and Canada the official rules exclude photos made this way, and the tool tells you why. Nothing is uploaded, and the issuing authority always has the final say.
How to use it
- Choose the document. Its official size, head size and background rules appear, with a link to the authority’s page.
- Choose a photo, or select Use the camera and take one (there is a 3-second timer). Stand about a metre from the camera, facing it, in front of a plain light wall with even light.
- Check the preview: the green band shows where the top of your head may be, measured from your chin, and for an OCI photo a blue band shows where your eyes must be. Drag the photo, or use the zoom buttons, to adjust; Automatic resets it. Read the checks list.
- Download the digital photo, the 4 × 6 in print (for a photo lab or kiosk) or the A4 sheet (PDF). Print at 100% / actual size, and cut along the grey lines.
Examples
India — OCI card · photo against a light wall
2 × 2 in photo with the head 25–35 mm tall and the eyes 28.6–34.9 mm above the bottom edge, plus 6 copies on a 4 × 6 in print
India — e-Visa · camera photo
A square 600 × 600 px JPEG between 10 KB and 1 MB
Schengen visa (35 × 45 mm, ICAO)
35 × 45 mm photo with the head (chin to crown, hair ignored) at 70–80% of the height, and 8 copies on a 4 × 6 in print
Common uses
- Photos for OCI card and Indian e-Visa applications.
- US passport and visa photos (2 × 2 in) printed at a photo kiosk.
- Schengen visa appointment photos (35 × 45 mm).
- Passport-size photos for exam forms, ID cards and applications.
Taking a photo that passes
- Use even, soft light with no shadows on your face or behind you — face a window, never the sun.
- Stand in front of a plain light wall, about half a metre away from it so you do not cast a shadow.
- Hold the camera at eye level, about a metre from your face (closer distorts the face). Ask someone else to take it if you can.
- Look straight at the lens with a neutral expression, mouth closed and both eyes open. Many authorities (for example the Indian e-Visa, Australia and the UK) ask for no glasses — take them off unless the rules allow them.
- Use a recent photo: rules typically ask for one taken within the last 6 months (the UK says within the last month).
How the head is measured
Face detection finds your chin, eyes and forehead (MediaPipe Face Landmarker), and a person mask finds the top of your hair. The photo is scaled so the chin-to-crown height lands in the middle of the allowed range and your face is centred. Most rules measure to the top of the head including hair; ICAO-based visa photos measure the crown ignoring hair, which the tool estimates from your eyes and chin. Thick or tall hair, hats and headscarves can make these estimates less exact: check the guides and adjust.
UK and Canadian passports
GOV.UK says printed passport photos must not be a cut-down version of a larger picture and must be unaltered by computer software, and that photos taken on your own device during an online application must not be cropped. Canada requires photos taken by a commercial photographer and rejects altered photos. A photo made with any home tool, including this one, therefore does not meet those rules: use a photo booth, a shop or a professional photographer. The presets remain so you can see the official sizes.
Background replacement
Most passport and visa authorities reject edited photos, so the tool offers to replace the background only for documents whose rules do not forbid it (for example the Indian e-Visa and other forms). Even there, a photo taken in front of a plain light wall is the safer choice. Replacing the background downloads a portrait model the first time and runs on your device.
Limitations
- The checks are guidance, not approval: the issuing authority decides.
- Not suitable for UK or Canadian passports, whose rules exclude photos made or cropped at home.
- The crown under thick hair, hats or head coverings is estimated; check the guides.
- Expression and eye checks are estimates and can be wrong.
- Very large photos are scaled to 16 MP (8 MP on phones) for processing.
Privacy
Your photo, the camera picture and the face measurements stay in your browser; nothing is uploaded or stored. The first photo downloads the face detector (about 16 MB), and replacing the background a portrait model (about 27 MB), once, from MySmartCoPilot — not from a third party. Saved files contain no EXIF data from your photo, such as the camera or GPS location.
Frequently asked questions
Is my photo uploaded?
No. Face detection, framing and printing layouts all run in your browser, so your photo never leaves your device.
What size is an OCI photo?
The OCI photo specification asks for a colour photo of 2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm) with the full head, from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin, measuring 1 to 1⅜ inches (25–35 mm), centred, on a plain light background. Its diagram puts the eyes 1⅛ to 1⅜ inches (28.6–34.9 mm) above the bottom edge; the tool frames the photo to both ranges and checks them.
What are the Indian e-Visa photo requirements?
The e-Visa page asks for a JPEG of at least 10 KB and at most 1 MB with equal height and width, showing the full head from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin, centred, without spectacles, against a plain light or white background, with no shadows or borders. The digital photo from this tool is a 600 × 600 px JPEG within those limits.
How do I print passport photos at the right size?
Use the 4 × 6 in print file at a photo lab or kiosk (it prints at the standard size), or the A4 sheet PDF at home: choose 100% / Actual size, not “Fit to page”, then measure one photo with a ruler before cutting.
Can I use it for a UK passport?
No. GOV.UK says photos must be unaltered and not cut down from a larger picture, and online applications crop the photo themselves. Use a photo booth or shop, or take the photo during the online application.
Will my photo be accepted?
Nobody but the issuing authority can say. The tool sizes the photo to the published numbers and points out common problems (head size, tilt, closed eyes, dark background), but lighting, focus, expression and the authority’s own judgement also matter.