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Priya has helped thousands of applicants get passport, visa and exam photos accepted. She keeps a running record of official size, pixel and kilobyte rules by country and portal, and updates articles when a rule changes.
Writes about: passport and visa photo rules · government portal upload limits · exam application forms
Passport photo rules compared for the US, UK, EU, India, Canada, Australia, China, Japan and Germany: print size, head height, background color, glasses and baby rules.
Priya Raman · Oct 15, 2026 · 11 min read
A US visa photo for the DS-160 or DV Lottery is a square JPEG from 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px, 240 KB or less, head 50–69% of the height, on white. Here is how to make one.
Priya Raman · Oct 12, 2026 · 11 min read
Wear a plain mid-tone top with a visible neckline, no hat, no uniform and, for a US passport, no glasses. The written rules by country and the clothing that gets photos rejected.
Priya Raman · Oct 9, 2026 · 11 min read
A passport size photo is 3.5 × 4.5 cm (413 × 531 px at 300 DPI) in most countries, 2 × 2 in (600 × 600 px) in the US and 33 × 48 mm for China. Tables, head sizes and upload specs.
Priya Raman · Oct 3, 2026 · 12 min read
Baby passport photos use the adult size (2 × 2 in or 35 × 45 mm). The UK lets under-ones close their eyes; the US still wants open eyes, no hands, no pacifier and no retouching.
Priya Raman · Aug 30, 2026 · 11 min read