Test Passport Photo Free: Check It Before You Submit

Test passport photo rules in seconds with this free passport photo checker. Upload your photo, pick your country, and see a result for each rule. Your photo stays on your device.

How to test passport photo rules in three steps

1. Pick your country. The checker loads that country's published photo rules.
2. Upload your photo. Choose the exact file you plan to submit.
3. Read your results. Each check shows a pass, a warning or a fail. Fix any failure, then check again.

What the passport photo checker tests

The checker compares your photo with the country's published rules and sorts the results into three groups.

• Exact checks are read straight from your file: file format, file size, pixel dimensions and the shape of the photo.
• Estimates come from face detection in your browser:
  • exactly one face in the photo
  • head size from chin to crown
  • eye height
  • space above your head and below your chin
  • a level head that faces the camera
  • open eyes and a closed mouth
  • a plain, evenly lit background in the required color
• Checks for you are things software can't judge reliably, such as whether both ears need to be visible or whether your expression is acceptable. The checker lists them so you can look for yourself.

Turn on the guides to see where the checker found your eyes, chin and the estimated top of your head, with the allowed eye band shaded in.

Free passport photo checker: private and fast

This passport photo checker free to use works in your browser, so you do not need to install anything.

• Private: face detection runs on your device. The photo is not sent anywhere unless you press the fix button.
• Clear: every failed check shows what was measured, what is required and how to fix it.
• Visual: the guides show exactly where the checker found your face.

Passport photo validator: how to read your results

The passport photo validator gives each rule one of three results.

• Pass: the measurement meets the rule.
• Warning: the reading sits close to a limit. Check it by eye, and retake the photo if you are unsure.
• Fail: the measurement breaks the rule. Follow the fix tip, then check again.

Test passport photo rules for your country

Test passport photo rules for the U.S. or any of the 60+ other supported countries. Choose your country, such as the U.K., Australia or Ireland, if it appears in the list. The checker only tests the rules that country publishes, so it works as a digital passport photo checker for size, format and file size, as well as a biometric photo check for head size and pose.

Diversity visa photo checker

Looking for a diversity visa photo checker? Diversity visa entry photos follow their own digital rules, which differ from the 2 × 2 inch passport photo. Confirm your entry photo against the official instructions before you submit. The U.S. visa photo tool covers visa photos.

U.S. passport photo rules at a glance

The U.S. Department of State sets the rules in its passport photo guidance. The passport picture checker measures most of them.

• Size: 2 × 2 inches.
• Head height: between 1 and 1⅜ inches, from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head.
• Background: plain white or off-white, with no shadows.
• Pose: face the camera directly with both eyes open.
• Expression: neutral, or a natural smile.
• Glasses: none.
• Date: taken in the last 6 months.

What the checker cannot judge

The checker can't see everything. Glare on glasses, hair covering part of your face, uneven skin lighting and focus are not fully assessed, and a computer vision estimate can be off by a few percent. Test passport photo results are a guide. Use them to catch problems before you submit, not as an official answer.