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Passport and visa photo sizes by country

Printed sizes and digital upload limits, checked against official government pages.

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Each country follows the ICAO photo standard with its own sizes and file limits. The table lists what the official pages say. Pose, lighting, background and head size rules matter as much as the dimensions; the linked pages summarise them.

Passport and visa photos
DocumentItemPrinted sizePixelsFile sizeConfidence
US visa photo (DS-160)Digital photo600 × 600 to 1200 × 1200 (square)Up to 240 KBhigh
US visa photo (DS-160)Printed photo2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)high
US passport photoPrinted photo2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)high
US passport photoDigital photo (online renewal)54 KB to 10 MBhigh
UK passport photoDigital photoAt least 600 × 75050 KB to 10 MBhigh
UK passport photoPrinted photo35 × 45 mm (commonly listed)high
Schengen visa photoPhoto35 × 45 mmhigh
Indian passport photoDigital upload (abroad, ICAO)3.5 × 4.5 cm630 × 810Up to 250 KBhigh
Indian passport photoPrinted photo3.5 × 4.5 cmhigh
UAE / Dubai visa photoPhoto3.5 × 4.5 cmmedium
Canada passport and visa photoPassport, printed50 × 70 mmhigh
Canada passport and visa photoPassport, online renewal1200 × 1800 to 3000 × 4500200 KB to 5 MBhigh
Canada passport and visa photoVisa / IEC uploadAt least 35 × 45 mmAt least 420 × 540Ideally about 240 KB, at least 60 KBhigh

Printed size versus digital upload

A printed photo has a physical size (for example 2 × 2 inches or 35 × 45 mm); a digital upload has pixel and file-size limits. When a form only gives a printed size, 300 DPI is the usual conversion: 35 × 45 mm becomes 413 × 531 pixels.

Questions

Is 35 × 45 mm the same everywhere?

No. The UK, the Schengen area, India and the UAE use 35 × 45 mm (3.5 × 4.5 cm), the US uses 2 × 2 inches, and Canadian passports use 50 × 70 mm.

Sources