UK Passport

Your UK passport photo — 35×45 mm, light-grey background, in about a minute.

Upload any selfie, against any background. We drop in the plain light-grey background HM Passport Office requires — not white — crop your head to the 29–34 mm the rules ask for, and hand you a finished 35×45 mm JPEG plus a print-ready 4×6 sheet of eight. See your photo free before you pay.

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  • See your finished photo free, before you pay.
  • Rejected anyway? One tap refunds you — no screenshots, no forms.
  • Every measurement comes from the published spec, linked below.
A woman in a cream knit sweater sitting on a dark green sofa in front of bright net curtains, facing the camera — an ordinary photo taken at home, of an AI-generated model rather than a real customer.
The same photo finished as a UK passport photo: the room removed, a plain light-grey background dropped in, her head cropped to the taller 35×45 mm frame.
The person is an AI-generated model, not a customer — but the finished photos are real: they are the files our live pipeline returned when that photo was run against the spec below.

What you get, before you upload anything

This is the photo you download — and the report that comes with it, pass or fail.

Your selfieThe starting selfie: a woman in a cream knit sweater sitting on a dark green sofa in front of a bright curtained window, with the room filling most of the frame.
What you downloadThe finished UK passport photo: the same woman, head and shoulders on a plain light grey background, cropped to the taller 35 by 45 mm portrait shape.
The model is AI-generated — not a customer. The photo on the right is the file our pipeline returned when that exact selfie was run against the spec on this page, not a mock-up and not retouched afterwards.
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UK Passport

Your finished photo
Ready to submit — passed all 6 official checks:
  • 600 × 600 px — exactly to spec
  • The exact tone the rules ask for.
What we changedAuto
  • Background replaced with pure white
    The exact tone the rules ask for.
  • Cropped to the official frame
    Head sized to 61% of the frame, eyes on the required line.
  • Saved as a compliant JPEG
    92 KB — under the size limit.

Worth a look

  • Face evenly lit
    A little bright, but still inside the allowed range — fine to submit.
All 6 checks passed on your new photo
  • One person, facing the camera
  • No glasses
  • Eyes open, neutral expression
  • Head straight
  • Sharp and in focus
  • Clear space behind you

Rejected? One tap refunds you — no screenshots · no subscription · photo deleted after 7 days

UK Passport

Your new photo
2 things need a retake — you weren't charged. Fix these and re-upload — we remake it free every time.

Needs a retake

  • Glasses detected
    These photos can't include glasses — take them off and retake. Reflections and frames are a top rejection reason.
  • Something dark behind your shoulder
    A dark object survives the background cleanup. Retake with clear space behind you.
What we changedAuto
  • Cropped to the official frame
    Head sized to 59% of the frame, eyes on the required line.
  • Saved as a compliant JPEG
    87 KB — under the size limit.
All 5 checks passed on your new photo
  • One person, facing the camera
  • Eyes open, neutral expression
  • Head straight
  • Sharp and in focus
  • Face evenly lit

About 4 in 10 first uploads fail a check — the portal would have rejected those too. Retakes are free — up to 20 tries an hour. We only get paid when it passes.

Requirements

UK passport photo requirements & size (35×45 mm)

Every photo we produce is measured against the official Official UK passport photo rules (gov.uk) — the same numbers, verifiable at the source:

Photo size35 × 45 mm (about 827 × 1063 pixels at 600 dpi)† (derived from official print specification)
File size50 KB – 10 MB
FormatJPEG† (derived from official print specification)
Head height64–76% of the photo's height (29–34 mm, crown to chin)
Eye height50–68% up from the bottom of the photo† (derived from official print specification)
BackgroundPlain light grey or cream — not white

† Derived from the official print specification — the source publishes no digital value for this item.

Wondering about glasses, head coverings, or how much you can smile? See the full UK passport photo requirements — every rule, in plain English.

Official UK passport photo rules (gov.uk)

Pass here, rejected there? Instant refund.

Tap the refund link in your receipt, tell us it was rejected — refunded on the spot. No screenshots, no forms, no waiting.

30 DAYS FROM PURCHASE · NO PROOF UPLOADS · A DRUGSTORE COUNTER CHARGES $15–25 AND GUARANTEES NOTHING

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Questions

Fair questions, straight answers.

Is this an official HM Passport Office or GOV.UK service?

No. We're an independent service that makes and checks passport photos — not affiliated with HM Passport Office or GOV.UK. The official GOV.UK photo rules are linked below if you'd rather do it yourself.

Why is the background grey and not white?

Because HM Passport Office requires it. UK passport photos must be taken against a plain light grey or cream background (GOV.UK recommends 5–10% grey) — a white background is a common rejection reason. We render exactly that grey.

Can I use this for the online GOV.UK application?

Yes for the printed/postal route — you get a sheet of eight to print, and the file also meets the digital minimum (at least 600×750 px, plain light-grey background). One honest note: if you apply fully online and photograph yourself on your device, GOV.UK crops the image for you and asks you not to pre-crop, so use our photo for the printed route or as your compliant reference for background, size and expression.

What happens if my photo fails a check?

You won't be charged. We show you exactly which check failed and how to fix it, so you can retake the photo and try again for free.

What if my photo is rejected after I pay?

Instant refund: open the refund link in your receipt, tell us it was rejected, and the money goes back to your card on the spot — no screenshots, no forms. Covers 30 days from purchase.

What happens to my photo?

It’s used only to run the checks, downloadable by you for 7 days, then deleted automatically. No account, no photo library, no reuse.

What exactly do you check?

Every rule in the official photo spec, measured with numbers you can verify against the official source:

Photo size35 × 45 mm (about 827 × 1063 pixels at 600 dpi)† (derived from official print specification)
File size50 KB – 10 MB
FormatJPEG† (derived from official print specification)
Head height64–76% of the photo's height (29–34 mm, crown to chin)
Eye height50–68% up from the bottom of the photo† (derived from official print specification)
BackgroundPlain light grey or cream — not white

† Derived from the official print specification — the source publishes no digital value for this item.

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