Can I print passport photos at home?

Yes, if your document accepts home prints. Choose A4 or Letter, download the PDF and print it at 100% on photo paper. Canada and some other offices accept only professionally printed photos, so check your form first.

Why do I get only 2 photos on a 4 × 6 print?

With a 4 mm margin and 2 mm gaps, the 4-inch side fits one 2-inch column instead of two, and the 6-inch side fits two rows instead of three: 1 × 2 = 2 copies. Choose 2L for 6 copies or Letter for 15.

What pixel size is the print sheet?

The paper size at 300 dpi: 1200 × 1800 pixels for 4 × 6 in, 1500 × 2102 for 2L, 2480 × 3508 for A4 and 2550 × 3300 for Letter.

Should I choose fit to page when printing?

No. Fit to page rescales the sheet and every photo comes out the wrong size. Choose actual size or 100% scale.

Can one sheet mix different photo sizes?

No. Each sheet holds copies of one photo at one size. Make a second sheet for a different size or a different person.

Print Passport Photos — 4×6, A4 or Letter Sheet

COPIES PER SHEET

How many copies fit on each paper

Photo size	4 × 6 in or 10 × 15 cm · 2L	A4 · Letter
2 × 2 in (US passport and visa)	2 (4 × 6) · 6 (2L)	15 (A4) · 15 (Letter)
35 × 45 mm (UK passport, Schengen visa)	6 (4 × 6) · 9 (2L)	30 (A4) · 28 (Letter)
3 × 4 cm	8 (4 × 6) · 12 (2L)	36 (A4) · 36 (Letter)
1 × 1 in	15 (4 × 6) · 24 (2L)	70 (A4) · 63 (Letter)

Why a 4 × 6 print holds two 2 × 2 photos, not six

Six 2-inch squares fill a 4 × 6 inch print exactly, with nothing left for a border. A lab may trim a little from the edges of a print, and a layout with no margin would then lose part of the outer photos.

PixVibe's print sheet leaves a 4 mm margin around the page and 2 mm between photos. With that room, a 4 × 6 sheet fits one 2-inch column across and two rows down: 2 copies. If you need more, the 2L option (127 × 178 mm, the same as 5 × 7 in) fits 6, and a Letter or A4 page fits 15.

How to print passport photos at the right size

For a lab or kiosk, send the JPG and order it at the paper size you picked; the file already has that shape, so nothing gets cropped. For a home printer, print the PDF or the JPG with scaling set to actual size or 100%. Fit to page or borderless printing enlarges or shrinks every photo.

Check the first print with a ruler before cutting: a 2 × 2 in photo should measure 51 mm inside the cut line, and a passport-size photo 35 × 45 mm. Glossy or matte photo paper gives a sharper result than plain copy paper.

Who accepts a printed sheet, and who does not

Printing rules differ by office, so read the one for your document. The US passport photo page says "Print your photo on matte or glossy photo-quality paper" and rejects photocopies or scans. The USCIS Form I-765 instructions ask for two photos "printed on thin paper with a glossy finish".

Some offices want a studio print. Canada states "We don’t accept photos printed at home or on heavyweight paper", and the UK passport rules ask for prints made "to a professional standard". For those documents, use a photographer or photo booth instead of a home-printed sheet.