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500+ documents from 140 countries

Passport and Visa Photos Online, Taken at Home

Snap a selfie with your phone. Our AI crops it, verifies every requirement, and delivers a photo ready to submit.

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  • Ready in minutesstraight to your inbox
  • Every requirementverified before you pay
  • 140 countries500+ documents covered
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The selfie her phone captured, taken in her living room
Your selfie
Every requirement verified
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Why People Take Their Passport Photo at Home

Fast, guided, and backed by our acceptance guarantee.

  • Three minutes of your time

    Take the photo, watch the initial check pass, pay once. No account, no appointment, no line at a counter.

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  • Guided, then checked

    The camera guides you while you take it. Software does the crop, the background and the measurements, then verifies the result against the official requirements before you pay.

    A hand holding a phone showing the photo passing every check

  • Accepted or double your money back

    Add the Acceptance guarantee at checkout. If the authority rejects the photo, you get twice what you paid, to the card you used.

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    A finished passport photo beside a shield, with a man giving a thumbs up

How It Works: Selfie, Check, Done

  1. Take or upload a photo

    Take or upload a photo

    The camera guides your distance, angle and light as you take it. Or upload one you already have.

  2. The AI does the tune up

    The AI does the tune up

    It crops the photo, sizes your head to the requirement and sets the background your document needs.

  3. Get it verified, then submit

    Get it verified, then submit

    Every requirement verified before you pay. The file reaches your inbox within minutes, once the final check passes; mailed prints arrive in 3 to 5 business days.

Three tips before you take the photo

Get these three right and the software handles the rest.

  • A man holding a phone at arm's length with the distance marked

    Take It As A Selfie

    Hold your phone at arm's length, 16 to 20 inches (40 to 50 cm) from your face. The guide sets the distance.

  • Two photos side by side, one facing the camera squarely and one turned away

    Face The Camera

    Hold the camera at face height. Keep your head straight and your expression neutral.

  • Two photos side by side, one lit evenly by a window and one in shadow

    Ensure Even Lighting

    Stand facing a light source, such as a window. A plain light wall behind you helps.

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What you get

Choose the format that works best for you.

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DIGITAL PHOTO

A JPEG to the official spec

The file for your document, sized and verified against the official requirements. It reaches your inbox about a minute after you pay, ready to upload.

  • In your inbox in minutes
  • Sized to the official spec
  • Upload it straight away
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Safer with PassportPhotos

The camera guides you before you take the photo, then we verify every official requirement before you pay.

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  • Guided before you take it

    The camera helps you with distance, lighting and face position, so the photo is right from the start.

  • Every requirement verified

    We check your photo against the official requirements before you pay, so you know it is right.

  • 200% money-back guarantee

    Double your payment back if your photo is rejected, with the Acceptance guarantee.

  • Image protection

    Your photos are deleted 30 days after delivery and are never used to train AI.

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Choose your document

Five documents at a glance: the US passport photo is 2 x 2 inches, the US visa photo for the DS-160 is a square JPEG of 600 to 1200 pixels, the Schengen visa photo is 35 x 45 mm, the OCI card photo is a square of 200 to 900 pixels, and the UK passport photo is 600 x 750 pixels or more. We make the photo only and do not issue any document.

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FAQ

Passport and Visa Photo Questions, Answered

PassportPhotos.com is a private online photo service that makes passport, visa and ID photos from a selfie, for more than 500 documents in 140 countries. We are not a government office.

  • Can I really take a passport photo with my phone?
    Yes, you can take a passport photo with your phone, and any recent phone is sharp enough. The camera on this site guides you while you line it up, and the software does the cropping and checking.
  • Can I take my passport photo as a selfie?
    Yes, a selfie works for every passport and visa photo we make, and it is the easiest way. Hold your phone at arm's length, 16 to 20 inches (40 to 50 cm) from your face, and the camera guide sets the distance and framing. Prefer a helper or the timer? That works too. For a baby, a parent takes the photo.
  • Will my passport photo be accepted?
    Each photo is made to the published requirements of the authority that issues your document: the US Department of State for a US passport or visa, USCIS for a green card, the consulate for a Schengen visa, and the same for every other document. Acceptance is always the authority's decision, which is why every requirement is verified before you pay and why the Acceptance guarantee comes with double your money back.
  • How much does a passport photo online cost?
    The digital photo is $16.99. Digital plus two printed photos is $19.99, with Standard shipping (Free, 3 to 5 business days) or Express ($15, 1 to 2 business days). Or print the emailed sheet yourself at a store near you and pay the store its print price. You see the price after the initial check passes, before you pay anything.
  • How long does a passport photo online take?
    About three minutes to take the photo and check out. The file is in your inbox within minutes of paying, as soon as the final automated check passes. Mailed prints arrive in 3 to 5 business days with Standard shipping, or 1 to 2 with Express.
  • Where can I get passport photos near me?
    The closest option is the phone in your hand. Take the photo at home, it is checked before you pay, and the file arrives by email in minutes. If your form needs prints, have them mailed, or print the emailed sheet yourself at a store near you.
  • Do you edit my face?
    No. Crop, size and background only. Photo retouching, if you add it, removes temporary blemishes, shadows under the eyes, stray hairs and dust, and leaves your features alone.
  • What if my photo fails?
    The screen tells you what to fix and you retake it free as many times as you like. Nothing is charged until every check passes.
  • What happens to my photo?
    Used to make your photo and for nothing else. Deleted 30 days after delivery. Never used to train AI.

Written by the PassportPhotos team.