Official rules: at least 600 × 750 px, not cropped, 50 KB to 10 MB, background: plain light colour, clear contrast (prints: cream or light grey). Source: gov.uk, checked 28 Sep 2026.
The UK Passport photo is a digital photo of at least 600 × 750 pixels that the website crops itself, uploaded as a file from 50 KB to 10 MB.
| Printed size | 35 × 45 mm |
|---|---|
| In other units (a conversion) | 35 × 45 mm · 3.5 × 4.5 cm · 1.38 × 1.77 in · 413 × 531 px at 300 DPI · 827 × 1063 px at 600 DPI · ratio 7:9 |
| Pixels (official rule) | At least 600 × 750 pixels; no maximum or fixed shape |
| File size | 50 KB to 10 MB |
| Background | Plain light colour, clear contrast (prints: cream or light grey) |
| Head size | Set by the website when it crops your photo |
| Source | gov.uk |
| Checked | 28 Sep 2026 |
This is the digital photo for a UK passport applied for online. You need a new photo for each new passport, even if you look the same, and it must have been taken in the last month. GOV.UK gives two ways to get one. A photo booth or shop can give you a code, which you enter during the application. Or someone helps you take a photo with your own device during the application. Photos from a booth or shop are more likely to be approved.
With your own device, include your head, shoulders and upper body, and do not crop the photo, because that is done for you. Avoid glasses unless you have to wear them. Sunglasses and tinted lenses are never allowed, and frames, glare or shadows must not cover your eyes. A head covering is allowed only for religious or medical reasons. Children must be alone in the photo, and babies must not hold toys or use dummies. Under-6s need not look straight at the camera, and a baby under one can lie on a plain light-coloured sheet, photographed from above. A photo that breaks the rules delays your application.
Source, checked 5 Oct 2026: Get a passport photo: Digital photos (GOV.UK).
The photo is 35 × 45 mm. Official pixel rule: At least 600 × 750 pixels; no maximum or fixed shape. The website crops the photo itself, so SafeResize keeps your whole photo and only makes sure it is big enough and within the file size.
35 × 45 mm is 3.5 × 4.5 cm or 1.38 × 1.77 inches, in a 7:9 shape. Printed at 300 DPI it is 413 × 531 pixels, and at 600 DPI 827 × 1063 pixels. These are conversions of the official size, not extra rules. For the upload, the official pixel rule is: At least 600 × 750 pixels; no maximum or fixed shape.
Between 50 KB and 10 MB. SafeResize checks the size before you download, and keeps it inside the limit whether the website counts 1 KB as 1,000 or 1,024 bytes.
Plain light colour, clear contrast (prints: cream or light grey). Stand in front of a plain wall with no pattern, and face a window so there are no shadows behind you. The official rules do not allow edited photos, so SafeResize does not change the background for this document: a plain wall is the way.
No. The official website crops the photo itself. Keep your head, shoulders and upper body in the photo, with space around your head.
The official rules say: Glasses only if needed, never tinted, no glare.
Taken in the last month, in colour, not edited. Neutral face, mouth closed, eyes visible. Glasses only if needed, never tinted, no glare. Head covering only for religious or medical reasons. Using your own phone or camera? Ask someone else to take it, showing head, shoulders and upper body. Don't crop it; the website does.
Not stated (JPEG is safest). SafeResize saves a JPG (JPEG) file.
Yes. A photo taken at home is fine if it follows the rules above. It is easier if someone else takes it for you.
No. The photo is processed inside your browser and never leaves your phone or computer.
Source: gov.uk, checked 28 Sep 2026. Rules can change, so confirm on the official page before you apply.