UK Passport Photo,
right in your browser.
Get a digital photo ready for a UK passport application online. The tool keeps the whole photo, as HM Passport Office asks, checks it is large enough and keeps the JPG between 50 KB and 10 MB.
Processed in your browser. Your image is not uploaded.
Good to know
Private by design
Your files are processed in your browser and are never uploaded to our servers.
What you can add
Accepted files: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF.
Check the result
Open the downloaded file and check it before you send or submit it.
How to use UK Passport Photo
Add your files
Drag files here or tap to choose them (JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF).
Choose your settings
Adjust the options for this tool, or keep the defaults.
Download the result
Your new file downloads straight away. Open it and check it before you use it.
What the UK online application needs
For an online application GOV.UK asks for a digital photo at least 600 pixels wide and 750 pixels tall, as a JPEG between 50 KB and 10 MB. Unlike most countries, the UK asks you not to crop the photo: the passport office crops it themselves, so the photo should show your head, shoulders and upper body.
The photo must also have a plain light-coloured background with no shadows, show you facing forward with a neutral expression and your eyes open, be taken in the last month, and be unedited. These are things a tool cannot change for you.
How to use this tool
Choose your photo (JPG, PNG, WebP or iPhone HEIC). The tool reads its size. If it is smaller than 600 × 750 pixels it tells you, because enlarging a small photo does not add the detail the passport office checks for. Otherwise it saves the whole photo as a JPEG and fits the file size between 50 KB and 10 MB.
Phone camera photos are usually much larger than the minimum, so the main job here is converting HEIC to JPG and keeping the file within the limits. Ask someone else to take the photo, standing about one to two metres away with the camera at eye level.
Your photo stays on your device
Everything runs in your browser and your photo is not uploaded to our server. The tool does not judge your face, background or lighting, and it cannot guarantee HM Passport Office will accept the photo. The online service checks the photo when you upload it.
Questions, answered
Should I crop my UK passport photo?
What size should a UK digital passport photo be?
My photo is from an iPhone. Is that a problem?
Can I use a photo from a photo booth?
Ready to use UK Passport Photo?
It’s free to use, with no account needed, on your phone, tablet or computer.