Passport photo size: US and other countries
A US passport photo is 2 × 2 inches (51 × 51 mm), and the US visa photo is the same size. Many other countries use a smaller, rectangular 35 × 45 mm photo, and some forms want a digital file of a set pixel size instead. Find your document below; every size comes from the official rules we check against.
US passport photo size in inches, mm, cm and pixels
- Photo: 2 × 2 inches = 51 × 51 mm = 5.1 × 5.1 cm
- Head, chin to top of head: 1 to 1 3/8 inches (25 to 35 mm)
- In pixels: a 2 × 2 photo printed at 300 dpi is 600 × 600 px
- Online renewal: a digital file (JPG, PNG, HEIC or HEIF, 54 KB to 10 MB) instead of a print
The most common printed sizes
Many countries share one size. This list groups the documents we make by printed size, with the size in inches and in pixels at 300 dpi.
- 35 × 45 mm (1.38 × 1.77 in; 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi): Canada visitor visa, Schengen visa, German passport, French passport, Austrian passport, Australian passport, Japan visa, Indian passport, South Korean passport, Polish passport
- 51 × 51 mm (2.00 × 2.00 in; 600 × 600 px at 300 dpi): Nigerian passport, Japanese passport, Israeli passport, Italian passport, Spanish passport
- 50 × 60 mm (1.97 × 2.36 in; 591 × 709 px at 300 dpi): Turkish passport
- 33 × 48 mm (1.30 × 1.89 in; 390 × 567 px at 300 dpi): Chinese visa
Digital photos: size in pixels
These documents ask for a file to upload, not a printed photo.
- UK passport: 1200×1500 px
- UK visa: 1200×1500 px
- India OCI: 600×600 px
- India visa: 600×600 px
- Vietnam e-visa: 600×900 px
- Pakistani passport: 700×900 px
- Irish passport: 1050×1400 px
United States
- US passport: 2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm), head 1 to 1 3/8 in
- US online passport renewal: digital file, JPG, PNG, HEIC or HEIF, 54 KB to 10 MB
- US visa (DS-160): square JPEG, 600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 px, 240 KB or less
- DV lottery: JPEG, exactly 600 × 600 px, 240 KB or less
Other countries
- UK passport: 1200×1500 px
- UK visa: 1200×1500 px
- Canada visitor visa: 35×45 mm
- Schengen visa: 35×45 mm
- German passport: 35×45 mm
- French passport: 35×45 mm
- Austrian passport: 35×45 mm
- Turkish passport: 50×60 mm
- Australian passport: 35×45 mm
- India OCI: 600×600 px
- India visa: 600×600 px
- Chinese visa: 33×48 mm
- Japan visa: 35×45 mm
- Vietnam e-visa: 600×900 px
- Pakistani passport: 700×900 px
- Nigerian passport: 51×51 mm
- Mexican passport: photo taken at the consulate
- Brazilian passport: photo taken at the consulate
- Colombian passport: photo taken at the consulate
- Philippine passport: photo taken at the consulate
- Portuguese passport: photo taken at the consulate
- Indian passport: 35×45 mm
- Japanese passport: 51×51 mm
- South Korean passport: 35×45 mm
- Israeli passport: 51×51 mm
- Italian passport: 51×51 mm
- Irish passport: 1050×1400 px
- Polish passport: 35×45 mm
- Spanish passport: 51×51 mm
Sizes in mm are for printed photos; sizes in px are for digital uploads. Check your form too: some consulates add their own rules.
Already have a photo? Check it free with the passport photo checker. Every rule in one place: passport photo requirements.
Questions
What is passport size photo in cm?
A US passport photo is 5.1 × 5.1 cm (2 × 2 inches). The most common size in other countries is 3.5 × 4.5 cm (35 × 45 mm).
What is 35 × 45 mm in inches?
1.38 × 1.77 inches. Printed at 300 dpi, it is 413 × 531 pixels.
Is the passport photo size the same in every country?
No. The US uses 2 × 2 inches, many countries use 35 × 45 mm, and others ask for a digital file. Always check the size for your document.
Is a 2x2 photo the same as 35 × 45 mm?
No. 2 × 2 inches is 51 × 51 mm and square. 35 × 45 mm is smaller and rectangular, and the head size rules differ.
What size is a US passport photo in pixels?
Printed at 300 dpi, a 2 × 2 photo is 600 × 600 pixels.
Sources: Passport photos - travel.state.gov . Checked Oct 12, 2026. How we keep rules accurate