UK Passport Photo

About UK Passport Photo

A UK passport photo is 35×45 mm - 413×531 pixels at print resolution - with your face measuring 29 to 34 mm from chin to crown, on a plain light grey or cream background, with a neutral expression. This tool crops and sizes your photo to exactly that in your browser, with a head-position oval to help you frame it. HM Passport Office runs an automated quality check, and the two things it most often rejects are the wrong proportions and a background that is not plain and light. Unlike some countries, the UK asks for a light grey or cream background rather than pure white, and the photo must be recent - taken within the last month. This tool sets the size and framing; you supply the background by where you take the shot. A quirk that trips people up is the background: the UK deliberately wants a light grey or cream backdrop, not the pure white many other countries demand, because a plain white wall can blow out and lose the outline of light hair. Keep your expression neutral with your mouth closed, do not tilt your head, and make sure nothing - a headrest, a stray hand, a shadow - appears behind you. The photo must have been taken within the last month. Everything runs in this tab - your photo is cropped, sized and handed back without being uploaded, which for a document photo is exactly right. Important: this tool sizes and frames the photo to the exact 35×45 mm dimensions and shows a head-position guide, but it cannot certify that your photo meets every official rule. Always check the result against the official guidance before you submit it.