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Passport Photo Sizes by Country

Print size, inches, pixels at 300 and 600 DPI, background, and typical head height for 35 countries. Open a country for the full spec, or jump into the Passport Photo Resizer — it runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.

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Australia35×45 mmBelgium35×45 mmBrazil50×70 mmCanada2 × 2¾ inches (50×70 mm)China33×48 mmDenmark35×45 mmFinland36×47 mmFrance35×45 mmGermany35×45 mmHong Kong40×50 mmIndia1.38 × 1.77 inches (35×45 mm)Indonesia35×45 mmIreland35×45 mmItaly35×45 mmJapan35×45 mmKenya35×45 mmMalaysia35×45 mmMexico35×45 mmNetherlands35×45 mmNew Zealand35×45 mmNorway35×45 mmPhilippines2 × 2 inches (51×51 mm)Qatar40×60 mmSaudi Arabia40×60 mmSchengen / EU35×45 mmSingapore35×45 mmSouth Africa35×45 mmSpain26×32 mmSweden35×45 mmThailand35×45 mmTurkey50×60 mmUnited Arab Emirates35×45 mmUnited Kingdom35×45 mmUnited States2 × 2 inches (51×51 mm)Vietnam40×60 mm
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Passport photo size comparison

One table for every country we cover. Pixels come from official inches when the spec is written that way (so a US 2×2 is 600×600 at 300 DPI), otherwise from the print millimetres. Use the portal’s stated pixels when they differ. Head height is chin to crown. Confirm the current wording with the issuing authority before you apply.

Passport photo print size, pixels, background, and head height by country
CountryPrint (mm)Inches300 DPI600 DPIBackgroundHead heightResize
Australia35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white or light grey32–36 mmOpen preset
Belgium35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white or light28–34 mmOpen preset
Brazil50 × 701.97 × 2.76 in591 × 8271181 × 1654plain white31–36 mmOpen preset
Canada50 × 702 × 2¾600 × 8251200 × 1650plain white or light grey31–36 mmOpen preset
China33 × 481.3 × 1.89 in390 × 567780 × 1134plain white28–33 mmOpen preset
Denmark35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063light grey30–36 mmOpen preset
Finland36 × 471.42 × 1.85 in425 × 555850 × 1110plain light-coloured32–36 mmOpen preset
France35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063light grey32–36 mmOpen preset
Germany35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063light grey32–36 mmOpen preset
Hong Kong40 × 501.57 × 1.97 in472 × 591945 × 1181plain white or light blue28–35 mmOpen preset
India35 × 451.38 × 1.77414 × 531828 × 1062plain white28–33 mmOpen preset
Indonesia35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain red (many passport channels) or white (e-passport / visas)25–35 mmOpen preset
Ireland35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063light grey or cream29–34 mmOpen preset
Italy35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white or light grey32–36 mmOpen preset
Japan35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white32–36 mmOpen preset
Kenya35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white25–35 mmOpen preset
Malaysia35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white or light25–35 mmOpen preset
Mexico35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white25–35 mmOpen preset
Netherlands35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain light grey or light26–34 mmOpen preset
New Zealand35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain light-coloured32–36 mmOpen preset
Norway35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white or light grey25–35 mmOpen preset
Philippines51 × 512 × 2600 × 6001200 × 1200plain white25–35 mmOpen preset
Qatar40 × 601.57 × 2.36 in472 × 709945 × 1417plain white30–40 mmOpen preset
Saudi Arabia40 × 601.57 × 2.36 in472 × 709945 × 1417plain white30–40 mmOpen preset
Schengen / EU35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063light grey or light blue32–36 mmOpen preset
Singapore35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white25–35 mmOpen preset
South Africa35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white30–36 mmOpen preset
Spain26 × 321.02 × 1.26 in307 × 378614 × 756plain white18–24 mmOpen preset
Sweden35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain light grey or white28–34 mmOpen preset
Thailand35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white or light blue25–35 mmOpen preset
Turkey50 × 601.97 × 2.36 in591 × 7091181 × 1417plain white32–36 mmOpen preset
United Arab Emirates35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063plain white25–35 mmOpen preset
United Kingdom35 × 451.38 × 1.77 in413 × 531827 × 1063light grey or cream29–34 mmOpen preset
United States51 × 512 × 2600 × 6001200 × 1200plain white or off-white25–35 mmOpen preset
Vietnam40 × 601.57 × 2.36 in472 × 709945 × 1417plain white28–36 mmOpen preset

How passport photo sizes differ

Most countries use one of two common formats: the 35×45 mm portrait (UK, Schengen, India, Australia and many others) or the 2×2 inchsquare (51×51 mm) used by the United States and the Philippines. A few, like Canada and Brazil, use a taller 50×70 mm print. China (33×48 mm), Finland (36×47 mm), Spain (26×32 mm), and several Gulf and Southeast Asian countries sit outside those families. Background colour and head-height rules vary even when the print millimetres match, so always open the country page and confirm the official checklist.

Sharing a 35×45 mm frame does not make the rules identical. A Belgian commune, a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs upload, and an ICA Singapore appointment can still reject the same crop for background, head height, or expression. Use the country page for those notes, then crop with the matching preset in the resizer.

The Passport Photo Resizer crops and exports in your browser: no upload, no account. Pair it with the Background Remover for a clean backdrop. If a portal also caps file weight, resize first, then compress.

Step-by-step: How to resize passport photos correctly · Passport photo size checklist · Compress for visa / government forms · What KB and MB mean.