Passport Size Photo Maker: 3.5 × 4.5 cm

Passport size photo size in cm, mm, inches and pixels

A passport size photo is 3.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm tall (35 × 45 mm), about 1.38 × 1.77 inches. India's passport application booklet uses the same size, asking for a "passport size photograph (4.5 cm length x 3.5 cm width)".

In pixels it depends on resolution. At 300 dpi, the usual print setting, 3.5 × 4.5 cm is 413 × 531 pixels, and that is what this page saves. Upload forms that only set a KB limit accept this size; enter the limit in Max file size (KB) and the file is compressed to fit.

When an Indian passport needs no photo at all

The same Passport Seva booklet says "Photograph is NOT REQUIRED for applications submitted at Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK)"; you are photographed there. Only applications handed in at other collection centres need a pasted photo, on a "plain white" background, and the booklet adds that a "Photograph in computer print will not be accepted". Print the sheet from this page at a photo lab on photo paper, not on an office printer.

Passport size is not the same everywhere

35 × 45 mm is the most common size, used for the UK passport and many European, Asian and African documents. It is not universal: the US passport photo is a 2 × 2 inch square, and Canada uses 50 × 70 mm. In the Philippines, the Civil Service Commission calls 4.5 × 3.5 cm "Philippine Passport size", while some PRC forms ask for 2x2 pictures. If your form names a country or document, choose it in the size list instead.

How big the head should be

There is no single rule for a generic passport size photo, so this page frames the head at about 68% of the photo height by default. Specific documents are stricter; the UK, for example, asks for 29 to 34 mm from chin to crown. Choosing that document in the list sets its range and Size check measures against it.